Five Documentaries the Universe Could Use
With the superbowl of movies coming up (the Oscars), I thought I’d post 5 ideas for movies I’d like to see. And to me, the real world always has better drama than a movie script anyway, so bring on the documentary! Here are 5 real world stories I’d dig on the big screen (or you can just go straight to DVD and iTunes, I’ll be watching):
1. A real life merger and acquisition - and better yet a friendly one, and a hostile one!
2. Watching the birth of a not for profit. Plenty of stories have been told on for-profit startups, but what about not for profit startups? And I’m not just talking about filing the paperwork at the Secretary of State’s office, I’m talking about everything from the idea hatching to actually getting the 501c3 status. Even better would be to see the entire life cycle of a not for profit - from birth, to life, thriving, to death.
3. Law school - the real deal - like following 10 different students through the quagmire. There’s a lot of drama involved…
4. Why smart women aren’t getting married. (I know, this might be borderline controversial, but it’s a trend I’m witnessing…) Someone needs to study this - why not a filmmaker?
5. A breaking into the business documentary - where the filmmaker follows a handful of young professionals embarking on their careers after college (or not going to college), then coming back to them 10 years after - did their careers take them where they wanted to go? Or, did their lives and careers take them in an entirely different direction?
Maybe these have already been done - but I don’t care - they haven’t been done recently.
Now THERE ARE 5 movies I’d LOVE to see! Anyone from Hollywood listening…?
