Red Mosquito

180 degrees south

I watched Frontline's Secret State of North Korea last night. It relied heavily on footage smuggled out of the country, which was pretty fascinating.

I'm hoping to find a documentary that hews closely to reality but doesn't concern itself with journalistic detachment, that examines without judgment but does not impose a silence on itself. I want a documentary that sees the world with fresh eyes (a child's eyes reborn after infinite lives) upon which light impresses itself strongly, forcing the lids ever-slightly shut (not out of fear, but of wonderment, for there is no other way to see; no other way to be).

So, any recommendations?

I would like to watch that as well.

Alex wrote:I'm hoping to find a documentary that hews closely to reality but doesn't concern itself with journalistic detachment, that examines without judgment but does not impose a silence on itself. I want a documentary that sees the world with fresh eyes (a child's eyes reborn after infinite lives) upon which light impresses itself strongly, forcing the lids ever-slightly shut (not out of fear, but of wonderment, for there is no other way to see; no other way to be).

So, any recommendations?

Leviathan

Harry Lime wrote:

Alex wrote:I'm hoping to find a documentary that hews closely to reality but doesn't concern itself with journalistic detachment, that examines without judgment but does not impose a silence on itself. I want a documentary that sees the world with fresh eyes (a child's eyes reborn after infinite lives) upon which light impresses itself strongly, forcing the lids ever-slightly shut (not out of fear, but of wonderment, for there is no other way to see; no other way to be).

So, any recommendations?

Leviathan

Any reference to that beast sends my mind wheeling back to 11th grade literature. Amelia Winston's candy corn hair was in a bun with two thick strands framing her pale face. She spoke of the Tanakh in a way that I will never forget. At the time, I was so thoroughly enthralled by Melville that I couldn't have imagined my creative radar being attuned to anything else (this is the myopia of youth). But as she rolled her tongue around the Job legend, I knew there would be no other place from which to draw details of the mythic serpent. From that day forth, my fixation was purely Biblical. I thought I saw her driving in the direction of Odessa last month when I sat with some sopa de fideo under a banyan tree.

The Act of Killing was just added.

Alex wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

Alex wrote:I'm hoping to find a documentary that hews closely to reality but doesn't concern itself with journalistic detachment, that examines without judgment but does not impose a silence on itself. I want a documentary that sees the world with fresh eyes (a child's eyes reborn after infinite lives) upon which light impresses itself strongly, forcing the lids ever-slightly shut (not out of fear, but of wonderment, for there is no other way to see; no other way to be).

So, any recommendations?

Leviathan

Any reference to that beast sends my mind wheeling back to 11th grade literature. Amelia Winston's candy corn hair was in a bun with two thick strands framing her pale face. She spoke of the Tanakh in a way that I will never forget. At the time, I was so thoroughly enthralled by Melville that I couldn't have imagined my creative radar being attuned to anything else (this is the myopia of youth). But as she rolled her tongue around the Job legend, I knew there would be no other place from which to draw details of the mythic serpent. From that day forth, my fixation was purely Biblical. I thought I saw her driving in the direction of Odessa last month when I sat with some sopa de fideo under a banyan tree.

Yeah but this is about North Atlantic fishermen

there's a good Hitler doc.

red calzolaio wrote:there's a good Hitler doc.

If I wanted that I'd look up the History Channel's programming schedule circa 2002.

Harry Lime wrote:

red calzolaio wrote:there's a good Hitler doc.

If I wanted that I'd look up the History Channel's programming schedule circa 2002.

which is probably on Netflix.

red calzolaio wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

red calzolaio wrote:there's a good Hitler doc.

If I wanted that I'd look up the History Channel's programming schedule circa 2002.

which is probably on Netflix.

I do know that it has Ken Burns' Baseball

Here’s a sort of epilogue to Dear Zachary. Just under 15 minutes.

I watched 2 good ones this weekend

Jiro Dreams of Sushi was amazing, and I don't even like sushi.

bodysnatcher wrote:Jiro Dreams of Sushi was amazing, and I don't even like sushi.

amazing is also how i would describe it, and i love sushi.

Watched the new Nixon documentary on HBO Go last night. It was pretty good.

turned2black wrote:Enjoyed this one.

That is a great doc.

contamination wrote:

turned2black wrote:Enjoyed this one.

That is a great doc.

Good rec! will be checking this out soon

I just watched the Jonestown Mass Suicide Doc. Was pretty good.

Ken Burns baseball is amazing even if you don't even like baseball.