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A Ken Burns documentary about the religious group known as the Shakers.

This documentary will change how you think about food and the culture of have and have not.

A classic documentary by Errol Morris. A must-see film for documentary lovers.

A well-done documentary about a child prodigy. Or is she? You decide.

A documentary like no other. You'll watch it from the edge of your seat. Fair warning: The total film is 360 minutes. Like a great book, you can't stop watching.

This Ken Burns documentary covers the history of National Parks in America. The imagery is beautiful and after these short six hours you will yearn to travel America.

This movie shares the history of deafness and the Deaf community in America. It offers a view of deafness and Deaf culture that will make you think and understand this disability in a whole new way.

Certainly one of the most disturbing documentaries I've seen. Looks at the food industry and what their practices are like, and how these practices affect us as consumers.

This isn't a film I would recommend showing to young children if you want them to continue eating meat. Disturbing scenes of the treatment of animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses.

I found this film to be a game-changer. I tend to made much more careful choices about food than I did before I watched it. Having been an on-again/off-again vegetarian for years, it didn't seal the deal for me in that way, but it definitely made me a more considerate consumer. My father hasn't eaten chicken since he saw the film - and I imagine his reaction is similar to that of young children.

Title's pretty self-explanatory. Designs for electric vehicles have been around for awhile--longer than most people may think. This documentary looks at the history of the electric car and investigates who was responsible for the failure of electric cars: consumers, car companies, big oil?

Mild language, rated PG, but it's probably not going to appeal to most kids under 13 or 14, anyway.

An extensive look at the variety of life and ecosystems of our planet, with stunning photography and some rare footage of animals, including the snow leopard and a pride of lions attacking a grown elephant.

If your children can handle the predator/prey scenes in Nature on PBS, they will love this.

Errol Morris classic. I love my pets, but some people really, really love their pets. Fascinating!

Not sure if this is just an advertisement for the juicer he uses, but I'll watch it!

I watched it this weekend on Netflix. I would recommend it and found the topic really interesting. He didn't push the brand of juicer either which I thought was great!

This is a really great documentary about politics I saw a few years ago. You have the young, hard working, idealistic challenger against the corrupt long-time incumbent with a powerful political machine working for him. It is truly eye-opening to see just how corrupt the machine can still be. Although Booker loses this race, we still have a happy ending. Eventually Cory Booker becomes the next mayor of Newark, NJ and they post some of the best crime reduction statistics in the United States. The incumbent, Sharpe James, eventually is found guilty of fraud and sentences to 27 months in prison!

I don't think I have seen that film, but I am familiar with the players. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll try to find it and watch!