Keep in mind the audience are late boomers and not into “weird” movies, aka, my parents
Grizzly Man
Could be bias I suppose, but this one has a proven track record in my experience. Not only was it my introduction to Herzog, but I’ve had very good success getting other people on board with his particular documentarian style.
Fitzcarraldo.
Go big or go home.
Followed by the documentary about making it.
That episode of the Boondocks
That episode of Rick and Morty.
My best fiend. No contest.
If you hate that, you’ll hate all of his works tbh.
I go with this one on second thought.
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Lesson of Darkness is really cool. It’s more like a meditative art piece than a documentary. I really liked it. I remember Herzog shot it from the perspective of an astronaut discovering an alien race on an alien planet.
It’s just the aftermath of the Gulf War where they began burning the oil fields and it looks like something from a sci-fi. There are haunting interviews with the victims of the war. It’s truly such a beautiful film that you just take in and experience.
Nosferatu, Phantom der Nacht
Or Fitzcarraldo or Aguirre…
So hard to choose!
I would show the old Kinski fiction movies first…
