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The 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.
"Triumph of the Nerds" Discusses the history of computing and the rise and fall of tech companies as the industry changed. It's old but worth it imo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNVbmzVCyLU
Formula 1 Drive to Survive https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8289930/
Fires of Kuwait - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUzkF_Dp8M A first hand account of the firefighters who were sent to cap the oil wells that Saddam set on fire during his attempt to invade the country. Senna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aPLOQeSHrM The story of famed F1 driver. I'm not a racing fan but this one was amazing. Apollo 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Co8Z8BQgWc Completely new footage was found of…
Part 1: The Saturn V Rocket
Part 2: The Command Module
Part 3: The Navigation Computer
Part 4: The Lunar Module
Part 5: The Space Suit
Part 6: The Lunar Rover
Available on vimeo[1] and youtube.
Adam Curtis' body of work.
"The Phenomenon" by James Fox.
Code Rush, a one-hour glimpse into Netscape Communications in 1998, just as they open source their browser: https://youtu.be/4Q7FTjhvZ7Y I get very tired whenever I watch it for some reason.
It probably helps that I worked in Mountain View about 10 years later. It felt very familiar, and the ideas and people were still relevant and reverberating
2. "Tiny House Nation": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3869500/
3. "Don't F*k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer" - **WARNING: MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO SOME AUDIENCES**: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11318602/
4. "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing" - investigating the Boeing 737 Max incidents killing 346 people: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11893274/
I watched all four on Netflix.
I'm currently obsessed with documentaries about uncontacted tribes.
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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 may well be correct but society would be a lot less advanced if not for the works of 'unbalanced' individuals
1 "War"
Iraqi civilians recall their initial hopes before the realities of war become clear.
2 "Insurgency"
Lt Colonel Nathan Sassaman and Iraqi civilian Alaa Adel reflect on the Iraqi insurgency.
3 "Fallujah"
The Battle of Fallujah is told by accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians.
4 "Saddam"
Saddam Hussein is captured by American troops and interrogated by CIA analyst John Nixon.
5 "Legacy"
The emergence of ISIS concludes the brutal legacy of the Iraq War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Iraq
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2020/08/why-everyone-mu...
Note: There is a shortened version by PBS but it's not as compelling as the full series.