Six must-watch great documentaries

Author: Achu Krishnan

This 1981 documentary follows residents of a town, who cut off their own limbs as a way to collect insurance money.

Vernon, Florida

This 2008 documentary follows Andrew Bagby, whose father was murdered before his birth by his mother.

Dear Zachary

This 1992 documentary explores the lives of people across 24 countries on six continents.

Baraka

This 2017 documentary explores the use of performance-enhancement drugs among professional athletes in Russia.

Icarus

This 1975 documentary explores two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother, and a daughter both named Edith Beale.

Grey Gardens

This 2012 documentary explores the lives of individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966.

The Act of Killing