Which documentary was created first, The Back of Beyond or The Roosevelts?
The Back of Beyond The Back of Beyond (1954) is a feature-length award-winning Australian documentary film produced and directed by John Heyer for the Shell Film Unit. In terms of breadth of distribution, awards garnered, and critical response, it is Heyer's most successful film. It is also, arguably, Australia's most successful documentary: in 2006 it was included in a book titled "100 Greatest Films of Australian Cinema", with Bill Caske writing that it is "perhaps our [Australia's] national cinema's most well known best kept secret".
Jackie Robinson (film) Jackie Robinson is a 2016 documentary film directed by Ken Burns. It debuted as a two-part series, the first half premiering on April 11, 2016, and the second half airing the night after. It concerns the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues of baseball in the modern era.