Mr Gaga - changed how I relate to dance.
Ask HN: What documentary had an impact on you?
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#22Touching the Void
Check it out..
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#23Last year I had the privilege of watching two really great documentaries: Connections - James Burke Century of the Self It's hard to judge the lasting impact both these docs will have on me, but boy, I can't even remember how I used to think before watching them. Watching Century of the Self and the AMC show Mad Men right after was also a very interesting contrast.
I love James Burke.
The first "Connections" is available on Kanopy if you have a library card. Lots of episodes on Youtube too.
"The Day the Universe Changed" was my intro to Burke; I loved it as a child an still as an adult.
Re: Ask HN: What documentary had an impact on you?
#24Last year I had the privilege of watching two really great documentaries: Connections - James Burke Century of the Self It's hard to judge the lasting impact both these docs will have on me, but boy, I can't even remember how I used to think before watching them. Watching Century of the Self and the AMC show Mad Men right after was also a very interesting contrast.
I'm a big fan of most of Adam Curtis' documentaries...I like The Power of Nightmares the best
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#25The Israel Lobby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N294FMDok98
It is a great examination of the power and influence that Israel has over U.S. politics...
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#26Whore's Glory - Extremely raw documentary that gives an inside look into the lives of prostitutes from various countries (Bangladesh, Thailand, Mexico). It was seriously fucked up and eye opening.
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#27Exit Through the Gift Shop came out when I was in college and changed my relationship with documentaries and films in general. I won't discuss much of the plot here, but it forces you to really change the way you understand documentaries and to be more critical.
Generation Wealth made me really re-consider the world around me and how culture has shifted in the past 10 years. It was quite eye opening and also forced me to think differently about the people around me.
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#28Zeitgeist
This documentary changed the way I see the world. It was great to meet all the people around the world from different chapters and some of them are still my friends today. I really thank it a lot even if most of it is just BS. Still made a huge impact in my life.
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#29Earthlings. It wasn't instant but couldn't get it out of my head until I started living in a different way.
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#30The Venus Project: Future By Design - By Jacque Fresco. Introduced Jacque Fresco's philosophy, R.I.P., and also the empathy we must have in designing something that is good for the planet and for the future. I highly recommend.
Mike Maloney's "Hidden Secrets of Money" is a beautiful set of YouTube documentaries financed by Mike himself. It educated me and millions out there how money really worked in the real world, and how the Federal Reserve and banking manipulates currency. https://goldsilver.com/hidden-secrets/
The Corporation - When Corporations started to get the same rights and treatment as regular citizens, we have created a monster that have changed our world for the worst.
The Cove and Blackfish. Really sad and made me stay away from Sea World and circuses and places that held animals in captivity for entertainment.
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara - The 11 lessons are worth learning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fog_of_War
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room/Inside Job - When corporations are run by sociopaths.
An Inconvenient Truth - Global warming.
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel/Bill Cunningham New York - Learned so much about creativity and just being true to your unique self regardless of what the world thinks.
Zeitgeist - Esoteric knowledge.