Orson Welles, Werner Herzog, Michael Moore Films Make List of All-Time Influential Docs (Exclusive)

Cinema Eye’s roster of 25 movies that inspire current filmmakers ranges from rock docs to political films

Orson Welles’ “F for Fake,” Steve James‘ “Hoop Dreams,” Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine” and Claude Lanzmann’s “Shoah” are among the 25 films chosen as the most influential documentaries of all time by current filmmakers eligible for the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors, one of the top awards given for non-fiction film.

The wide-ranging list, which ranges from Dziga Vertov’s 1929 film “Man With a Movie Camera” to Werner Herzog‘s 2005 doc “Grizzly Man,” was compiled by Cinema Eye Honors organizers from ballots cast by this year’s eligible filmmakers.

The list was revealed exclusively to theWrap on Wednesday.

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