The hype surrounding Britney Spears' trainwreck retrospective, "For the Record," is one more example of our fascination with documentaries.
While we're also enamored with more creative and fictitious media pursuits, there's something innately powerful about watching films that document the truth and edginess of real life. It's one thing to watch Britney Spears' music videos and read tabloid articles about her downfall and subsequent comeback, but this fascination deepens when we hear Britney Spears tell her side of the story.
The documentaries in the cluster below are all provocative in their own way. There are publicized celebrity confessions, like those from Maureen McCormick, Mia Tyler and Britney Spears, as well as more hopeful and inspirational works, like the bevy of Barack Obama documentaries released throughout the 2008 election.
22 Incredible Documentaries
From Live Election Fraud to Britney Spears' Retrospective:
Marissa Brassfield — Nov 22, 2008 — Pop Culture
20
Flickr Documentaries
Hurricane Gustav
19
Animal Fetus Photography
Documentary Captures In-Womb Images
18
Animals as Photographers
Animal Planet Wildlife Documentaries Campaign
17
Social Documentary in High Heels
Copenhagen Cycle Chic
16
Public Confessions for Awareness
Mia Tyler's Attempted Suicide, Cutting
15
The Selling of Celebrity
Paris Hilton Inc Documentary
14
Teenwreck Documentaries
Maureen McCormick, Britney Spears Tell All
13
Train Wreck Retrospective
Britney Spears Evaluates Past Self in Documentary, Prepares to Relaunch
12
Activist Shark Documentaries
Sharkwater
11
Hilfiger Fragrance Inspired by Real Women
Documentaries Inspire Dreaming
10
Obama Documentaries
HYPE: The Obama Effect
9
Obsessive Fashionista Movies
Confessions of a Shopaholic
8
Urinal Confessions as Art
Toilet Graffiti Embroideries
7
Online AIDS Documentaries
Live, Hope, Love: HIV in Jamaica
6
Geotagged Documentaries
A Virtual Trip to South Africa with ‘Mobikasi'
5
Documentary-Style Commercials
Nokia's The Fourth Screen
4
Tango Documentaries
Café de los Maestros
3
Rewarding Impatience
Microdocumentaries Fill “Need it Now” Niche
2
Documentaries on Election Fraud
4 Shocking Truths
1
Interactive Election Day Documentaries
“Video Your Vote” for PBS and YouTube
Related Ideas
Monster Smart Car
Smart ForFun2
Bald Britney Spears Pictures Take Down Trend Hunter!
Trend Hunter and Jeremy Gutsche Featured on MTV Live
Flickr as News
Best Photos of Euro 2008, Spain vs Germany Finale
Offensive New Yorker Covers
Obama Loves Osama
22 Viral Britney Spears Stories, Celebrating Her Return
28 Triumphant Comebacks
From Britney Spears to Vinyl Records
22 Sex and the City Innovations To Get Pumped for the DVD
Fire Photography on Flickr
California Wildfires Coverage
Educational Toilet Paper
Get Smart During Relief
Skeletal Street Art
Anatomically Correct Graffiti
Latest Update On Britney Spears
She Shaved Her Hair To Avoid Drug Test
Fan Photos on Flickr
Tour de France 2008
Floating Fence Graffiti
Cuprocking by Andy Uprock
21 Reasons to Register to Vote
Virtual Tours For Avatars
London Gallery Somerset House Opens Interactive Gallery
VIP Eco Snubs
Hayden Panettiere Fails to Recruit Young Voters
Adult Fetuses
Organ Donation Ads for Red Cross China
Environmentally Smart
LPG Fueled Smart Car
Train Wreck Retrospective
Britney Spears Evaluates Past Self in Documentary, Prepares to Relaunch
Environmental Wake-Up Calls
Global Warming Puts Hurricanes on Steroids
Post-Partum Depression Affecting More Women... Even Britney Spears
Drainage Graffiti (Part II)
Asics Brazil Ads
Your Fetus on an iPod
Hi-Def iBaby Scans
Virtual Cities
GeoSimCities 3D Philadelphia Tours
Top 13 Posts Related to Barack Obama
Google Street View of Tour de France
Virtual Cycling Tours
Disney Google Earth Tour
3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE)
Camera With Built In Geotagging
GE E1050
Educational Virals
Shift Happens by Karl Fisch
Social Communities for Cars
Smart Marketing for Smart Car
Fetuses for Human Rights
Campaign to Stop Female Foeticide
Marketing With Free Music
Nokia Phones With Unlimited Music Downloads
SMART Car Finally In U.S. (UPDATE)
Wearing Your Vote Stealthly
Interactive Voting Through Apparel
Call Girl Voices to Get Votes
Controversial Robo-Call for California Candidate
Musicians & Celebs Get Political
Obama "Yes We Can" on YouTube
Documentary-Style Commercials
Nokia's The Fourth Screen
Musical Obama Speech Mash-Up II
"Hope Changes Everything"
Revolutionizing Mobile User Interface
Nokia People First
Accident-Avoiding Smart Cars
Michelin "Chess" Car
Pixacao Protests
Graffiti Artists Deface Street Art Exhibit
Interactive Geography Education
The Smart Globe Deluxe
18 Tech Education Concepts
Challenging Educational Standards
The Unschooling Movement
Vote Bribing
Vote and Get Free Scoop Of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream