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Follows the journey of two US veterans with PTSD and substance abuse problems into healing, using Ayahuasca. These people are first unable to perform daily errands, and in the end are transformed with stable loving relationships and aspirations to help and shape society.
I love documentaries, and these are my favourites. All very worth a watch. - The Crash Reel - McConkey - Buck - Apollo 11 - Carts of Darkness - The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia - Samsara - Baraka - Brooklyn Castle - Spellbound - Drew: The Man Behind the Poster - Crumb - The Jinx - The Art of Flight - King of Kong - Indie Game: The Movie - Capturing the Friedmans - OJ: Made in America - The Barkley Marat…
- “The Alpinist” - The story of Marc Andre Leclerc, a young Canadian soloist ice climber
- “This Mountain Life” - a series of short stories on alpine adventure mixed with some fantastic cinematography
Honeyland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyland There's this Godard quote which sums this one up for me: "All great fiction films tend towards documentary, just as all great documentaries tend towards fiction." (I think the director mentioned it in an interview too?)
There's so much to take from this. One of those pieces that I just have to get my friends to watch so we could discuss because just describing it won't do it justice
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Dreams_of_Sushi If you're a developer / engineer you'll admire the professionalism. And more importantly value proposition of your work.
I think Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a fantastic documentary and recommend it also. I came away with a different impression, in that I certainly don't admire or want to share Jiro's attitude to work, because the perfection-at-all-costs approach looked like it had a pretty devastating fallout on his wife and his two sons. It's a fascinating documentary in that you'll either come away saying "how inspirational!" or "I'm run…
You even hear from the woman who helped sing “Get Shelter” by The Rolling Stones. Fascinating window into music history.
Once labeled a “youth-at-risk,” Matt Rutherford risks it all in a death-defying attempt to be the first person to sail alone and nonstop around North and South America. Professional sailors called him crazy and declared the journey “a suicide mission.”