Docs Rock

photo by Gour, Kids With Cameras

I am so gung-ho about watching documentaries lately!! While I can appreciate a good Hollywood story, so many movies are a poor adaptation of a book or a lame re-make, so if I'm going to watch a flick inspired by something it might as well be real life, right? When I saw Slumdog Millionaire I thought it was so wonderful, but watching the trials and tribulations of these young children in India reminded me of the amazing movie I just watched last year, Born Into Brothels. It came out a while back, won an Oscar, and is pretty much a must see in my eyes for anyone who is an artist, has a passion for photography, or wants to be inspired and humbled by a bunch of talented kids. Just writing about the movie makes me want to go watch it again, and if you are friends with me you have probably heard me gush about it once or twice. If you are a fan, it's worth your time to take a look at Kids With Cameras to see what the kids from the movie are up to and admire the other photography projects the organization has in the works.

As far as other docs are concerned, here is what's on tap in the Netflix queue:

Helvetica
Wordplay
King Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters
The Sound and the Fury
The Corporation
The Devil and Daniel Johnston.

I really want to see Madonna's I Am Because We Are when it comes out too. Suggestions?? Recommendations??