The International Documentary Association celebrated its 25th anniversary last year by asking its members to select the top 25 documentaries in history. These were the results:
- Hoop Dreams (1994)
- The Thin Blue Line (1988)
- Bowling for Columbine (2002)
- Spellbound (2002)
- Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
- An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
- Crumb (1994)
- Gimme Shelter (1970)
- The Fog of War (2003)
- Roger & Me (1989)
- Super Size Me (2004)
- Don’t Look Back (1967)
- Salesman (1968)
- Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982)
- Sherman’s March (1986)
- Grey Gardens (1976)
- Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
- Born into Brothels (2004)
- Titicut Follies (1967)
- Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- Winged Migration (2002)
- Grizzly Man (2005)
- Night and Fog (1955)
- Woodstock (1970)
Three Michael Moore and not a single Adam Curtis? Give me a break! Just as importantly, what about The World at War, The Ascent of Man and Civilisation? I thought this was the International Documentary Association.
via Kottke