documentaries for my 10yo?

[zinemama]

My 10yo likes documentaries. Ok, he's only seen five, but he wants more. He's seen:
Man On Wire
Pete Seeger: the power of song
Spellbound.
King Corn
March of the Penguins

Can anyone suggest others? No nature shows, please. Docs about people and situations.

[annettemarie]

I saw this one on Netflix On Demand and was thinking about maybe watching it with my 11-year-old, but I'm not sure:
Paper Clips

He also wants to see Super Size Me.

Spellbound looks interesting too, about kids who go to the National Spelling Bee.

ETA: DOH! You mentioned Spellbound. Did he like it? My kids loved Akeelah and the Bee and I thought the older two might like it.

[bubbledumpster]

Autism: The Musical, OT: Our Town, What Would Jesus Buy?, God Grew Tired of Us, Home Movie

[annettemarie]

I wanted to add, I don't know if your kid is into theater at all, but mine like to watch documentaries about the making of different Broadway shows, or how they make the cast recordings.

[zinemama]

Originally Posted by annettemarie

I wanted to add, I don't know if your kid is into theater at all, but mine like to watch documentaries about the making of different Broadway shows, or how they make the cast recordings.

Yes, he would probably like that. Any suggestions?

[annettemarie]

There are actually quite a few on youtube. I know the Guys and Dolls one was a PBS special. I think mostly we pick them up on youtube though. Let me take a nap and then I'll check and see which ones we liked, LOL!

[vbactivist]

My boys (7 and 11) just watched "pond hockey" and loved it.

[philomom]

Paper Clips
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380615/

[suziek]

My older children have enjoyed:

Planet Earth
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-C...7955720&sr=1-1
Cosmos
Liberty!
http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-The-Am...7955659&sr=1-1
Lewis and Clark
http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Clark-Jo...ref=pd_sim_d_6
and Blue Planet


Just saw the part about nature shows. Ooops. I'll leave them up in case anyone else is interested.

[ThisCat]

Mad Hot Ballroom

(I don't have a 10yo yet though, so take that suggestion for what it's worth )

[zinemama]

Thanks, everyone. I looked into Paper Clips and decided that since his little brother might be watching too, I would give this one a pass. I loved Mad Hot Ballroom! I'd forgotten about that. I'll have to look into it.

Pond Hockey looks really good, too. Keep the suggestions coming!