This thread is for discussion of and links to your favorite documentaries. TV, film and radio are all fair game.
[b]Guidelines[/b]
These threads work best if we stick to some sort of format when sharing info and links
If at all possible, please link to an online version of your chosen doc. Google video or youtube playlists are ideal, since these are international and permanent. please check the links are valid before posting. series are great providing all episodes are available. Some docs are only available on network or publishers websites, feel free to link to these but be aware they may be geographically or time limited and not everyone may me able to use them. If there's no online version but you really want to discuss something, a link to somewhere to buy the DVD is fine too.
[u]a brief description of what you're sharing is far better than just the title; let us know what your cryptically titled doc is about and why it's interesting.[/u]
feel free to share general documentary sites too, there's quite a few of these around
a few to get you started:
[b]All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace[/b] by Adam Curtis.
Curtis is well known for a strong editorial style, presenting documentaries in support of broad ideas generally centering on how governments, history and people interact and attempt to influence perceptions of events. In this three part series Curtis claims that computers have failed to liberate us and instead have "distorted and simplified our view of the world around us". It enters a near-philosophical take on how computers aren't just meager tools to help us get by, but they, quite literally, control the tides of the current world.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2j3BhL47c]part 1[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq0xVuRG4ng]part 2[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJYkkxh0rk]part 3[/url]
[b]How TV Ruined Your Life[/b] by Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television, and how your culture is sold to you by the media.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxQuHocBmxw&feature=channel_video_title]Part 1 of Youtube Playlist[/url] (6 episodes - 9 videos)
so, fire away with your favorites and links. I'll try to add them to the OP if they aren't on the list.
[b]Big-ass list of documentaries[/b]
Promises [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1716489580121755023]link[/url]
Food inc. [url=http://veehd.com/video/2069433_food-inc-2009]link[/url]
a Blank on the Map [url=http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=1773811509036338761&ei=j0p9S-m2Dcyr-AbnicG5AQ&q=david+attenborough&hl=en&view=3&dur=3]link[/url]
Swansea Love Story [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/rule-britannia/swansea-love-story-1-of-6--2]link[/url]
Abel Raises Cain [url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/56337/abel-raises-cain]link[/url]
Street Thief (trailer) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEC0NmiTuSY]link[/url]
King of Kong (link to part 1) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZ9wXO8RVs]link[/url]
Martin Scorsese on American Movies [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=OvQng1ZCkuY&v=DTbNv-P_9fg]link[/url]
Brasilintime part 1 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1032914198530086884&ei=71R9S5XeH4uOlAePn_npAQ&q=brasilintime]link[/url]
part 2 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8010344468005372072&ei=71R9S5XeH4uOlAePn_npAQ&q=brasilintime]link[/url]
Home [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU]link[/url]
This American Life: Escape [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWU9ZvhH1As]link[/url]
Flipping Out [url=http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/educational/watch/v15641062kb6cctY9]link[/url]
King Corn [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiCRwMMh9k8]link[/url]
Blue Planet: deep ocean [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ-D6JNlnY4&feature=related]link[/url]
part 2 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4uQMrTXuSs&feature=related]link[/url]
part 3 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAjvEUGnWY&feature=related]link[/url]
part 4 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZXAxbVTatQ&feature=related]link[/url]
part 5 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmBjO6KxUMQ&feature=related]link[/url]
Carts of Darkness [url=http://www.nfb.ca/film/carts_of_darkness]link[/url]
Henry Darger: in the realms of the unreal [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PMBVxJnoPw]link[/url]
Life (iplayer link) [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nj6dr]link[/url]
toxic Imperial Valley [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/toxic/toxic-imperial-valley-1-of-2]link[/url]
The People must Love their Leader; a portrait of General Idi Amin [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4169600956573058582]link[/url]
Farewell Africa [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4540134202583442015]link[/url]
Holy Ghost People [url=http://www.archive.org/details/HolyGhostPeople]link[/url]
Utopia part 3: the worlds largest Shopping Mall [url=http://video.iptv.org/video/1218530801]link[/url]
Koyaanisquatsi [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sps6C9u7ras]link[/url]
Jonestown: The life and Death of Peoples Temple [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7IxGGfpSWk]link[/url]
Tyson [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgNDijh5nRs]link[/url]
