Awesome Documentaries

Please Subscribe is a documentary about a new breed of celebrity – the YouTuber. Features interviews with insanely popular creators like Hannah Hart, Mystery Guitar Man and SeaNanners.

We’ve seen a library on a pair of donkeys; here’s a tank that dispenses books instead of ammunition. Raul Lemesoff calls his roving library Arma De Instruccion Masiva (Weapon of Mass Instruction).

(NSFW: Language) A hilarious short about a hardware store crew whose love of The Walking Dead, hatred of rude customers along with mind-numbing boredom led him to plan for zombies.

A short documentary about the Dennehy household, home to 12 children. Nine of those children were given the gift of family, including YouTuber George Dennehy. A heartwarming film by I Like Giving.

(NSFW: Language) In 2005, boxer Kevin McBride beat Mike Tyson in the latter’s final match. But he was unable to sustain his success. Get ready to be bummed out by Joshua Weinstein’s sobering short.

The trailer for TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay – Away From Keyboard, a documentary about the infamous file sharing website. It will be released for free but a paid version with extras is also available.

The latest installment in the legendary Up documentary series, which has followed the lives of 14 British children since they were 7. Now they are 56 years old. Time to catch up. US play dates here.

A VH1 documentary about Napster: its founders, its rise and fall and its eye-opening impact. Directed by Alex Winter, Downloaded features interviews from Shawn Fanning, Sean Parker, musicians and more.

A short film about Outdoor Research Skiing Ambassador Zack Giffin, who had a blast hiking up the peaks of Haines, Alaska then skiing back down. Awesome camera work by Sweetgrass Productions.

A wonderful short by Greek studio Deep Green Sea chronicling the 299 hours spent by expert guitar maker Vassilis Lazarides to make a single flamenco guitar. Music by Edsart Udo De Haes.

“Benjaman Kyle” woke up in 2004 with no ID and no recollection of who he is. There seems to be no one who knows anything about him. He is listed as missing despite his whereabouts being known.

A documentary about a small video game studio and its insanely successful and creativity-inspiring game – is now available. You can get the film as a digital download or as a DVD.

Two fans of The Lord of the Rings walk from the set of Hobbiton to the mountain used as Mt. Doom in the movies. Boromir was right, but only because these two are easily distracted. Part 2 here.

A brief profile on California Highway Patrol officer Sgt. Kevin Briggs, who has saved countless people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. A moving story about the power of caring.

A brief documentary about custom hot rod builder Bodie Stroud and one of his latest masterpieces: a ’69 Mustang fitted with the 777hp engine used in racing legend Mario Andretti’s ’69 Can-Am car.

National Geographic’s short profile on the sensational free solo climber Alex Honnold. While he’s talented and brave, we have to applaud the people behind the camera for the awesome shots.

15-year-old Kelvin Doe is a completely self-taught engineering whiz. He used discarded spare parts to make batteries, generators and transmitters, enabling him to run his own radio station.

Car and Driver lists their 12 most significant cars of all time, whether because of design, engineering or inventing a new vehicle class (minivans, eesh.) Hosted by Epic Meal Time’s Harley Morenstein.

(NSFW) A documentary by Seth C. Brown about bike builder Jack Churchill and one of his prized creations, a motorcycle that looks like it was built by Mad Max using parts from hell’s junkyard.

(NSFW: Language) From National Geographic’s Strange Behaviours. It’s hard not to laugh at the odd tics of these men with Tourette’s, but it puts into perspective just how hard life can be for them.

Originally built for high-income residents, South Africa’s Ponte City Apartments was an icon of decadence that turned into a symbol of decay. Now it’s a metaphor for social and economic inequality.

A short profile of a car owner and his Lamborghini Countach – the poster boy of supercars, an origami of metal that doesn’t care about anything except for one thing: looking good. Made by Petrolicious.

Madron FC made headlines in 2010 when they lost 55-0 in a sport where 5-0 is considered a trashing. But they don’t let such setbacks get in the way of having fun. Also: dreams do come true.