The main element of documentaries that keeps us coming back to them again and again is the new knowledge about real life that can be gleaned from collections of historical footage, photographs, interviews and sequential narration. And with the recent takeoff of the “documentary series” format, we now have the opportunity to delve deeper into history than ever before. Here are the documentaries to watch tonight – about past and future history, the afterlife, life in the universe, scandals, and music.
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
A fascinating look at an infamous Los Angeles landmark, Joe Berlinger’s documentary reveals the sensational story of Elise Lam, last seen at the Cecil Hotel and found dead in the hotel’s water tank nearly a month after she disappeared. Without claiming to solve the mystery, the documentary logically and thoroughly explores all possible versions of a case that has inspired fans of conspiracy theories over the years.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Stanley Nelson’s documentary about the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, who had a huge impact on the development of 20th-century music. It was Davis who pioneered many styles and trends in jazz. Davis’ music is enjoyable, thrilling, surprising, shocking, and energizing, and the movie will be of interest to anyone who is passionate about this great musician or just wants to learn more about jazz.
The Endless Summer
For those who love betting at Bet22 and think that documentary movies are boring, monotonous, and devoid of fiction, we should look at Bruce Brown’s “The Endless Summer. Back in 1966, screenwriter and director Bruce Brown realized that even in the documentary, there must be a drive, the desire to captivate the viewer and show him a world that you can not see just looking out the window. The main characters of the film are two surfer friends who travel around the world in search of eternal summer and a big wave. The sun over their inner empire almost never sets, and the inner freedom knows no boundaries and barriers.
Surviving Death
An incredible, daring and intriguing journey documentary that explores the possibility of life after death in all its diversity, from near-death experiences to communication with spirits through mediums and reincarnation. A spooky, haunting and vision-filled documentary series with compelling stories and characters. But whether it succeeds in changing your mind about life after death is up to you.
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
An epic, gripping, and stirring documentary about the Woodstock Festival that took place in upstate New York in the summer of 1969. Director Barack Goodman goes back 50 years to re-enact how the festival became both a messy and simultaneously wonderful event. The film consists entirely of archival footage and provides a fresh look at the impact the festival and hippies had on American culture in the 1960s and ’70s.
The Great Hack
The documentary concerns the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Brexit vote, and other international political campaigns. The common factor in all of these events is the involvement of the now-defunct firm Cambridge Analytica, represented throughout the film by several former employees. At its peak, the company held up to 5,000 pieces of data on each of the people in its databases, and this information was used for manipulation, intimidation, and propaganda.
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
In 2019, news of the arrest and subsequent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, a former high society financier convicted of sex crimes, was rumbling around the world. Not surprisingly, even members of the British royal family were involved in the scandal. The four-part documentary series includes interviews with Epstein’s former colleagues and associates and, in particular, footage of testimony, but director Lisa Bryant focuses on the women who were involved in Epstein’s “circle” and were brave enough to share their stories.
Raising Kratos
The official feature movie from PlayStation about the history of the God of War computer game series. Despite the rather narrow subject matter of the documentary, it’s actually a great chance to look behind the scenes of any work on any project – and how people achieve success. The creators spent five years preparing the project and ended up making a game that has garnered more than 280 awards. A lot about teamwork and a lot about not being afraid to make responsible decisions.
