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2019 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![We Are the Radical Monarchs Linda Goldstein Knowlton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
We Are the Radical Monarchs
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
2018 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Won't You Be My Neighbor? Morgan Neville](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wont-you-be-my-neighbor-morgan-neville-image.jpg)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Morgan Neville
2017 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Dolores Peter Bratt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dolores-peter-bratt-image.jpg)
Dolores
Peter Bratt
2016 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Gleason Clay Tweel](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gleason-clay-tweel-image.jpg)
Gleason
Clay Tweel
2015 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Romeo Is Bleeding Jason Zeldes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/romeo-is-bleeding-jason-zeldes-image.jpg)
Romeo Is Bleeding
Jason Zeldes
2014 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Keep on Keepin' On Alan Hicks](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/keep-on-keepin-on-image.jpg)
Keep on Keepin’ On
Alan Hicks
2013 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![20 Feet from Stardom Morgan Neville](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20-feet-from-stardom-morgan-neville-image.jpg)
20 Feet from Stardom
Morgan Neville
2012 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Invisible War Kirby Dick](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-invisible-war-kirby-dick-image.jpg)
The Invisible War
Kirby Dick
2010 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![A Not So Still Life Karen Stanton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-not-so-still-life-karen-stanton-image.jpg)
A Not So Still Life
Karen Stanton
2010 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Marwencol Jeff Malmberg](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/marwencol-jeff-malmberg-image.jpg)
Marwencol
Jeff Malmberg
2010 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Waste Land Lucy Walker](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/waste-land-lucy-walker-karen-harleyco-director-joao-jardimco-director-image.jpg)
Waste Land
Lucy Walker
2009 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Cove Louie Psihoyos](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-cove-louie-psihoyos-image.jpg)
The Cove
Louie Psihoyos
2007 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Doubletime Stephanie Johnes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/doubletime-stephanie-johnes-image.jpg)
Doubletime
Stephanie Johnes
2006 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Trials of Darryl Hunt Ricki Stern](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-trials-of-darryl-hunt-ricki-stern-anne-sundberg-image.jpg)
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
Ricki Stern
2005 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Murderball Henry Alex Rubin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/murderball-henry-alex-rubin-dana-adam-shapiro-image.jpg)
Murderball
Henry Alex Rubin
2004 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids Zana Briski](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/born-into-brothels-calcuttas-red-light-kids-zana-briski-ross-kauffman-image.jpg)
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids
Zana Briski
2003 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![A Great Wonder: Lost Children of Sudan Kim Shelton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
A Great Wonder: Lost Children of Sudan
Kim Shelton
2003 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Kim Bartley](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised-kim-bartley-donnacha-obriain-image.jpg)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Kim Bartley
2002 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House Deborah Dickson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House
Deborah Dickson
2001 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Endurance George Butler](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-endurance-george-butler-image.jpg)
The Endurance
George Butler
2000 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Trade Off Shaya Mercer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/trade-off-shaya-mercer-image.jpg)
Trade Off
Shaya Mercer
1999 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Buena Vista Social Club Wim Wenders](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/buena-vista-social-club-wim-wenders-image.jpg)
Buena Vista Social Club
Wim Wenders
1998 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Frank Lloyd Wright Ken Burns](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/frank-lloyd-wright-ken-burns-lynn-novick-image.jpg)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ken Burns
1997 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Licensed to Kill Arthur Dong](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/licensed-to-kill-image.jpg)
Licensed to Kill
Arthur Dong
1996 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Hype! Doug Pray](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hype-doug-pray-image.jpg)
Hype!
Doug Pray
1995 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Crumb Terry Zwigoff](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/crumb-terry-zwigoff-image.jpg)
Crumb
Terry Zwigoff
1994 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl Ray Müller](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-wonderful-horrible-life-of-leni-riefenstahl-ray-muller-ray-muller-image.jpg)
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
Ray Müller
1994 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl Ray Müller](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-wonderful-horrible-life-of-leni-riefenstahl-ray-muller-ray-muller-image.jpg)
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
Ray Müller
1993 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Road Scholar Roger Weisberg](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/road-scholar-roger-weisberg-image.jpg)
Road Scholar
Roger Weisberg
1992 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![A Brief History of Time Errol Morris](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-brief-history-of-time-errol-morris-image.jpg)
A Brief History of Time
Errol Morris
1991 Seattle International Film Festival – Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
![Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/paris-is-burning-jennie-livingston-image.jpg)