Twelve documentaries to add to your watch list

If you feel like your brain might be turning to mush from all of the TV you’ve consumed lately, a documentary might be just the right change of pace. Here are a few of the Red’s all-time favorite documentaries to add to your Watch List:

– 13th — A racism-centric view of the prison industrial complex and policing. (Netflix)
– Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry — Follows the life and work of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (Sling TV)
– Food, Inc. — Explores the intersection of corporate America and farming. (Prime Video)
– I Am Not Your Negro — Envisions James Baldwin’s unfinished book about racism in America using his original words. (Netflix)
– Eames: The Architect and The Painter — Explores and celebrates the lives of iconic American designers Charles and Ray Eames and the Eames Office. (Sling TV)
– Biggest Little Farm — The journey of a couple that trades city living to harvest on their own on 200 acres of barren farmland. (Hulu)
– Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn — Documents the social movement following the death of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teen who was murdered by an angry mob in 1989 Brooklyn. (HBO Max)
– Kusama: Infinity — Follows artist Yayoi Kusama’s journey from a conservative home in Japan to America during the 1960s. (Hulu)
– Beauty Is Embarrassing — Explores the life and times of artist Wayne White and his mission to merge humor and fine art. (Prime Video)
– Transhood — Follows four young people and their families in Kansas City as they navigate growing up transgender over the course of five years. (HBO Max)
– The True Cost — Exposes pitfalls of the fashion industry through the voices of garment creators around the world. (Tubi)
– David Byrne’s American Utopia —  While this isn’t a documentary, it’s a work of creativity and art that inspires viewers to consider culture through a theatrical concert. (HBO Max)