DEAR AMERICA - Letters Home from Vietnam [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbyOQ9sh6AU&feature=related]link[/url]
Beer Wars [url=http://beerwarsmovie.com/]link[/url]
the Cove (trailer) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRD8e20fBo]link[/url]
Wild China (clips) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_UPH2Pgow8]link[/url]
I.O.U.S.A part 1 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcb0hMPG5S0]link[/url]
Chemistry: a Volatile History part 1 [url=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B1A8EFA970A903AF&search_query=chemistry+volatile+history]link[/url]
part 2 [url=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5C0E679EFE3F89EC&search_query=chemistry+volatile+history]link[/url]
part 3 [url=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE54CF27FCB98198&search_query=chemistry+volatile+history]link[/url]
Goon Jedah's doc site: [url=http://www.sundownerfilm.com/]link[/url]
Phantoms in the Brain episode 2 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlFi6IV42Ag]link[/url]
Murderball (trailer) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kaT5dDiISw]link[/url]
What Would Jesus Buy [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypgs2s3lEzs]link[/url]
Haack: the King of Techno (interview about the film) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4NwOufWUx0]link[/url]
Strandbeesten (first few minutes) [url=http://vimeo.com/2376966]link[/url]
cosmos [url=http://www.hulu.com/cosmos]link[/url]
Lions and Hyenas [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ceMi0gmOcA]link[/url]
Every F**king day [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlqELHHKCl8]link[/url]
Theo Jensen TED talk [url=http://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures.html]link[/url]
Ecstasy rising [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjvNCijeYlI]link[/url]
Children Underground [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7FQCKJzldI]link[/url]
The Sundowner (GOON FILM) part 1 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aZakwSRlv8]link[/url]
part 2 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ65a6k4FAk]link[/url]
The human Animal [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3323021761394989726&ei=XuF9S7maFZqAlgeI6cn2Bw&q=the+human+animal&hl=en]link[/url]
Ross Kemp on Gangs [url=http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=ross%20kemp&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv]link[/url]
King Corn (different link) [url=http://www.megavideo.com/?d=Q1ULNDIS]link[/url]
The Nomi Song [url=http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/the_nomi_song/]link[/url]
A Rough History of Disbelief part 1 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2250104590805018608&hl=en]link[/url]
part 2 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3162184064060187674&hl=en]link[/url]
part 3 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=502247489673453933&hl=en]link[/url]
The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower [url=http://www.linktv.org/programs/architect]link[/url]
Vice Travel Guide to Liberia [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-vice-guide-to-liberia-1-of-8]link[/url]
The Decline of Western Civilization: the metal years [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4689920637100527225]link[/url]
the Rocak Afire Explosion [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETK24ax-9A]link[/url]
Maxed Out [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsrA6AfS8UE]link[/url]
Ryan [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvfgLBMmtVs]link[/url]
Louis Theroux links [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UneYciGf84I=related]link[/url]
Earthlings [url=http://www.earthlings.com/]link[/url]
Beyond Belief [url=http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Beyond_Belief/70069042]link[/url]
The Woman who Thinks like a cow (Temple Grandin) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ycu3JFRrA]link[/url]
Sons of Cuba [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYR3hpkkG5A]link[/url]
Mechanical Love [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBTc-WyWUHQ]link[/url]
Reoprter [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSsHMSuX6t0]link[/url]
supermen of Malegaon [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQp6qVjdn8]link[/url]
The Yes Men [url=http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70000103&trkid=496654]link[/url]
Good Hair [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A68UVn0nMvo]link[/url]
It Might Get Loud (trailer) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sBLir8H2zM]link[/url]
Vice Guide to North Korea [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3]link[/url]
torture: Americas Brutal Prisons [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWxpQ87C4t4]link[/url]
Walking the Line [url=http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/walking_the_line/]link[/url]
the warning [url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/view/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=proglist&utm_source=proglist]link[/url]
Off the Chain [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2125514336431717180&ei=8BZ_S_vWFIT0qAOvzLiIBw&q=off+the+chain&hl=en]link[/url]
The Corporation (playlist) [url=http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FA50FBC214A6CE87&search_query=the+corporation]link[/url]archive.org link [url=http://www.archive.org/details/The_Corporation_]link[/url]
