I always thought documentaries to be boring and that changed after watching - Icarus (Netflix): about state-sponsored doping scandal in Russian Olympics teams - Amazing!
Now I want to explore the world of documentaries, on any topic; I just want to expand my worldview.
What documentaries would you recommend watching and why?
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#2Three from top of my head:
1. The square - it was on Netflix, may still be
2. The known unknown
3. Jesus camp
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#3Hypernormalisation by Adam Curtis
Incredible insight into the current geopolitical climate and how actions in previous years have had huge ramifications to what's happening now.
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#4Three from top of my head: 1. The square - it was on Netflix, may still be 2. The known unknown 3. Jesus camp
Jesus camp was scary.
I don't know if these fall under documentary category, but I enjoyed SAMSARA and BARAKA, because of their music and stunning cinematography
https://www.amazon.com/Samsara-Ron-Fricke/dp/B00AYQNOFI/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AO9NDY2
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#5Mary Beard's documentaries are some of the only accurate ones on ancient Rome. Luckily some of them are available on YouTube.
Pompeii: Life And Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0zBG5R7TXU
Meet the Romans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rggk_H3jEgw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFw8M4PBUI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UvG0LDeYBA
Caligula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiJcedqTjM
Ultimate Rome Empire Without Limit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WIISgDsUrE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18k428ugaE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxCzAehdF38
Also, there's a subreddit for this https://old.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/
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#6I liked "Betting on zero" from netflix ( https://www.netflix.com/title/80108609 ).
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#7Earthlings
Because it will change the way you see the relationship between humans and animals.
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#8The Fog of War
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/
Robert McNamara gives his accounts of WWII and Vietnam wars.
He was a senior member of the White House administrations and saw a lot.
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#9wormwood >> https://www.netflix.com/title/80059446
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#10I'd recommend "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" on Netflix. It's a really interesting look into the mind of someone seeking perfection and mastery of their craft.