Never before have I spent an entire day staring lifelessly at a screen without feeling completely and utterly brain dead by the end.  However, after leaving a marathon viewing of documentaries at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) , I felt like a Mighty Explorer of the Universe, having traveled to far off countries and delved deeply into the collective psyche of mankind - all while seated comfortably in a loge at the beautiful Pathé Tuschinski movie theater .This cinematic adventure, starting at 10.30 in the morning and lasting until 01.30 the following morning, was happily endured, with only a few minor instances of childlike fidgeting and restlessness.   The first three documentaries of the day also ended up being my favorites – hopefully due to their inherent merit as opposed to their being scheduled first!  There were definitely some overlapping themes in the films – most notably the corrupting force of power. But while the young and beautiful Macha, main cha