50 Documentaries to See Before You Die - Season 1

50 Documentaries to See Before You Die - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes5
DatesAug 2, 2011 - Aug 30, 2011

Episodes

Life After Donkey Kong
Season 1Episode 160 min

Life After Donkey Kong

Morgan Spurlock begins the series by touching down in sunny Florida. He is traveling to meet Billy Mitchell, star of Seth Gordon's cult documentary "King of Kong". But before he gets there, Morgan counts down from No. 50 to 41, gaining insights from a range of directors and commentators.

Aug 2, 2011
The Boy Who Loves Jesus Grows Up
Season 1Episode 260 min

The Boy Who Loves Jesus Grows Up

Morgan Spurlock counts down No. 40-31 and cruises to meet Levi O'Brien, young preacher and star of Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's controversial hit "Jesus Camp."

Aug 9, 2011
When Morgan Spurlock Met Mr. Brainwash
Season 1Episode 360 min

When Morgan Spurlock Met Mr. Brainwash

Spurlock reveals films number 30 through 21 as he kicks off this leg of his journey with Michael Moore, who talks about what drove him to make the box office hit "Fahrenheit 9/11." In Los Angeles, he finally meets up with mercurial Mr. Brainwash from Banksy's hit film "Exit Through the Gift Shop" (2010) all in an effort to find out whether he is real or an elaborate art hoax.

Aug 16, 2011
When Morgan Spurlock Went to a Drag Ball
Season 1Episode 460 min

When Morgan Spurlock Went to a Drag Ball

As Spurlock travels across America in search of modern documentary's most compelling directors and iconic subjects, he heads to Pittsburgh to find out if the transvestite ball scene, so memorably captured in the 1990 cult film "Paris Is Burning" is still raging in all its voguing, pose-striking glory. Along the road, he interviews some of the countdown's top filmmakers and authors, including Nick Broomfield, Jared Leto, and Aisha Tyler.

Aug 23, 2011
Top 10 Docs to See Before You Die
Season 1Episode 560 min

Top 10 Docs to See Before You Die

After weeks spent traveling across America in search of modern documentary's most iconic directors and compelling subjects, Spurlock ends his journey in Illinois. There he meets Steve James, the director of "Hoop Dreams," along with the film's stars Arthur Agee and William Gates to talk about what made the documentary memorable. Notable interviewees include: Al Gore; Michael Moore; Errol Morris; D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus; Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman; Tony Hawk and Jack Osbourne.

Aug 30, 2011

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