The Best Episodes of Documentary Now! Season 4

#1 Fan Favorite
8.2/10(276 votes)
#1 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
S4:E110/19/2022
In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:John Mulaney
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Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:John Mulaney
8.4/10(235 votes)
#2 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
S4:E210/19/2022
In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:John Mulaney
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Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:John Mulaney
7.6/10(238 votes)
#3 - Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
S4:E310/26/2022
A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook in an homage to documentaries 3 Salons at the Seaside and The September Issue.
Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:Seth Meyers
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Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:Seth Meyers
8.4/10(211 votes)
#4 - How They Threw Rocks (1996)
S4:E411/2/2022
A chronicle the Welsh sport of Craig Maes, also known as “Field Rock,” and the iconic 1974 bout dubbed “The Melon vs. The Felon” in the vein of When We Were Kingsand other great explorations of sport.
Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:Seth Meyers
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Directors:Rhys Thomas, Alexander Buono
Writer:Seth Meyers
7.6/10(159 votes)
#5 - My Monkey Grifter (2020)
S4:E511/9/2022
Drawing inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Benjamin Clay forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey who may have ulterior motives.
Director:Alexander Buono
Writer:Seth Meyers
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Director:Alexander Buono
Writer:Seth Meyers
7.9/10(163 votes)
#6 - Trouver Frisson (2000)
S4:E611/16/2022
Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences “frisson” – the goosebumps that have always been her guide. Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.
Directors:Alexander Buono, Micah Gardner
Writers:Matt Pacult, Tamsin Rawady
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Directors:Alexander Buono, Micah Gardner
Writers:Matt Pacult, Tamsin Rawady