Documentary Movie Reviews

"An Inconvenient Truth" is a documentary film directed by Philip Davis Guggenheim , which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2006   . The film tells the story of environmental scientist Albert Arnold Gore Jr through scientific proof and emotional exposition to persuade the audience to pay attention to the phenomenon of global warming and prevent global warming   .

Triumph of the Will is a war documentary produced by UFA Films, directed by Leni Riefenstahl and starring A. Hitler , Hermann Göring , Paul Joseph Goebbels , Rehard Hedridge and others.  The film primarily chronicles the 1934 Reich Congress in Nürnberg , and was released in Germany on March 28, 1935.

"Honeyland" is a documentary film directed by Tamara Kotvska and Lubo Stefanov, starring Hatiz Muratova and Hussein Sam, on January 28, 2019 It was screened at the 35th Sundance International Film Festival in the United States   . The film tells the story of a female beekeeper Hatiz Muratova in the mountains of North Macedonia because of the arrival of the nomad Hussein Sam’s family, her peaceful life began to be broken   .

"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" is an American documentary with Japanese dialogue directed by David Jaber in 2011 . Starring by Ono Jiro , Yoshikazu Ono , Ono Takashi, Yamamoto Masahiro and others. The film chronicles Ono Jiro's lifelong pursuit of creating the perfect sushi. It also interviews his eldest son Yoshikazu Ono, telling him about his pressure to follow in his father's footsteps   . The film was released for the first time at the Provincetown International Film Festival in the United States on June 11, 2011; it was released in parts of the United States on March 9, 2012; and it was released in Japan on February 2, 2013.

"The United States of America Factory" is a documentary produced by The United States of America Netflix , directed by Steven Bognard and Julia Reichert . The film was released in The United States of America on August 21, 2019   . The film is based on the American financial crisis in 2008, when the General Motors Corporation's plant in Dayton State of Ohio closed down and the entire community fell into depression. It tells the story of China Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. , Ltd. taking over an abandoned General Motors factory in The United States of America State of Ohio , turning it into a glass factory and hiring thousands of blue-collar The United States of America employees. On December 3, 2019, "The United States of America Factory" won the Best Documentary Award in the Gotham Independent Film Awards  . On January 26, 2020, Steven Bognard and Julia Reichert won the 72nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards for Best Documentary Director for "The United States of America Factory"   .

"The Social Dilemma" is a documentary film directed by Jeff Orlowski , which will be released in the United States in 2020. The film uses social media as an entry point, telling the negative impact of network technology on individual human beings, society, and even human civilization driven by the sole goal of making profit   .

" Samsāra " is a visual journey across 25 countries. Ron Fricke spent 5 years capturing shocking scenes in each culture, trying to build a bridge between man and nature. Name of the film "Samsara" from Tibetan , Fricke hopes interpretation of its unique visual style. The whole film is shot with 70mm film to ensure such a delicate and rich texture.

"Capitalism: A Love Story" is a documentary directed by Michael Francis Moore , which was released in the United States on October 15, 2009. The film uses a series of examples to give people an in-depth understanding of the stories that happened within capitalism, telling how taxpayers' money flows into non-bank financial institutions, thereby revealing the root of the financial turmoil   .

"Miss Americana" is a documentary directed by Lana Wilson and starring Tay . It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020, and was launched on Netflix on January 31, 2020. The film records the heart of the singer Tay as a creator and performer, and also shows many untold stories behind her   .

Life in a Day is a documentary directed by Kevin Macdonald and released in the United States on July 24, 2011. The film takes July 24, 2010 as a special day, recording what is happening in every corner of the world on this day   .