21 The Act of Killing | The Act of Killing | Joshua Oppenheimer | 2012 | BAFTA Award for Best Documentary | Former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in cinematic scenes. |
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22 Blackfish | Blackfish | Gabriela Cowperthwaite | 2013 | Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film | Investigates the captivity of Tilikum, an orca involved in the deaths of several people, and the consequences of keeping such creatures in captivity. |
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23 Life Itself | Life Itself | Steve James | 2014 | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature | Explores the life and career of renowned film critic Roger Ebert. |
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| 2413th | 13th | Ava DuVernay | 2016 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary | Analyzes the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. |
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| 25I Am Not Your Negro | I Am Not Your Negro | Raoul Peck | 2016 | BAFTA Award for Best Documentary | Envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, a radical narration about race in America. |
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26 Jane | Jane | Brett Morgen | 2017 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary | Showcases previously unseen footage of Jane Goodall's early work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. |
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27 RBG | RBG | Betsy West, Julie Cohen | 2018 | Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature | Chronicles the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. |
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28 Honeyland | Honeyland | Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | 2019 | Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize | Follows the last female bee-hunter in Europe as she struggles to save the bees and restore natural balance. |
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29 Crip Camp | Crip Camp | James LeBrecht, Nicole Newnham | 2020 | Sundance Film Festival Audience Award | A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement. |
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30 Time | Time | Garrett Bradley | 2020 | Sundance Film Festival Directing Award | Follows Fox Rich, an entrepreneur and mother of six, as she fights for the release of her husband serving a 60-year prison sentence. |
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