Facing (2016)
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 7 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary series looks at important historical figures through archival images and video. It uses interviews with people who knew these personalities instead of a single narrator or dramatic reenactments.
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What happens
Facing is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history. The episodes combine archived photos and video footage with first person interviews from individuals who have known or "faced" these personalities; no single narrator for the series or any dramatization is involved. Produced by Network Entertainment, it is a five part series telecast on the National Geographic Channel. The series was nominated for the 2017 RealScreen Awards and Leo Awards. In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series. The program earned several accolades at the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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