Docu Lovers Club: Discussing great documentaries

ABOUT THE CLUB

If you love great documentaries and want to discuss them with others, we welcome you to our Club. We are a friendly, easy-going group who love to watch documentary films and talk about them. We strive to have engaging and intellectually stimulating discussions. We're here to learn, grow, broaden our horizons and connect with like-minded people. In 2025 we have some more great documentaries to watcha and discuss.

Our Docu Lovers Club will run monthly, online. It's open to all and you're welcome to join our sessions even if you haven't seen the film of the month.

ABOUT THE EVENT

We're saying goodbye to 2025 with the Take Care of Maya documentary (2023). It earned two nominations in the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2024: Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Research.

About the film:

As a medical team tries to understand 10-year-old Maya Kowalski's rare illness, they begin to question her parents. Suddenly, Maya is in state custody, and her family is desperate to bring their daughter home.

Looking forward to discussing the documentary with you!

See you on 28 December, Sunday, 8:00 am PT / 11:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm GMT / 5:00 pm CEDT. You can use this link to check your local time and add the event to your calendar: https://dateful.com/eventlink/1164984736

We're looking forward to connecting and exchanging our opinions, insights, experience and knowledge on the subject of the documentary and everything related. Join the discussion!

Join us with your favorite beverage and bring a friend!

FILM PICKS OF 2025

January: The Bleeding Edge (2018)

https://janedoefilms.com/the-bleeding-edge

https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/bleeding-edge-2018

February: The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/OivMlWXtWpY

Full film available here: https://archive.org/details/saltGado

https://filmsfortheearth.org/en/film/the-salt-of-the-earth/

March: The Invisible War (2012)

https://janedoefilms.com/the-invisible-war

https://watchdocumentaries.com/the-invisible-war/

April: Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010, A Banksy Film)

Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/oHJBdDSTbLw

https://watchdocumentaries.com/exit-through-the-gift-shop/

May: Collective (2019)

Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/KLgGoT7v3ro

June: The Last Cavemen: The Filipino Tribe That Lives Inside a Volcano (dir. Jean-Michel Corillion, 2022) (original title: Le dernier refuge, 2016)

Trailer: https://youtu.be/D5Wq9Lw0AE4

https://youtu.be/t9vyx8hLa-k

July: Psychopaths Among Us (dir. Charles Gervais, 2021)

Part 1: https://youtu.be/McYaZykBBfE

Part 2: https://youtu.be/sMBxMgmb7u4

August: The Thinking Game (dir. Greg Kohs, 2024)

Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/J5XFYMsczy8

https://thinkinggamefilm.com/

September: Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever (dir. Chris Smith, 2025)

Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/kf9e1o7rUeo

October: The Minimalists: Less Is Now (dir. Matt D'Avella, 2021)

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Co1Iptd4p4

Entire Film: https://youtu.be/J8DGjUv-Vjc

https://www.theminimalists.com/

November: Walk with Me (dir. Marc J Francis and Max Pugh, 2017)

https://walkwithmefilm.com/

December: Take Care of Maya (dir. Henry Roosevelt, 2023)

Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/xzAAPNIsxB0

We are open to hearing your book suggestions and ideas!

Stay in touch and keep reading great documentraries!

Make sure you check out the other two clubs we enjoy quite a lot - GEM Book Club: Growth, Empowerment and Meaningful Connections and Psychology Lovers Book Club.

All discussions and events are totally free and open to all. We appreciate any support and donations, as they help support the project and keep it open and free.