Oscars 2012: Handicapping

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

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This is Not a Film

Directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and Jafar Panahi.
Synopsis - It's been months since Panahi has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, the filmmakers try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.

100/1

The Imposter

Directed by Bart Layton.
Synopsis - A documentary centered on a young Frenchman who convinces a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who went missing for 3 years.

100/1

The House I Live In

Directed by Eugene Jarecki.
Synopsis - From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.

100/1

The Gatekeepers

Directed by Dror Moreh.
Synopsis - The filmmaker interviews six former heads of the Shin Bet, the Israeli intelligence service. The interviews paint a picture of the security situation Israel is facing and the decisions it has made in its conflict with the Palestinians.

100/1

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Directed by Alex Gibney.
Synopsis - Exploring the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.

100/1

Ethel

Directed by Rory Kennedy.
Synopsis - A documentary on Ethel Kennedy that provides an insider's view of a political dynasty, including her life with Robert F. Kennedy and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own.

100/1

Detropia

Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
Synopsis - A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.

100/1

Chasing Ice

Directed by Jeff Orlowski.
Synopsis - Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

100/1

Bully

Directed by Lee Hirsch.
Synopsis - A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.

100/1

Ai Weiwei Never Sorry

Directed by Alison Klayman.
Synopsis - Chronicling artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.

100/1

5 Broken Cameras

Directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi.
Synopsis - A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.

100/1

The Waiting Room

Directed by Peter Nicks.
Synopsis - Go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.

100/1

The Invisible War

Directed by Kirby Dick.
Synopsis - An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.

100/1

Searching for Sugar Man

Directed by Malik Bendjelloul.
Synopsis - Documentary about the journey of two South Africans to discover the fate of their hero, American musician Rodriguez.

100/1

How to Survive a Plague

Directed by David France.
Synopsis - The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

100/1

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