Another impressive documentary, a field in which Edinburgh is traditionally strong, was Riding Giants, the follow-up from Stacey Peralta to his acclaimed skateboarding study, Dogtown and Z-Boys.
The same search fuels "Countdown: Reflections on a Life in Dance," an impressive hourlong documentary about postmodern pioneer Rudy Perez, a Los Angeles-based choreographer since 1978.
Two impressive documentary novels were Elsa Joubert's Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (1978; "The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena"), which records the experiences of an Afrikaans-speaking black woman up to 1976; and John Miles's Kroniek uit die doofpot (1991; "Chronicle From the Wastepaper Basket"), a novel about a political assassination.
Hessman's impressive documentary debut captures those massive political shifts without scholars or pundits, but through the eyes of an eclectic and articulate group who let us into their lives today, and look back at their childhood, as they try to explain the forces that rocked their world.
Tomorrow, on the second day of the training, they will get a chance to check out some of the most impressive documentaries produced for children and will also get to see more examples of children's game shows from the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany.
The public stations also had their share of less impressive documentaries.
Two extremely impressive documentaries go head to head on the DVD shelves this week.
Regardless, an impressive slate of documentaries and reports filled TV screens throughout the week, coaxing the public to remember the disaster.
Then again, what an impressive record of documentaries!
What an impressive record of documentaries on the subject of addiction!
