Guidelines for Documentary Review

How to write a Review of a Documentary: Guidelines

1. Include your name; the Title; Name of the producer and/or narrator; year produced
2. What is the subject of the documentary? What is the purpose/goal of the documentary? What new perspective does the documentary hope to offer.
3. Does the documentary engage diverse viewpoints?
4. What evidence/testimony or footage does the filmmaker use to support his or her main argument?
5. Discuss in detail a particularly moment in the film.
6. How does the director choose to end the film? Write and propose an alternative ending.In 2 typed pages describe the speaker’s primary goal/ argument. In what way does the speaker support her/his argument.

Choose One of the Following Documentaries

Available via Netflix:

20 Feet From Stardomhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWyUJcA8Zfo&t=4 (Links to an external site.)s

What Happened Miss Simone?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeevW_zYojY (Links to an external site.)

The Great Hackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-UqfqPH9jU (Links to an external site.)

Becoming Warren Buffetthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXg0V2tyhXo (Links to an external site.)

Knock Down the House  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGZc8ZjFY4 (Links to an external site.)

Mitthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLHxbemvpxY (Links to an external site.)

13thhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IXQbXPO3I (Links to an external site.)

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (Children Saved from Nazis)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIXmLLBrNQY (Links to an external site.)

Growing up Coyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GxjSuF7Ag (Links to an external site.)

Woodstock 3 Days that Defined a Generation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txZavStpQSE (Links to an external site.)

Best of Enemies: William Buckley and Gore Vidalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6qW-ZKxZss (Links to an external site.)

Super Size Me  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPSeVyrd68 (Links to an external site.)

Audrie and Daisyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1DUFZ4Fnd8 (Links to an external site.)

Get Me Roger Stonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IPyv4KgTAA (Links to an external site.)

Hulu:

Hilaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViAAwc0BtiE (Links to an external site.)