Understanding Documentary Film

• How to Smartly Watch a Documentary (Literally, Darling)

• How to Watch a Documentary (Utne)

• Top 10 Documentary Websites (Pinterest)

Recommended Documentaries

• 21 Social Justice Documentaries on Netflix to Watch (Bustle)

• Compelling Social Justice Documentaries (New York Times)

• Top 100 Documentary Movies (Rotten Tomatoes)

• The 16 Best Documentaries By Female Directors On Netflix (Bustle)

• The 30 Best Documentaries of 2018 (Thrillist)

• These Are the 23 Biggest Documentaries Coming Out this Year (Highsnobiety)

• The 44 Most Important Documentaries To Watch In 2017, Hands Down (Bustle)

• 50 Documentaries You Need to See (The Guardian)

• Academy Award Winners / Documentary (Wikipedia)

• IDA Documentary Award Winners (International Documentary Association)

Where to Find Documentaries

• Films For Action

• Netflix (Requires Paid Subscription)

• Toronto Public Library / Hoopla / Kanopy (You need a library card to access streamed media)

• National Film Board (NFB) / Documentaries / Social Issues

• TVO Documentaries

• Doc Zone (CBC)

• BBC Documentaries

• Vimeo / Documentary Film

• Documentaries (The Guardian)

• The Atlantic (short documentary)

How to Write a Documentary Review

• Writing a Documentary Review (brief article)

• Documentary Movie Reviews (detailed article)

• Writing About Film (University of Calgary)

Be a Documentary Filmmaker

• TIFF 2014: Michael Moore’s 13-Point Manifesto for Documentary Filmmaking

• My Top 10 Tips For Making A Living With Documentary Filmmaking

• 10 To Watch in 2018 ( About Directors - Independent Magazine)

• CBC Short Docs is the go-to destination for Canadians looking for engaging, character-driven, short (under 30 minutes) documentary content by emerging documentary filmmakers from across Canada.

• 20 Doc Filmmakers You Should Follow on Twitter (NFB) / Updated: 25 Documentary Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter (Indiewire)

Citing Media MLA 8th Edition - Purdue University