So I wanted a place to keep listing the documentaries I watch. Not just out of curiosity, but I think it can actually be useful. As I'm too lazy for the mind control listal does, for the mess that is filmow and for the ugliness of imdb, I'll just write them all here. Nice to remember that this site exists, anyway.

Then, listed in no particular order, the documentaries I've watched (the synopsis is always quoted from somewhere, and the opinion on the second topic is obviously mine):

• Microcosmos (1996)
  • What is it about? A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.
  • Did I like it? Oh, this one is beautiful! Lots of delicate scenes, the most curious and amazing insects, captured in a poetic and inspired way. Not that nature itself would need the human eye to look breathtaking, but let's give the filmakers some credit.
• An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
  • What is it about? Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr. Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. "Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out the facts for the audience to draw their own conclusions in a charming, funny and engaging style, and by the end has everyone on the edge of their seats, gripped by his haunting message," said Guggenheim. An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. "It is now clear that we face a deepening global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely," said Gore.
  • Did I like it? Well, it is a bit... alarmist, I guess. Al Gore is a public person, a politic, so he obviously has some personal image to keep. But this is an interesting documentary, and I think it was really important to open some people's eyes on the subject (how many teachers use this in class?). It's worth it.
• Baraka (1992)
  • What is it about? From Nepal to Kenya, from Australia to Brazil, people try to cope with the changes that have altered their landscape, crowding them together and speeding up daily life. The film shows us these alienated people, but also images of traditions--whirling dervishes and Tibetan monks--that offer different, peaceful ways of existence. Shot in 70mm in 24 countries, this awesome musical and visual montage in the tradition of Koyaanisqatsi expresses the global existence of nature and man in the broadest sensory terms. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature's own prisms of symmetry, savagery, harmony and chaos.
  • Did I like it? This is one of my favorites of all time. Really beautiful documentary, makes me feel happy for being alive. It has some images that I'll never forget. Impossible to describe, a must watch to everyone.
• Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982)
  • What is it about? This movie was designed to have no plot. Meaning is to be created by the viewer, and only the viewer can give value to the images and music. That said, there is a central idea behind the movie, and according to the director it is this: The greatest event in the history of mankind has occurred recently, and has been largely missed by both the media and academia. Beyond the headlines and every day crises of international events, a deeper shift in human affairs has occurred: Humanity no longer exists in the natural world, we are no longer connected to it. It is not that we are now users of technology, but rather that we exist within technology, we are part of it and it is part of us. The natural world now exists only to support the artificial one in which we live.
  • Did I like it? This documentary is a masterpiece and it never fails to touch me. Never. The first time I watched, it made me cry. The second too. I love everything about it so much that I bought the dvd. I now can watch it without crying after it, but, who knows, maybe if I'm in the right mood...
• Life in a Day (2011)
  • What is it about? What do you get when you ask the people of the world to chronicle a single day in their lives? You get 80,000 submissions, 4500 hours of footage, from 192 countries. Kevin Macdonald has taken this raw material, all shot on July 24, 2010, and created a 90-minute paean to what it means to be human in the world today.
  • Did I like it? This is brilliant. It's amazing to try and think of everything that could be happening right now to, see, more than 6 billion of different people, living in complete different contexts. This documentary actually shows what was going on with lots of different people, during the very same day. It's simple, deep and beautiful, I love it.
• Super Size Me (2004)
  • What is it about? Several legal suits have been brought against MacDonald's Restaurants that they are knowingly selling food that is unhealthy. Some of the court decisions have stated that the plaintiffs would have a claim if they could prove that eating the food every day for every meal is dangerous. As such, documentarian Morgan Spurlock conducts an unscientific experiment using himself as the guinea pig: eat only MacDonald's for thirty days, three meals a day. If he is asked by the clerk if he would like the meal super sized, he has to say yes. And by the end of the thirty days, he will have had to have eaten every single menu item at least once. Before starting the experiment, he is tested by three doctors - a general practitioner, a cardiologist and a gastroenterologist - who pronounce his general health to be outstanding. They will also monitor him over the thirty days to ensure that he is not placing his health into irreparable damage...
