Suggest five award-winning documentary films with brief background descriptions for aspiring filmmakers to study.

Of course ! I ' m happy to help you with that . Here are five award - win ning document ary films that are highly regarded and can serve as valuable resources for asp iring film m akers to study : \n 1 . " Free Solo " ( 2 0 1 8 ) - This document ary film tells the story of Alex H onn old ' s historic clim b of El Cap itan in Y os em ite National Park without any ro pes or safety equipment . The film won several awards , including the Academy Award for Best Document ary Fe ature in 2 0 1 9 . \n 2 . " The C ove " ( 2 0 0 9 ) - This document ary ex poses the annual dol ph in h unt in Ta iji , Japan , and the efforts of activ ists to stop it . The film won several awards , including the Academy Award for Best Document ary Fe ature in 2 0 1 0 . \n 3 . " Black fish " ( 2 0 1 3 ) - This document ary expl ores the treatment of or cas in capt ivity , particularly at Sea World , and the impact it has on their mental and physical health . The film won several awards , including the Crit ics ' Cho ice Document ary Award for Best Document ary Fe ature in 2 0 1 4 . \n 4 . " The Act of K illing " ( 2 0 1 2 ) - This document ary film exam ines the 1 9 6 5 Indones ian mass acre through the pers pect ives of the perpet rat ors , who are asked to re en act their cr imes for the camera . The film won several awards , including the ID A Document ary Award for Best Fe ature in 2 0 1 3 . \n 5 . " V ir ung a " ( 2 0 1 4 ) - This document ary follows a team of park r angers in the Vir ung a National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they risk their lives to protect the park ' s end anger ed species , including the mountain g or illas . The film won several awards , including the Sund ance Film Festival ' s Special J ury Award for Bra very and In ision in 2 0 1 5 . \n I hope these recommend ations are helpful for you ! Let me know if you have any other questions . </s>