If cinema is a mirror into our collective psyche, then documentaries are the direct representation of who we are. Documentaries run from the absurd to the informative and political and say something about the concerns we hold as human beings. Documentaries are also incredibly powerful tools for social change. With the death consciousness movement on the rise, the conversation about death and dying is picking up in the mainstream.
The top documentaries about death are not only NOT on the fringe, they are winning awards, returning huge at the box office and sparking a larger conversation about the issues they present.
