The best documentaries of this year came from trusted names: veteran filmmakers capable of finding stories in unexpected places and presenting them in ways that feel personal, meaningful and, above all, true. These films are set in prisons, museums, summer camps, and Hollywood recording studios. They feature activists, psychics, sperm donors, and movie stars.
While they didn't make this list, it's worth acknowledging some documentaries from this year that tackled life in the internet and influencer age head-on, in ways that were thoughtful, entertaining, and moving.
Is that footage of a riot happening right now at some campus protest, or is it an old clip from another country, repurposed to look like breaking news?
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