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa [url=http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/off_the_grid_life_on_the_mesa/]link[/url]
Gender Redesigner (trailer) [url=ttp://rainbowamerica.org/faetrailer.html]link[/url]
Children of the State [url=http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b50_1188117332&o=1]link[/url]
Moog [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGojNAfqN90&feature=related]link[/url]
Theremin (trailer) [url=http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2784362777/]link[/url]
Imaginary Landscapes [url=http://www.artspace.it/flv/brian%20eno.swf]link[/url]
Shake Hands with the Devil part 1 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6433789978304398721]link[/url] part 2 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2044292321645263029&ei=dq9_S5iWH9iT-AazqPTIBg&q=Shake+Hands+With+The+Devil+Part+2]link[/url]
The fog of War [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8653788864462752804&ei=0-p_S_CUJYTqrAKMicTiCA&q=the+fog+of+war&hl=en]link[/url]
Zeitgeist [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-594683847743189197&ei=mz93S4CGC6C6rAK-kezeBw&q=zeitgeist&hl=en]link[/url]
Black Diamonds [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Zb3Tb0oSM]link[/url]
General Butt Naked (trailer, NWS) [url=http://www.generalbuttnakedmovie.com/]link[/url]
Zoo [url=http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/zoo/]link[/url]
Absolute Zero (Hulu link) [url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/63745/nova-absolute-zero]link[/url]
(Youtube link) [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2jSv8PDDwA]link[/url]
Dear Zachary (Netflix) [url=http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Dear_Zachary_A_Letter_to_a_Son_About_His_Father/70095159?strackid=145f242947bae7ad_0_srl&strkid=907425302_0_0&trkid=438381]link[/url]
Marathon [url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/marathon/program.html]link[/url]
Beer Wars (Netflix) [url=http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Beer_Wars/70116984]link[/url]
Baraka [url=http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=103139626370147]link[/url]
Frontline.NOVA GM Crops doc [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsI0ba9dNg]link[/url]
Obamas War [url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/view/]link[/url]
The Union (Marijuana) [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9077214414651731007&ei=BhqCS9utHYjCqQK847jZAg&q=the+union]link[/url]
Natures great Events: The Great Melt [url=http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODQ0MTAyMDA=.html]link[/url]
Natures great Events: The Great Salmon Run [url=http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODQ0MDg4MDA=.html]link[/url]
Natures great Events: The Great Migration [url=http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODM3MTIzMjA=.html]link[/url]
Natures great Events: The Great Tide [url=http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTM5NzAwNTky.html]link[/url]
Natures great Events: The Great Feast [url=http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODQ4NTAzMjA=.html]link[/url]
Connections [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcSxL8GUn-g]link[/url]
Connections 2 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhqspinggw8]link[/url]
Gimme Shelter [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8944701190949142773&ei=kQWDS_rbDIuMqwLxkNzaBg&q=gimme+shelter&hl=en]link[/url]
Alchemists of Sound [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKPGzX5kZd0]link[/url]
This Film is not yet Rated [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDqxuGlxbWc]link[/url]
Gizmo [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUcg_JoqwiQ]link[/url]
The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Hitman: part 1 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5116812489134120077&ei=UUaDS7qoKpqoqwKu5MH8CA&q=iceman&view=3&dur=3#docid=5740692213665972395]link[/url]
Part 2 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5116812489134120077&ei=UUaDS7qoKpqoqwKu5MH8CA&q=iceman&view=3&dur=3]link[/url]
The Radioactive Beasts of Chernobyl [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-radioactive-beasts-of-chernobyl]link[/url]
Garbage Island [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/toxic/toxic-garbage-island-1-of-3]link[/url]
Vice Guide to North Korea [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3]link[/url]
Vice Guide to Liberia [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-vice-guide-to-liberia-1-of-8]link[/url]
Mecca Diaries [url=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/mecca-diaries]link[/url]
Last Minutes with Oden [url=http://vimeo.com/8191217]link[/url]
[b]multi-doc links[/b]
Snagfilms [url=http://www.snagfilms.com/]Snagfilms.com[/url]
[url=http://www.topdocumentaryfilms.com/]Topdocumentaryfilms.com[/url]
VBS [url=http://www.vbs.tv]vbs.tv[/url]
I've watched the first two "All Watched Over By Machines ..." episodes, it's really well-done.
[editline]8th June 2011[/editline]
Charlie Brooker is brilliant too.
I hate stage 6 is no longer hosting docu's. I've watched a ton on there, but i don't recall their names.
Does anyone have any touching documentaries based on true events?
My two favourite that i've seen are...
Touching the void (2003)
[IMG]http://smb.cdn.neulion.com/u/sundance/thumbs/515_eb.jpg[/IMG]
A Lion called Christian (2009)
[IMG]http://www.harrymmiller.com/images/ALCCAustraliancover.jpg[/IMG]
Any more amazing documentaries like these, preferably docudramas?
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