These Are the Best Documentaries That You Can Watch Right Now

Listen to Me Marlon 

Marlon Brando had a prolific career in the film industry, and now, you can hear him in his own words. Using several hours of audiotape recordings, Marlon Brando himself tells the story of how he came to fame. It was nominated for a BAFTA Award in the category of Best Documentary, though it did not win. 

Portrait of Jason

Even though 1967 was a different time for LGBTQIA+ representation, that didn't mean that the community wasn't there. This doc follows Jason Holliday, a black gay sex worker trying to make it as a cabaret singer. Shirley Clarke filmed it over only 12 hours, and it is considered groundbreaking for its portrayal of a world no one then knew about. 

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The More You Know

  • In 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would try to dispel the holocaust as a falsehood, and ordered all possible photographs taken of the Nazi crimes to hinder any such attempts.
  • The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.
  • Before mating, the female giraffe will first urinate in the male's mouth.
  • Elvis only won 3 Grammys.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.