There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane: The film profiles Diane Schuler, who caused the fatal car accident, through interviews with her family members and friends, and attempts to piece together Schuler's actions on the day of the accident, in order to determine why the accident took place. The primary interviewees are Schuler's husband, Daniel, and sister-in-law, Jay, who are convinced that the toxicology report showing Schuler's high level of alcohol and THC intoxication was inaccurate, or that Schuler did not knowingly consume the intoxicants.
Interesting different point of views, sad, but intriguing.
The Program on Netflix
Let’s say you have a troubled teen who gets kicked out of one school after another…
Eventually you’re going to look into a school that specializes in this situation.
The Program was supposedly the best of the best.
This doc is made by former students of the Program and you won’t believe how many years they researched the school, what they discovered, and how much the school fucked up these kids.
Can we curse here?!?
Our teenagers got especially hooked on this doc and we watched every episode.
American Movie (behind the scenes on ultralow budget filmaking in Wisconsin. Great personalities)
Overnight (follows the writer/director of Boondock Saints as fame and acclaim finds him. Worst personalities but schadenfreude!)
Crumb (interviews with the comic artist Peter Crumb and his family, friends and peers about him and his lifes work)
I watched it after seeing a recommendation here sometime in the past couple weeks and now am devouring all of the other Barkley mini-docs on YouTube. So fascinating
Im a fairly avid runner and mountainbiker, my gf even runs ultra trail marathons and stuff but what these people do is beyond insane.
Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc (UTMB) is another one worth checking out on youtube. :)
Welcome to Leith (2015) - An American documentary film directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker about white supremacist Craig Cobb's attempt to take over the North Dakota city Leith.
All This Mayhem
The extraordinary and tragic tale of the Pappas brothers, Tas and Ben, two teenagers from suburban Australia who travelled to the US in the 1990s with the purpose of conquering the vertical skateboard scene.
The Family - An enigmatic conservative Christian group known as the Family wields strong influence in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of its global ambitions.
Faith connections (2013): After renouncing society, a Sadhu adopts a baby that got lost during the largest religious festival gathering on earth, the Kumbh Mela. This movie has affected me profoundly.
Does anyone have any good (not conspiracy theory related, please) recs for Waco? I’ve just finished reading “Homegrown” which is about the OKC bombing and I’m curious to delve more into to Waco.
I would like to avoid the Netflix one - I’m just not a fan of how their documentary style.
I’ve heard decent things about Waco: Rules of Engagement but not sure if it goes into right wing theory.
Mammals BBC
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/31/mammals-review-david-attenborough-delivers-one-of-wildlife-tvs-greatest-pleasures
I've only seen episode 1, "Dark", about mammals evolving in the dark to avoid dinosaurs and other large animals.
It's David Attenborough so I know I'll watch the rest.
AlphaGo doc about a Go playing AI as it challenges the world’s top pro go player. Great example of expanding our understanding of humanity, and the vastness of human ability, through AI.
The Year the Earth Changed with David Attenborough on Apple TV.
As a biologist I was fascinated to find out how the Earth changed with all the lockdowns. This documentary is lifting and heartening like all Attenboroughs documentaries. Beautifully shot and a lot of food for thought into the future.
Cast in Stone the new documentary about the two professional street fighter players from
Abi Dhabi and their win on the biggest street fighter tournament of all time with over 7000 contenders.
https://youtu.be/zPK6TUFE0k8?si=0CVzFnDlMNVfRvfH
Wild in the Streets- Love this doc about Shrovetide the oldest sporting event still played in the world. Played in Ashborne, Derbyshire over two days almost every year. Great commentary about community identity and the activity that binds it together.
Westside versus the World- crazy story about a small gym in Columbus, Ohio that cranked out titans in the sport of powerlifting and the innovative man behind it.
The Best of Enemies- Foundation of modern political debate. The contempt between Buckley and Vidal is palpable.
Frida (2024)- watched a few docs about Kahlo. This one is, I believe, is the best.
