A couple of recent Netflix docu-series I liked are Evil Genius and Wild Wild Country.
+1 for Wild Wild Country, watched it like 5 times
Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
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#252The Dawn Wall. It is about a climber (Tommey Caldwell) making attempts on a new route up El Capitan. The climbing scenes are spectacular and gruelling. Along with the climbing it mixes in the poignant and inspirational life story of Tommy Caldwell.
Some other great climbing documentaries:
- Touching The Void (It's an older movie but maybe the most harrowing survival story I've ever heard).
- Meru
- Free Solo
- The Alpinist
- Valley Uprising
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#253"A year in the taiga" [0], by Dmitry Vasyukov, blessed by Werner Herzog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_People:_A_Year_in_the_Ta...
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#254As a documentary connoisseur, there are about 20 recommendations I could think of, but I'll give you my top 3:
Tickled: Less of a "global problem" issue in and if itself, this is nonetheless expository of our time. Top rec.
Corked: there is no meritocracy.
Plastic China: Arguably the most important documentary film ever made in terms of impact on global policy/affairs
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#255This is the best WWII documentary I've ever seen, and it's available free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS5O9I5AUXI What makes it great is (a) that the filmmaker tried only to use source material, including audio narration, created during WWII, and (b) that the film sources were shot in color (rare for the time).
"Stalingrad" is a horrifying documentary about the battle. It's recounted by the German and Soviet soldiers who took part. The takeaway was that given the right incentives human mass depravity is bottomless. Edit: https://youtu.be/VnJJQxZ0hu8
This link is to "Practical Deep Learning for Coders 2022".
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#256Into Great Silence. 9 months in a carthusian monestary, filmed solo.
It’s quite the experience. The interview with the blind monk really got me. I spent most of the documentary feeling sorry for him, and he flipped that on its head.
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#257Up (series) which follows the lives of 14 British people from different backgrounds over 50 years.
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#258"King Leopold's Ghost" An honest, brutal account of colonialism and the attempt to cover up it's effects on the people suffering under it.
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#259"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.
What do you mean by value proposition? I don't remember seeing much that would apply to my work.
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#260Dear Zachary was written, directed, produced, and edited by one guy (Kurt Kuenne) and its budget was incredibly low even for indie film standards. However, I can think of very few documentaries that come close to what it achieved and how it made me feel when watching it. Kurt put every fiber of his being into making it, and it shows. However, it's not an easy watch and I'd be hesitant to watch it again all the way th…
Incredible film, top of my list too.