The best documentaries of 2021 on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV Plus and more
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WeWork co-founder and former CEO Adam Neumann in a still from WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn. Courtesy of Hulu
Documentaries give insights into subjects that viewers might never otherwise even know exist. While there are many ways to learn about new cultures and topics, from podcasts to YouTube rabbit holes to classes, there may be no easier way to explore a new world than by simply scrolling through a streaming service like Netflix or Hulu and pressing play on a feature-length documentary or docuseries.
Carla Meyer February 5, 2021Updated: February 9, 2021, 7:34 am
San Francisco pole performer Amy Bond in “Strip Down, Rise Up.” Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
In the new Netflix documentary “Strip Down, Rise Up,” Amy Bond spins on a makeshift pole that has been planted outdoors before a Golden Gate Bridge backdrop. Later, Bond hoists herself onto a utility pole to perform an upside-down gymnastics move on a San Francisco street corner.
That first scene was a setup for the movie. The second is more of a slice-of-life vérité look at Bond, a pole performer, owner of two Bay Area fitness studios and a pro bono attorney.