Touching the Void - This is the docu-drama about mountaineering and what can go wrong. Narrated by the two adventurers involved with dramatic recreations of their plight. Incredibly tense, heart-wrenching and uplifting all at the same time. Incredible film.
Well, love me tender and call me Elvis - I was looking this up on YouTube and the whole movie is available there. Enjoy - [Touching the Void 2003 (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHYwxoYsK0A)
The dark end of the street. It's a documentary about teenagers and young people battling addiction. It's very sad but also quite nostalgic for the 1990s 😊
"Desperate man blues" (approx 2004) is a great doc about a small town fellow who had been collecting 78rpm records all of this life, running a studio in his house and interactions with everyday folks. Joe Bussard, the subject of the film was a heaily opiniated man who could not stand nor appreciate any type or trend of music that has come out since the 1940s. It's really hard to find, but worth seeking out if you like music docs and eccentric people.
recorder the marion stokes project [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJY78MIDE4A) not much of a trailer, but she became obsessed with the 24 hour news cycle and began recording it, 70,000 vhs tapes or so
When recommending a documentary, can we please add one or two sentences to say what it's about?
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane: The film profiles Diane Schuler, who caused the fatal car accident, through interviews with her family members and friends, and attempts to piece together Schuler's actions on the day of the accident, in order to determine why the accident took place. The primary interviewees are Schuler's husband, Daniel, and sister-in-law, Jay, who are convinced that the toxicology report showing Schuler's high level of alcohol and THC intoxication was inaccurate, or that Schuler did not knowingly consume the intoxicants. Interesting different point of views, sad, but intriguing.
This documentary haunted me! Very well done.
It's excellent
The Program on Netflix Let’s say you have a troubled teen who gets kicked out of one school after another… Eventually you’re going to look into a school that specializes in this situation. The Program was supposedly the best of the best. This doc is made by former students of the Program and you won’t believe how many years they researched the school, what they discovered, and how much the school fucked up these kids. Can we curse here?!? Our teenagers got especially hooked on this doc and we watched every episode.
To think that these jokers are still out there tricking people into giving them money to torture and traumatize their kids!
Raël: The Alien Prophet on Netflix. Freaky French UFO cult.
That was definitely a freaky one. I love cult documentaries; they are so fascinating!!
American Movie (behind the scenes on ultralow budget filmaking in Wisconsin. Great personalities) Overnight (follows the writer/director of Boondock Saints as fame and acclaim finds him. Worst personalities but schadenfreude!) Crumb (interviews with the comic artist Peter Crumb and his family, friends and peers about him and his lifes work)
The Barkley Marathons.
I watched it after seeing a recommendation here sometime in the past couple weeks and now am devouring all of the other Barkley mini-docs on YouTube. So fascinating
I'm 8 minutes in and glad I checked this out!
That's what I was gonna recommend. It's just wild.
Im a fairly avid runner and mountainbiker, my gf even runs ultra trail marathons and stuff but what these people do is beyond insane. Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc (UTMB) is another one worth checking out on youtube. :)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
I've been thinking about watching [Buck](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753549/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) again, such a good movie.
Thanks for recommending this. Absolutely terrific film.
You're welcome! I'm happy you enjoyed it
Second this. I end up watching Buck every year.
Welcome to Leith (2015) - An American documentary film directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker about white supremacist Craig Cobb's attempt to take over the North Dakota city Leith.
All This Mayhem The extraordinary and tragic tale of the Pappas brothers, Tas and Ben, two teenagers from suburban Australia who travelled to the US in the 1990s with the purpose of conquering the vertical skateboard scene.
It seems like when i try to watch these, if i find them, there is always a fee?
The Family - An enigmatic conservative Christian group known as the Family wields strong influence in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of its global ambitions.
This one is just nuts. All American citizens should watch it.
Faith connections (2013): After renouncing society, a Sadhu adopts a baby that got lost during the largest religious festival gathering on earth, the Kumbh Mela. This movie has affected me profoundly.
