Pls give a reason as to why you like it
I really liked Behind the Curve. A crew follows around some flat earthers to see how they got into it and what it’s like living your life believing the Earth is flat. All of them talk about the friendship and comradery of the group more than why they believe the earth is flat. In fact, one of the members explains that if he was given definitive proof the Earth wasn’t flat, he’d still pretend it was because he wouldn’t want to lose his friends.
It really shows how people who hold extreme views often hold them because it gives them a group to be a part of. You’ll never be able to get someone to leave an extremist organization without giving them another group to be a part of.
“Who killed the electric car?” A fascinating look at the EV1 — an electric car developed by GM in the early 90s and leased to customers in California. The customers then had to give it back when the lease was over… so that GM could crush them all into little pieces and pretend the car never existed. It will make you angry.
Second choice would be “Hands on a Hardbody” about a radio station giving away a truck in East Texas. It’s a great time capsule of its time and place. Both sad and funny.
Oh man Hands on a Hardbody is one of my favs. A true classic. I even saw it in the theater when it came out!
The private life of plants, by David Attenborough. I love it because it shows plants living at our speed (timelapses) with clear explanation and interesting facts. The soundtrack is nice and weird with a lot of synths, which is different from the normal orchestral backing. Also I love David :)
So happy to see someone out on the webs that also enjoyed that documentary! It’s an older one, if I’m not mistaken. I really really really enjoyed that one and it gave me a much different perspective on plant life. I still think of some of the stuff i saw on that series.
Ngl following the life of a plant sounds ultra boring, I don’t think even Sir Attenborough can do that interesting for me.
I get where you are coming from, but you could not be more wrong. They fix the boring part because they speed up those parts by a factor of 30000 or more. I learned so much from this series of docu’s. Also… It’s Sir Attenborough, arguably one of the best in his class. He can do it, nobody. He can do it.
Spoken by a person who is almost infinitely interested in everything, hahaha.
You haven’t lived until you see two vines desperately trying to choke the shit out of each other in “real time” for them which is like 20x speed for us.
An Honest Liar.
World-renowned magician and escape artist James “the Amazing” Randi dedicates his life to exposing fake psychics and others who claim paranormal powers, while keeping a secret of his own that takes up the latter portion of the Documentary.
The “Alone in the Wilderness” videos by Dick Proenekke. Middle-aged guy gives up on the rat race and heads to a remote spot in Alaska, builds a cabin, chills there for 30-years.
The man is amazing. Using hand tools he packed in by himself, he builds a nice cabin, hunts and fishes, all that. Dick needs a spoon or a table or a shelf? He makes one. He makes everything he needs.
No video has ever brought me such peace as listening to the narrator.
I started watching it because the guy was making a spoon for himself and I thought it was so cool that he was so self sufficient
Then I turned on one of the episodes and we was going into his HOUSE that he made for himself, mucking around with the door and trying to make a good way of doing the hinges
He’s my hero but have you seen the one’s he narrated himself? His voice is a little funny
This started my love for watching folk build cabins by themselves, I must have seen a hundred by now!
Searching for Sugar Man
It’s like a modern fairytale. An aging Latino day labourer from detroit with an assumed failed 1970’s music career is unearthed to be utterly successful in South Africa without knowing it. And the music is great.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFjCHGcIuMnq2Vg7nJei3ZVVxHeOnU8D&si=nM0CqQnDFW7wYbSn
Here’s a YouTube playlist of some of his songs. Great movie.
https://youtu.be/sRlvDKcDvsI?si=C6nf9dL3A7j32tEL
The Realms of the Unreal. It’s a documentary about a hermit named Henry Darger who created his own little world while living alone all his life. The guy could read and write, but lacked an education on just about everything else.
I just find it neat that this entire world he created could have been easily thrown away, never to be discovered if his landlord wasn’t curious. The guy had some serious mental issues, but it’s still fascinating.
Thanks for the suggestion. The documentary seems intriguing.
Supposedly there is another one that doesn’t make it sound quite so awesome and emphasizes more for balance purposes the negligence and corruption that killed a bunch of people aspect. But many people who were around at the time seem to like this one.
Also, “Kunuk Uncovered” from Documentary Now on Netflix.
Is this the same as “Class Action Park”?
Not the same documentary, as far as I know, but the same park
There are other more professional ones on the same park but this video is by far the best I’ve seen in terms of getting to the heart of things
Ghenghis Blues
American musician with a short wave radio hears Mongolian music for the first time and it changes his life.
He goes on a trip 1/2 way around the world to discover it in person.
Oh, and he’s blind.
The wonderful whites of West Virginia.
Just watch it.
This sounds WILD!
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia 2009 1h 26m
A year in the life of the White family, well known for Jesco White, the star of the “Dancing Outlaw” documentary.
Sex and nudity: Moderate
Violence and gore: Severe
Profanity: Severe
Alcohol, drugs and smoking: Severe
Frightening and intense scenes: Moderate
If you’re looking for a ‘wild ride,’ watch Wild Wild Country mini TV series.
If you’re looking for a music-related documentary, watch Metal Evolution. (You can find most of the episodes on Youtube.)
If you’re looking for something more biographical and about someone intriguing, and have some laughs while doing it, watch George Carlin’s American Dream.
I really liked Wild wild country. It was very well put together and told Osho’s story in a way that showed all the bits and pieces.
If you like space/NASA
Good Night Oppy (2022).
It’s about the Opportunity Rover on Mars. Great little doc about an amazing little rover.
Does This Is Spinal Tap count? It’s hilarious!
It is a mockumentary, but a good one at that. recommended
Even if it didn’t quite invent the genre - The Rutles predates it by half a decade, there could be earlier examples - it most definitely defined it.
Touching the Void
It’s a wild ride that showcases just how strong humans really are. Definitely worth a watch!
In 1985 two friends, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set out to climb Siula Grande in Peru via the West Face, a hitherto unaccomplished feat by any climber. After a tough ascent they succeed but on the descent they run into significant problems. Soon they are both in dire danger and the chances of surviving are slim.
BBC The People’s Century. Goes over history from 1900-2000. Has actual interviews with 100 year olds at the time, like a guy who stormed the palace with Lenin.
This sounds fantastic… and it’s on YouTube. Sweet.
