Please be sure to look into each documentary for any triggers that may apply to you.
Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father: A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend’s ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son
Just Melvin, Just Evil: An in-depth look at the director James Ronald Whitney’s family history of incest spanning at least three generations and the devastating consequences that include drug abuse and alcoholism.
The Central Park Five: A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime. It will make you squirm with anger at the terrible injustice perpetrated by the US legal system.
The Brandon Teena Story: This documentary covers the story of Brandon Teena, an American trans man who was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska.
The Imposter: Essentially this one is a real-life version of ‘The Orphan,'except with a French man impersonating a Texas boy who has gone missing. It is perhaps the closest the documentary format can get to being truly scary.
Shenandoah: In depicting the story of four high school boys who murdered a Mexican immigrant, this documentary dissects the mob mentality of the small town in which their atrocity took place.
Into the Abyss: This documentary examines why people kill, and whether capital punishment is ever warranted. It explores the lives of two men convicted of a triple homicide which occurred in Conroe, Texas
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer: Through the story of Aileen Wournos, the woman understood to be “America’s first female serial killer”, this documentary takes a look at Aileen’s tortured childhood and subsequent hitch-hiking years.
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills: Three teenagers are accused of this horrific crime of killing three children, supposedly as a result of involvement in Satanism. As in their previous documentary, things turn out to be more complex than initial appearances.
West of Memphis: This documentary follows the events of the West Memphis Three, a case in which three teenagers (Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin) were arrested for the murders of three 8-year old children. It is an examination of a failure of justice in the case against the trio.
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