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Spellbound (2003): Dir. Jeffrey Blitz; Surprise hit documentary that struck a universal chord in following eight high–school hopefuls in their bid to succeed at the American National…
Super Size Me (2003): Dir. Morgan Spurlock
Feat. Morgan Spurlock; Entertaining expose of the evils of 'fast food', in which the filmmaker uses himself as a human guinea–pig by embarking on a 30–day,…
Weeping Camel, The (Story of the Weeping Camel, The) (2003): Dir. Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni; A lovingly filmed and touchingly simple excursion into the lives of a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, which blurs the line…
9/11 (2002): Dir. Jules Naudet, Gedeon Naudet, James Hanlon; What started out as an amateur documentary by two French brothers about the New York Fire Department turns into a vital, ground’s–eye view of…
Bus 174 (2002): Dir. José Padilha; A riveting analysis of an incident in Rio de Janeiro in June 2000 in which a lone, desperate gunman held hostage the passengers of a bus, while the…
Century of the Self, The (2002): Dir. Adam Curtis; An expertly assembled wealth of archival footage helps tell the complex story of the growth of the mass–consumer society and the role played by…
Cinemania (2002): Dir. Stephen Kijak, Angela Christlieb; An enthralling must–see for movie–buffs of any degree, this documents the daily rituals of five New York eccentrics whose lives are…
Coffee, Tea or Me? (2002): Dir. Brita McVeigh; An engaging lowkey look at the experiences of seven woman who worked as air hostesses in the 1960s and 70s. Similiar in tone to the documentaries…
Drowned Out (2002): Dir. Franny Armstrong; A forerunner, and now excellent companion piece to the much vaunted UP THE YANGTZE, this captures in sobering close–up the plight of an Indian…
Georgie Girl (2002): Dir. Annie Goldson; The unique and quite remarkable life story of Georgina Beyer, born George, a Maori transsexual and former sex–worker, who recently was elected…

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