jackhammer

There have been a few top quality doc's posted in the film thread, so a thread dedicated to them is needed I think. They can be feature length documentaries or even DVD making of doc's. As long as they are 30 mins+ is the only criteria. Something to start the ball rolling:


Haiti is generally regarded as one of the most dangerous places on Earth to live and this doc concentrates on 2 brothers living on opposite sides of the law. One brother is desperate to escape Haiti and uses his own music to speak to the world outside and the other deeply embroiled in the countries violence and gang power.

What seems like an obvious choice to plump for, is not always an easy decision to choose sides for with a way of life that is the norm and not the exception and fatalism an accepted way of life.

Not always an easy watch but enthralling and fascinating nonetheless.

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Inuzuka Skysword

Human, All Too Human was a documentary series done by BBC on Nietzsche, Sartre, and Heidegger. Each one had their own episode. Each episode consisted on the lives of each philosopher and a general overview of their ideas. I was more interested in their lives.

That one you posted int he Krautrock thread was pretty good too. I had always listened to a bit of Krautrock and never got into an actual phase. Now I have tons of it.

jackhammer

That was damn fine.

Linkage here for anyone wanting to check it out again:

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

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Astronomer

This is really cliche but I love any documentary by/with David Attenborough. I love nature and animals, and find everything he researches just fascinating. Plus the cinematography is always amazing - I always wonder how they get those tiny cameras in places like echidna's pouches and snake's nests!

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Flower Child

Those are my favorite too. I was glued to this one animal doc that I watched on TV last night called White Falcon, White Wolf. It really was interesting to see how the lives of all these different animals unfolded. It really opened my eyes up to the fact that they aren't so different from us, I was blown away by the human-like qualities they possesed. The footage was insane. It had some really beautiful, beautiful moments in it, and overall I give it a 10/10.

duga

i think zeitgeist is a great documentary...it discusses religion and how it still plays a role in american politics to this day and how people need to be more aware and question things a bit more. a very general documentary...but if it sparks your interest there is a sequel called zeitgeist: addendum and covers the federal reserve and how the system is designed to keep us all in debt as a form of monetary slavery. really great stuff.

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Dear god, not another one.

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Shake

Am I missing something? I thought Zeitgeist was a fantastic doc.\

Loved "Global Metal", Sam Dunn is a lucky, lucky guy.
Planet Earth was awesome too, especially in HD!

And I just started part one of When the Levees Broke. Spike Lee's film about the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans. It's heartbreaking.

s_k

Agreed .
Attenborough is just great.
Have you seen Microcosmos by the way? You might like that .
It's more of a piece of art than a documentary, but it's so beautifully made.

Eitherway, best documentary/music film ever is probably woodstock.
I like Louis Theroux, too. Love his direct style and the way he gets away with stuff.

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As for TV show like documentaries, always a fan of Most Evil:

Most Evil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Otherwise:

Haack: The King of Techno
Grizzly Man
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

Just off the top of my head.