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Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
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#272I'm currently obsessed with documentaries about uncontacted tribes.
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#273I enjoyed Branching Paths, which gave provides a unique window into the Japanese indie game developer scene -- If you liked Indie Game: The Movie 2012 and are interested in Japanese media, then watch at least the trailer:
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#274"The Alchemists of Sound", a BBC documentary about the history of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who were most famous for producing the Doctor Who theme tune, but were enormously influential in the world of early electronic music.
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#275Fear of 13. Captivating storytelling by the subject of the story. It's the life story of a man who spent 21 years on death row for a murder he had nothing to do with. He eventually cancelled all his appeals and requested his sentence be carried out.
Nick's episode on JRE was also pretty good. Link to a clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kPxE_Funhw
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#276As 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
I wouldn’t mind if you wrote out the other recos you have too!
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#277Any of Wiseman's documentaries are good but Basic Training, Meat and Blind are good ones to start with if you are not familiar with his work
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#278The World at War - BBC documentary series about WWII. Shows humanity simultaneously at it's best and worst. The Vietnam War - Ken Burns documentary series. Very balanced and sobering take on the Vietnam war, events leading to the Vietnam war, and unrest in the US during that period. The Fog of War - Errol Morris doc about Robert McNamara. The Salt of the Earth - Doc about photographer Sebastião Salgado Alone in the W…
Sorry to nitpick but The World at War is Thames Television. I think they became ITV. I also used to think it was BBC because of the quality and dignity of the production, I wouldn't be surprised to hear some people claim this is an example of the Mandela effect.
You are correct.
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#279The Grateful Dead Movie, don't know if it's online. A in-depth look at GD shows mid-70's, near their creative peak. Lots of backstage footage, fan interviews, and some pretty neat animation.
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#280Rize (2005)
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0436724/
About a certain dance culture that was popular back then. I also found it interesting to see a slice of life from south central Los Angeles