Seven Documentaries Every Advertising Creative Should See

AdMaster 11 comments Creative

Aug 27

Is Mad Men responsible for the rash of advertising documentaries coming out lately?

Advertising Documentaries

Art & Copy | 89 min | English (USA) | 2009
Genre: Documentary | Director: Doug Pray

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Interview with Dough Pray, Director

Beautiful Losers | 90 min | English (US) | 2008
Genre: Documentary | Directors: Aaron Rose & Joshua Leonard

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Objectified | 75 min | English (USA) | 2009
Genre: Documentary | Director: Gary Hustwit

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Roadtrip Nation – The Open Road | 80 min | English (USA) 2001
Genre: Documentary

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Helvetica | 80 min | English (UK) | 2007
Genre: Documentary | Director: Gary Hustwit

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Lemonade | English (USA) | 2009
Genre: Documentary | Conceived by Erik Proulx, brought to you by Twitter (read full article here)

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Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight | 73 min | English (USA) | 2009
Genre: Documentary | Director: Wendy Keys

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What would you add to the list?

anil nakhasi / October 9, 2009

thanks for the valuable information !

regards
anil nakhasi ( India )
Maru / October 15, 2009

Where do I get those documentals? Here in Madrid I haven’t heard a word of them!
Tony Medrano / October 21, 2009

I would definitely add “Century of the Self” to the list http://bit.ly/J46Et
ap326 / February 4, 2010

Hey, great list, thanks!
Jared / June 13, 2010

Great list, I especially found Helvetica and Objectified to be exceptional documentary films.
Josh / July 24, 2010

Lemonade is so good. Tony is a genius, I watched Century of the Self, it is probably one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen if you like advertising and psychology…
Michael R / July 31, 2010

I’d add ‘The Corporation’ to the list. Pushing cheeseburgers and shampoo isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s important to consider the societal impact of the products you’re shilling.
Andrada / October 10, 2010

I’m glad i came across this list, one of the first things i thought about as i was googling documentaries on advertising was “there ought to be some sort of list somewhere”. Im no expert but i really think “Killing us softly 3″ should be on the list and maybe “The persuaders”
Zvone / April 19, 2011

Also “Consuming Kids” (2008)
cash- / May 20, 2011

Exit through the gift shop definitely!
Bbeau / January 9, 2012

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743720/