Vimeo's Top Twelve Documentary Films

Documentary project Directed by John Entenmann. Part of the 1-Year Filmmaking Program at the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking.

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    1-Year Filmmaking Program - Documentary: Boom by John Entenmann

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    Documentary project Directed by John Entenmann. Part of the 1-Year Filmmaking Program at the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking.

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    Re-inventing the Cupcake: Kumquat Cupcakery *food curated*

    by SkeeterNYC

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    Secret recipes are secret for a reason. Meet Keavy Landreth, owner of Kumquat Cupcakery in Brooklyn. I was invited to her kitchen space to see how she makes her secret recipe for what many refer to as "Brooklyn's favorite miniature cupcakes". A few years back, Keavy found herself disappointed with the over-sized, dry, unmemorable cupcake offerings in cupcake-obsessed New York City, and decided to create an entirely original recipe of her own, just

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    Addicted in Afghanistan

    by Jawed Taiman

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    Film maker Jawed Taiman (an Afghan now living in the UK), meets and observes families who are addicted to opium in Kabul, Afghanistan. He also observes the patients and workers of a private detox treatment centre, desperately under-funded, struggling to help the many victims of the Afghan opium trade. We are privileged to meet addicted youths, and are offered a rare insight into detox centres working in Afghanistan and into the lives of whole families

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    Everything is a Remix Part 1

    by Kirby Ferguson

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    Remixing is a folk art but the techniques are the same ones used at any level of creation: copy, transform, and combine. You could even say that everything is a remix. To support this series please visit http://www.everythingisaremix.info/donate/

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    "A Life In The Day"

    by John Mayer

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    Filmed on May 5, 2010, a mostly first-person chronicle of the day's events leading up to a performance in Wollongong, Australia. Shot on Canon 5D mkII with 50mm 1.2 and 24-70 lenses.

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    Obsessives: Soda Pop

    by CHOW.com

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    John Nese is the proprietor of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store, and when the time came for John to take charge, he decided to convert it into the ultimate soda-lover’s destination. About 500 pops line the shelves, sourced lovingly by John from around the world. John has made it his mission to keep small soda-makers afloat and help them find their consumers. Galco’s also acts as a distributor for restaurants and bars

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    The Bowler

    by Sean Dunne

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    ***PLEASE HELP SUPPORT MY FIRST FEATURE FILM*** http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192443628/oxyana-a-feature-documentary-directed-by-sean-dunn Meet Rocky Salemmo. He’s a ramblin’ gamblin’ man. For the majority of his adult life Rocky has hustled bowling for a living. Here is his story. A short documentary about booze, broads and bowling. I hope you enjoy it. www.veryapeproductions.com @SeanVeryApe on twitter **Hey kids, now

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    Nilo's Story

    by Omar Khalifa

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    Nilofar Habibi, a presenter with Herat TV in Afghanistan, became a symbol of resistance for women journalists in the summer of 2008. In the face of death threats for working as a journalist, Habibi decided to keep working. And suffered the consequences. In June 2008, she took refuge at the Doha Centre for Media Freedom in Qatar. This is her story. Ost: Little Dragon | Twice | Little Dragon Rocketboom's Video Spotlight | 11 Feb 09 http://www.rocketboom.com/rb_09_feb_11/

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