Image of the Day The United States of Documentaries

Here's a great little graphic from PBS' POV blog that's a map of the United States full of images of the best documentaries produced in each state -- as in the film's main subject and story were set in the state. The idea here is that documentaries provide a window to different worlds; some we're familiar with, and some we never knew existed. How much would we learn about the United States through these 50 docs, and would those answers inspire more growth or simply inspire you to move the hell out of the country?

We've posted a few of the doc titles and their corresponding states below the image. You can check out the rest -- as well as participate in a poll for each state, selecting which doc you feel best represents it -- over at the POV Blog.

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Alabama The Order of Myths Margaret Brown, 2008 Alaska  Grizzly Man Werner Herzog, 2005 Arizona  Crossing Arizona Dan DeVivo, Joseph Mathew, 2006 Arkansas Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, 1996 California  Dogtown and Z-Boys Stacy Peralta, 2001 Colorado  Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore, 2002 Connecticut  Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 Kevin Rafferty, 2008 Delaware  Keeping the Peace JJ Garvine, Tai Parquet, 2009 Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, Lawrence Silk, 1990 Mississippi Freedom on My Mind Connie Field, Marilyn Mulford, 1994 Missouri Slam Planet: War of the Words Kyle Fuller, Mike Henry, 2006

Montana Sweetgrass Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009 Nebraska The Brandon Teena Story Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir, 1998 Nevada  Area 51: Declassified National Geographic, 2011 New Hampshire Winning New Hampshire Aram Fischer, Mark Lynch, William Rabbe, 2004 New Jersey  Street Fight Marshall Curry, 2005 New Mexico  American Waitress, New Mexico Vanessa Vassar, 2002 New York  Man on Wire James Marsh, 2008 North Carolina The Trials of Darryl Hunt Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg, 2006 North Dakota  Jesus Camp Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, 2006 Ohio  Flag Wars Linda Goode Bryant, 2003

 

Check out the rest over on the POV Blog

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