The Best Documentaries of 2022


10 Babi Yar. Context

Babi Yar. Context

On September 29-30, 1941, Sonderkommando 4a of the Einsatzgruppe C, assisted by two battalions of the Police Regiment South and Ukrainian Auxiliary Police, and without any resistance from the local population, shot dead 33,771 Jews in the Babi Yar ravine northwest of Kyiv. The film reconstructs the historical context of this tragedy through archive footage documenting the German occupation of Ukraine and the subsequent decade. When memory turns into oblivion, when the past overshadows the future, it is the voice of cinema that articulates the truth.

Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Writer: Sergey Loznitsa

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9 Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand.

Directors: Coodie, Chike Ozah
Writers: Coodie, J. Ivy
Starring: Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Justin Bieber

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8 What Is a Woman?

What Is a Woman?

Political commentator Matt Walsh explores the changing concepts of sex and gender in the digital age, particularly the transgender rights movement, anti-transgender bigotry, and what it means to be a woman.

Director: Justin Folk
Starring: Matt Walsh, Gert Comfrey, Marci Bowers

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7 Light & Magic

Light & Magic

Showcasing the people of Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects division of Lucasfilm, this series takes us back in time as they create the effects for some of the biggest and most successful films of the last 45 years.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: George Lucas, Dennis Muren, Lorne Peterson

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6 The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

The series is set in a world where nothing seems to ever work out as you had hoped, Nathan Fielder gives people the opportunity to rehearse for their own lives. HBO wouldn’t say whether it was scripted or more in the vein of Nathan For You.

Director: Nathan Fielder
Writers: Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Eric Notarnicola
Starring: Nathan Fielder, Journey Baker, Anna Lamadrid

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5 Tam Gde Nash Dom (Там, где наш дом)

Там, где наш дом

Each of the characters personifies different professions, cultures and outlooks on life, but they definitely agree on one thing – in the boundless love for the place in which they live.

Director: Dmitriy Kvashnin, Vladimir Tarasov, Vasiliy Buylov
Writers: Dmitriy Kvashnin, Vladimir Tarasov, Vasiliy Buylov
Budget: ₽4 000 000

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4 The House That Dragons Built

The House That Dragons Built

HBO takes viewers behind the scenes of House of the Dragon. Each episode showcases everything from set construction and digital effects to cast interviews and producer insight.

Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Writers: Ryan J. Condal

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3 Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

Follows famous skater Tony Hawk’s personal life, career and relationship with skateboarding, including never-before-seen footage and unprecedented access to Hawk, along with interviews with figures from the skateboarding world.

Director: Sam Jones
Starring: Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen

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2 Prehistoric Planet

Prehistoric Planet

A documentary that follows dinosaurs recreated with computer-generated imagery living around the globe in the Late Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago. It set out to depict dinosaurs using current palaeontological research such as feathered dinosaurs.

Directors: Andy Jones, Adam Valdez
Writers: Paul Stewart, Dom Walter, Matthew Wright
Starring: David Attenborough

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1 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Anlässlich des 20-jährigen Jubiläums von „Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen“ kommt es im Rahmen eines Specials zu einem großen Wiedersehen mit „Harry“ Daniel Radcliffe, „Ron“ Rupert Grint, „Hermine“ Emma Watson und vielen weiteren Stars aller acht „Potter“-Filme.

Directors: Casey Patterson, Joe Pearlman, Eran Creevy
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

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