Senna (2010, Asif Kapadia)

BAFTA 2012. No talking heads — pure archive. Changed sports documentary form. Essential for football fans.

Senna defines the form for all sports documentaries, using only archive footage and no talking-head interviews to craft a cinematic tragedy about genius and mortality. Asif Kapadia's film won the BAFTA for Best Documentary in 2012 and has influenced every football documentary made since 2010, including Diego Maradona. The film's impact on documentary storytelling remains unmatched, with a legacy that surpasses even Sunderland 'Til I Die in cinematic ambition.

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