  • Did I like it? I watched this a long time ago, guess it was 2007, so I don't really remember my exact reaction. But I do remember this is quite shocking.
• Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
  • What is it about? Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • Did I like it? Another movie that will make you hate Bush and the United States. Very good, will get you shocked and pissed off.
• Sicko (2007)
  • What is it about? If you want to stay healthy in America, don't get sick. Documentary look at health care in the United States as provided by profit-oriented health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compared to free, universal care in Canada, the U.K., and France.
  • Did I like it? Again, Michael Moore about what is wrong with the United States. Can be used to think about health care systems in general, though. Very interesting and quite eye opening.
• The History of Stuff (2007)
  • What is it about? From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
  • Did I like it? It's amazing how such a small video can be so enlightening. I'm glad this video exist and is so well known. Everyone should watch it.
• A Carne É Fraca (2005)
  • What is it about? A documentary about the impacts of the habit of eating meat on human health, the animals and the environment.
  • Did I like it? This documentary is probably responsible for half of brazilian vegetarians. It really makes you think, I like it.
• A Ilha das Flores (1990)
  • What is it about? An insightful documentary that follows a tomato from the field, to a garbage bin, on to the ironicly named Island of Flowers.
  • Did I like it? This is a short one. Very well constructed, it makes you think on a series of contradictions, pretty interesting.
• O Veneno Está na Mesa (2011)
  • What is it about? Brazil is the world's biggest consumer of pesticides: around 5.2 liters a year for each person. Many of these herbicides, fungicides and pesticides are forbidden almost everywhere in the world because of the risk they represent for public health. It's dangerous for the workers who handle the poisons, and also for the citizens who consume agricultural products. The only ones profiting are the companies which manufacture these pesticides.
  • Did I like it? Honestly, this documentary is frightening. And also really enlightening and revolting. I seriously recommend to anyone from Brazil.
• Until the Light Takes Us
• Fast Food Nation
• Zeitgeist
• The Coconut Revolution
• Metal: a Headbanger's Journey
• The Root of All Evil
• Global Metal (2008)
  • What is it about? In Global Metal, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. Global Metal reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.
  • Did I like it? Hell yeah! Very interesting, just like Sam Dunn's previous one. It shows many great bands (Orphaned Land, Chthonic <3), visits very different countries and presents interesting informations. Really entertaining.
• Religulous
• The Bridge (2006)
  • What is it about? The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic structure; a symbol of San Francisco, the West, freedom – and something more, something spiritual, something words cannot describe. The director and crew of The Bridge spent an entire year focusing on the Bridge. Running cameras for almost every daylight minute, they documented nearly two dozen suicides and a great many unrealized attempts. In addition, the director captured nearly 100 hours of incredibly frank, deeply personal, often heart-wrenching interviews with the families and friends of the departed, as well as with several of the attempters themselves. THE BRIDGE is a visual and visceral journey into one of life’s gravest taboos, offering glimpses into the darkest and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind.
  • Did I like it? Very touching. A deep documentary about suicide, has some strong images, like the long haired guy, all dressed in black, walking around and then jumping from the bridge. Makes you think. I can see why every existential-humanistic teacher recommends this.
• Janela da Alma
• Insurgentes
• Babies
• Earth
• Garapa
• Falcão: Meninos do Tráfico
• Thin
• A criminalização do artista: como se fabricam marginais em nosso país
• Dança das Cabaças - Exu no Brasil
• O Riso dos Outros
• Políticas de Saúde no Brasil: um século de lutas pelo direito à saúde
• Maan Mainiot
• Pagan Metal - A Documentary

And those which are more like a documentary series:

• Planet Earth
• Cosmos
• The Universe
• The Blue Planet
• Human Planet
• Tabu

I'll be adding more as I remember them.