2012 National Board of Review – Top Documentaries Winner
![Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ai-weiwei-never-sorry-image.jpg)
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
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Detropia
A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
![Only the Young](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/only-the-young-elizabeth-mims-jason-tippet-image.jpg)
Only the Young
A documentary on three teenagers living in a small desert town in Southern California.
![Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/searching-for-sugar-man-malik-bendjelloul-image.jpg)
Searching for Sugar Man
Malik Bendjelloul
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
![The Gatekeepers](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-gatekeepers-dror-moreh-image.jpg)
The Gatekeepers
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
![The Invisible War](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-invisible-war-kirby-dick-image.jpg)
The Invisible War
An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.