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The Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards . It is given to the director(s) of the film and since 2014 it is also given to the producers.[ 1] Marc Singer 's Dark Days
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
Year
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
2010
Exit Through the Gift Shop [ 4] Banksy
Marwencol Jeff Malmberg
Restrepo Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Sweetgrass Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Thunder Soul Mark Landsman
2011
The Interrupters [ 5] Steve James Steve James , Alex Kotlowitz
An African Election Jarreth J. Merz and Kevin Merz
Jarreth J. Merz
Bill Cunningham New York Richard Press
Philip Gefter
The Redemption of General Butt Naked Daniele Anastasion and Eric Strauss
We Were Here David Weissman
2012
The Invisible War [ 6] Kirby Dick
The Central Park Five Ken Burns , Sarah Burns , and David McMahon
How to Survive a Plague David France
Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present Matthew Akers and Jeff Dupre
The Waiting Room Peter Nicks
2013
20 Feet from Stardom [ 7] Morgan Neville Gil Friesen , Morgan Neville , Caitrin Rogers
The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer and Christine CynnJoshua Oppenheimer , Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen , Michael Uwemedimo, Anonymous
After Tiller Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
Gideon's Army Dawn Porter Dawn Porter , Julie Goldman
The Square Jehane Noujaim Karim Amer
2014
Citizenfour [ 8] Laura Poitras Laura Poitras , Mathilde Bonnefoy , Dirk Wilutzky
20,000 Days on Earth Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Dan Bowen, James Wilson
The Salt of the Earth Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado David Rosier
Stray Dog Debra Granik Anne Rosellini
Virunga Orlando von Einsiedel Orlando von Einsiedel , Joanna Natasegara
2015
The Look of Silence [ 9] Joshua Oppenheimer Signe Byrge Sørensen
(T)error Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe
Best of Enemies Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville
Heart of a Dog Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson , Dan Janvey
Meru Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
The Russian Woodpecker Chad Garcia
Mike Lerner, Ram Devineni, Chad Gracia
2016
O.J.: Made in America [ 10] Ezra Edelman Ezra Edelman , Deirdre Fenton, Libby Geist, Nina Krstic, Erin Leyden, Tamara Rosenberg, Connor Schell , Caroline Waterlow
13th Ava DuVernay Howard Barish , Ava DuVernay , Spencer Averick
Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson Kirsten Johnson , Marilyn Ness
I Am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck Raoul Peck , Rémi Grellety, Hébert Peck
Sonita Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami Gerd Haag
Under the Sun Vitaly Mansky Natalya Manskaya
2017
Faces Places [ 11] Agnès Varda and JR Rosalie Varda
The Departure Lana Wilson
Last Men in Aleppo Feras Fayyad Kareem Abeed , Søren Steen Jespersen , Stefan Kloos
Motherland Ramona Diaz Rey Cuerdo
Quest Jonathan Olshefski
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
2018
Won't You Be My Neighbor? Morgan Neville Morgan Neville , Caryn Capotosto, Nicholas Ma
Hale County This Morning, This Evening RaMell Ross
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim
Minding the Gap Bing Liu Bing Liu , Diane Moy Quon
Of Fathers and Sons Talal Derki Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, Tobias N. Siebert
On Her Shoulders Alexandria Bombach Hayley Pappas, Brock Williams
Shirkers Sandi Tan Sandi Tan , Jessica Levin, Maya E. Rudolph
2019
American Factory Steven Bognar , Julia Reichert Steven Bognar , Julia Reichert , Jeff Reichert, Julie Parker Benello
Apollo 11 Todd Douglas Miller Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen and Evan Krauss
For Sama Waad Al-Kateab , Edward Watts Waad Al-Kateab
Honeyland Tamara Kotevska , Ljubomir Stefanov Tamara Kotevska , Ljubomir Stefanov , Atanas Georgiev
Island of the Hungry Ghosts Gabrielle Brady
Alexander Wadouh, Samm Haillay, Alex Kelly, Gizem Acarla and Gabrielle Brady
Year
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
2020 [ 12] Crip Camp Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht Nicole Newnham , James Lebrecht , Sara Bolder
Collective Alexander Nanau Alexander Nanau , Hanka Kastelicová, Bernard Michaux, Bianca Oana
Dick Johnson Is Dead Kirsten Johnson Kirsten Johnson , Katy Chevigny , Marilyn Ness
The Mole Agent Maite Alberdi Marcela Santibáñez
Time Garrett Bradley Garrett Bradley , Lauren Domino, Kellen Quinn
2021 [ 13] Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel
Ascension Jessica Kingdon Jessica Kingdon , Kira Simon-Kennedy , Nathan Truesdell
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen Monica Hellström , Signe Byrge Sørensen
In the Same Breath Nanfu Wang Nanfu Wang , Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman , Carolyn Hepburn, Jialing Zhang
Procession Robert Greene Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott, Douglas Tirola
2022 [ 14] All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras Laura Poitras , Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin , Yoni Golijov, John Lyons
All That Breathes Shaunak Sen Shaunak Sen , Teddy Leifer , Aman Mann
A House Made of Splinters Simon Lereng Wilmont
Monica Hellström
Midwives Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, Mila Aung-Thwin , Ulla Lehmann, Bob Moore
Riotsville, U.S.A. Sierra Pettengill
Sierra Pettengill, Sara Archambault, Jamila Wignot
2023 [ 15] Four Daughters Kaouther Ben Hania Nadim Cheikhrouha
Bye Bye Tiberias Lina Soualem
Jean-Marie Nizan
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
Tommy Oliver
Kokomo City D. Smith
Bill Butler and Harris Doran
The Mother of All Lies Asmae El Moudir
Asmae El Moudir
Current categories Retired categories Ceremonies
(years are of film release; ceremonies are the following year)
