One Direction: This Is Us vs The Ballad of Crowfoot

One Direction: This Is Us has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for The Ballad of Crowfoot). The Ballad of Crowfoot is the shorter watch at 10m compared with 1h 47m. The Ballad of Crowfoot is the older of the two (1968 against 2013). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

One Direction: This Is Us posterOne Direction: This Is Us2013 VS The Ballad of Crowfoot posterThe Ballad of Crowfoot1968
One Direction: This Is UsThe Ballad of Crowfoot
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.8/10
Year20131968
Length1h 47m10m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
Country––
DirectorMorgan SpurlockWillie Dunn
Main castChris Rock, Martin Scorsese, Harry Styles, Simon Cowell, Zayn Malik–

Synopsis

One Direction: This Is Us

"One Direction: This Is Us" is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London’s famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys…

The Ballad of Crowfoot

Released in 1968 and often referred to as Canada’s first music video, The Ballad of Crowfoot was directed by Willie Dunn, a Mi’kmaq/Scottish folk singer and activist who was part of the historic Indian Film Crew, the first all-Indigenous production unit at the NFB. The film is a powerful look at colonial betrayals, told through a striking montage of archival images and a ballad composed by Dunn himself about the legendary 19th-century Siksika…

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