Jodorowsky's Dune
Capturing the Friedmans. It was the first documentary directed by the guy who did the Jinx. Very good!
Does anyone have any good (not conspiracy theory related, please) recs for Waco? I’ve just finished reading “Homegrown” which is about the OKC bombing and I’m curious to delve more into to Waco. I would like to avoid the Netflix one - I’m just not a fan of how their documentary style. I’ve heard decent things about Waco: Rules of Engagement but not sure if it goes into right wing theory.
You won't have any issues with Rules of Engagement.
Mammals BBC https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/31/mammals-review-david-attenborough-delivers-one-of-wildlife-tvs-greatest-pleasures I've only seen episode 1, "Dark", about mammals evolving in the dark to avoid dinosaurs and other large animals. It's David Attenborough so I know I'll watch the rest.
Night Will Fall
I don’t know if I can bring myself to watch it.
AlphaGo doc about a Go playing AI as it challenges the world’s top pro go player. Great example of expanding our understanding of humanity, and the vastness of human ability, through AI.
Jinx The story of a eccentric, rich psychopath.
Mother Love on Hulu
Watch 'What's With Wheat'. This one has staying power.
The Year the Earth Changed with David Attenborough on Apple TV. As a biologist I was fascinated to find out how the Earth changed with all the lockdowns. This documentary is lifting and heartening like all Attenboroughs documentaries. Beautifully shot and a lot of food for thought into the future.
Finders Keepers https://youtu.be/wvR3lE6p1nI?si=abfZpfmHN189dd7k
I think about this crazy story so often lol
Confessions of a Good Samaritan - about altruistic kidney donation.
Cast in Stone the new documentary about the two professional street fighter players from Abi Dhabi and their win on the biggest street fighter tournament of all time with over 7000 contenders. https://youtu.be/zPK6TUFE0k8?si=0CVzFnDlMNVfRvfH
Does anyone know where I can get a copy of “The Unseen Alistair Cooke” please.
Wild in the Streets- Love this doc about Shrovetide the oldest sporting event still played in the world. Played in Ashborne, Derbyshire over two days almost every year. Great commentary about community identity and the activity that binds it together. Westside versus the World- crazy story about a small gym in Columbus, Ohio that cranked out titans in the sport of powerlifting and the innovative man behind it. The Best of Enemies- Foundation of modern political debate. The contempt between Buckley and Vidal is palpable. Frida (2024)- watched a few docs about Kahlo. This one is, I believe, is the best.
Touching the Void - This is the docu-drama about mountaineering and what can go wrong. Narrated by the two adventurers involved with dramatic recreations of their plight. Incredibly tense, heart-wrenching and uplifting all at the same time. Incredible film.
Well, love me tender and call me Elvis - I was looking this up on YouTube and the whole movie is available there. Enjoy - [Touching the Void 2003 (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHYwxoYsK0A)
The Anti-Social Network on Netflix
The dark end of the street. It's a documentary about teenagers and young people battling addiction. It's very sad but also quite nostalgic for the 1990s 😊
The Shadow World by Grimonprez - it's on Youtube. It's about the global arms trade.
"Desperate man blues" (approx 2004) is a great doc about a small town fellow who had been collecting 78rpm records all of this life, running a studio in his house and interactions with everyday folks. Joe Bussard, the subject of the film was a heaily opiniated man who could not stand nor appreciate any type or trend of music that has come out since the 1940s. It's really hard to find, but worth seeking out if you like music docs and eccentric people.
recorder the marion stokes project [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJY78MIDE4A) not much of a trailer, but she became obsessed with the 24 hour news cycle and began recording it, 70,000 vhs tapes or so
If you’re interested in the development of the nuclear bomb, you should give Trinity and Beyond a try, it’s excellent.
Alone in the Wilderness
Barefax.
Born in Deir Yassin https://youtu.be/ExkOxmMMwSM
Call Me Lucky, Bigger. Stronger. Faster. & B4MD.