Seeing as documentary made up the basis for today’s lectorial, here is a selection of my favourites: (everything is a blog-post from now on)

Searching for Sugar Man (2012) dir. Malik Bendjelloul

The best thing the media program at my highschool ever did was get us into a screening of this at our local independent cinema (Star Cinema, synonymous with the words ‘old people’; also renowned for the fact that it used couches instead of seats). I haven’t seen it since then, but whenever someone utters the word ‘documentary’ this is the first thing that comes to mind, followed by an instant recommendation. An essential for audiophiles and cinephiles alike. The most banging original soundtrack to come out of the 2010s.

Man on Wire (2008) dir. James Marsh

A truly breathtaking experience even at second-hand, the spectacle that is Philippe Petit’s high-wire routine is dissected and the cogs that make the man on wire himself tick are brought to the fore. The most banging original soundtrack of the 00s.

The Imposter (2012) dir. Bart Layton

As if Soderbergh’s Side Effects (2013) was documentary, with every minute detail giving clues to the wildest twists and turns you’ve ever seen. Speaks volumes about confirmation bias, and our own subjective viewpoint of the world; we see the world as we want to see it.