jonnyrovers
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Knuckle. It’s free on YouTube. It’s fascinating.
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[TV] Anyone know any good documentaries to watch?
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Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
My lads swear by The Jinx which they have downloaded to my computer but I haven’t had a chance to watch yet
Eggman
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It's brilliant!
Cosmic Joker
The Motorik
Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon
A 1982 film about Fela Kuti the king of Afrobeat, the crazy situation in Nigeria at that time, his religious beliefs, his fifteen wives - or was it twenty seven queens? and his provocation of the Nigerian government and what happened with that. Probably the greatest music based documentary ever.
https://vimeo.com/206759023
A 1982 film about Fela Kuti the king of Afrobeat, the crazy situation in Nigeria at that time, his religious beliefs, his fifteen wives - or was it twenty seven queens? and his provocation of the Nigerian government and what happened with that. Probably the greatest music based documentary ever.
https://vimeo.com/206759023
LowKarate
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Requiem for the American Dream on Netflix.
Billy in Bristol
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Baseball a Ken Burns film is awesome.
Billy in Bristol
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Thought Icarus was about Russian doping?
It is, dunno what Barnham was watching!
Odd double post.
So I'll use this space to say I recently watched the 30 for 30 on Tommy Morrison.
I knew nothing of the fella, so that became a revealing watch.
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Some excellent films already mentioned. I’d add The World at War.
Brightonfan1983
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Filtering my IMDb lists, do these come under 'anthropology'?
Catfish (an oldie but a goodie)
Deep Web (about the Silk Road website and its ilk - very thought-provoking)
Tales of the Grim Sleeper, and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, both Nick Broomfield, do the murderer doc thing but with his usual societal slant. I was gripped and then appalled, by them both.
Albion in the north
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The Two Escobars.
One of the 30 for 30 documentaries. Drugs and football. Whats not to like.
One of the 30 for 30 documentaries. Drugs and football. Whats not to like.
Barham's tash
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You’re absolutely right. I am confusing two things and have therefore had an absolute belter.
Stop at nothing: the Lance Armstrong story
Icarus: you know, that one about Russian doping.
Both are good.
*dunce*
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Machiavelli
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Civilizations is working well so far for me. There was an interesting article which argued that, far more than its predecessor Kenneth Clark's Civilization, the major influence on this series is John Berger's Ways of Seeing, which is also well worth a look (as is the book).
Barnet Seagull
Luxury Player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_to_Invade_Next Not usually a fan of Michael Moore but there's some genuinely interesting approaches to work/social issues.
Two by Adam Curtis:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gyz6b/adam-curtis-bitter-lake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04b183c/adam-curtis-hypernormalisation
If you have a bit more time and can stretch the definition of documentary a touch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gyz6b/adam-curtis-bitter-lake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04b183c/adam-curtis-hypernormalisation
If you have a bit more time and can stretch the definition of documentary a touch
