Documentary is a synonym for Life Sucking Creative Project.

I love watching documentaries... especially ones about interesting people whom have overcome amazing challenges in their lives. Here are a few I recommend.

America Movie:
This is a documentary about a guy who will stop at nothing to get his horror film made. This is the perfect example of self determination... and its so dang funny.
(Skip to 25 seconds into the YouTube video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7N2Jz1en4w


My Flesh and Blood:
This is a documentary about a year in the life of a woman who has adopted around 11 special needs kids. Its such a great documentary to see the love and outlook on life that these kids have despite their horrible disabilities and deformities. Very cute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIhXB5c0cA


Mad Hot Ballroom
I love thinking like a kid sometimes, so I love documentaries based around kids. This is the perfect documentary about pre-pubescent girl-boy interactions. And what better way to address these issues than by making them dance with each other. A great doc about a NYC after school ballroom dance competition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLtWi1DXmKQ


These documentaries last about an hour and a half. But the audience never realizes that these documentaries took at least a year or more to create, shoot, and edit. The art of film making is a long and tiring process. Documentary is even more tiring due to its independent nature, small crews and lack of a large audience.

I took a documentary class in the fall of 2007 and realized the pain and struggle of making a documentary first hand. Although the final piece was only 10 minutes, myself, the others, and especially Molly Smith collectively spent over a hundred hours of our free time to shoot this documentary. We drove to Georgia, Miami, slept on floors, slept on couches, slept in cars, sacrificed time with friends, logged and organized every word recorded, and edited till our eyes and ears bled. But in the end, we created a magnificent documentary.

Although I finished this documentary over a year ago, I am finally uploading it for the world to see. I would like you guys to watch this when you have a free 10 minutes and tell me what you think. I am very proud of this documentary, and even more proud of Molly for finding this story and sacrificing so much of her time to tell it. And I am very proud of Ray Bellamy...

This is a documentary about Ray Bellamy, the first black football player to play for a major university in the South - The University of Miami. Not only did he overcome adversity on the field, but also challenged diversity in the classroom. This doc brings me to tears every time. I'm not sure if its because it was such a big part of my life for a semester or if its because of Ray's story.

I hope you guys enjoy.

"A People Thing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3vq6hlffg