#1 Storm Surfers
A documentary about two almost 50 year old Aussies in search of the biggest waves. It brought me right back to the big waves in Nicaragua in November 2015 that scared the hell out of me, though those were tiny compared to the ones Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones ride. Beautiful documentary, you just can't stop watching it, sharing their anticipation and excitement for the next big waves.
#2 Banksy does New York
The infamous British street artist Banksy sends hundreds of New Yorkers on a month long scavenger hunt across the city, to places they've never been before. His statements are bold as always, but it was mostly the reaction of the New Yorkers that surprised me. Pieces of art were sprayed over within minutes of discovery, or even taken apart and sold for lots of moneys. Capitalism at its best. Luckily, it's also Banksy at its best. A definite must-see.
#3 The Barkley Marathons
Oh boy, this is one fascinating race. Application fee: $1.60. Entrance fee changes every year, ranging from a white shirt to socks, but always a license plate from your home country. The race: over 100 grueling miles (really more like 130) with an elevation gain of 120.000 feet, or twice Mt Everest. Finishers: in about 20 years of only 14 runners have completed the five loops.
#4 Living on One Dollar & #5 Rosa, these Storms
By far the best documentary out of this series of five. Which is why immediately after I also watched the other short film the have made, called 'Rosa, these storms'. I have nothing to say about this one, except you should just watch it for yourself.
"Esque nosotros como personas seamos como las aves. Ellos, aunque existan tormentas, vientos, ellos nunca se rinden. No debemos de tenerle miedos a esas tormentas, sino que debemos de tener alas y a volar." (Rosa in 'These Storms')
"We as people might be like the birds. They undergo storms, winds and they never give up. We should not be afraid of these storms. Instead we ought to have wings and fly." (Rosa in 'These Storms').
The infamous British street artist Banksy sends hundreds of New Yorkers on a month long scavenger hunt across the city, to places they've never been before. His statements are bold as always, but it was mostly the reaction of the New Yorkers that surprised me. Pieces of art were sprayed over within minutes of discovery, or even taken apart and sold for lots of moneys. Capitalism at its best. Luckily, it's also Banksy at its best. A definite must-see.
"Esque nosotros como personas seamos como las aves. Ellos, aunque existan tormentas, vientos, ellos nunca se rinden. No debemos de tenerle miedos a esas tormentas, sino que debemos de tener alas y a volar." (Rosa in 'These Storms') 
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