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[Woland]

Gates of Heaven - Errol Morris' study of pet cemetaries and the people who buy into them and those who run them. Jaw-droppingly funny and just jaw-dropping at the same time.

Did Hoop Dreams get a mention yet?

[indytrucks]

The Last Waltz

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

[skinhead]

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

Will be seeing this as soon as it's screening here (too bad for you guys - unlikely Korea will ever even know of its existence. Kind of like the holocaust).

[swetepete]

Here's a lulu, a real whacking doozy of a feel-good picture...

'the human behavior experiments.'

It's a summary and correlation of several sociological experiments (the Milgrom 'Obedience' tests, the Stanford Prison experiments, the freaks who did those prank calls in the states that convinced dozens of fast-food managers to strip-search [and in at least one case sexually assault] their employees) with a few different well known wartime attrocities. It's pretty heavy...

If you download the CBC version there's an excellent debate after involoving several people; the one-time commander of Abu Graib, a whistle blower under her command, some journalists who did work in Rwanda and El Salvador, some academics, and, among others, a Canadian commander who served in Bosnia in the aftermath of the most recent Balkan wars.

I'd be really curious to hear what you all think of it actually. I have no formal education in sociology or psychology (unless a 101 counts) so I tend to get convinced pretty easily by anything that seems to make sense, and I'd be happy to get some different perspectives on this stuff.

Again, though, do be warned; it's not going to make you feel very good about anything. I watched this over the last few days, and fell asleep listening to another radio thing about the My Lai thing in Vietnam, and geez...I'm just about ready to go evolve into a dolphin or something, I'm feeling as misanthropic and bummed as a seventeen year old at this point.

You can download the CBC version off ISOhunt.com if you have a torrent program on your machine.

[jajdude]

http://www11.alluc.org/alluc/documentaries.html
Lots here.

I think www.guba.com has a good bunch too.

Saw that "human behavior experiements" one, forget where. Pretty good. I think google videos has it.

Also, saw "No Direction Home" on youtube. Good for Dylan fans. Actually did not see the final 6 minutes, not on yet. (part 1

[enns]

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[swetepete]

I'm loving this link...I watch a doco a day now on it, and never download a thing.

http://www.tv-links.co.uk/listings/9

[jajdude]

[applesandshanana]

The Weather Underground - Probably my favorite documentary ever about the radical offspring of the SDS during the 60's.

Dig! - You will probably fall in love with The Brian Jonestown Massacre and hate them at the same time.

In the Realms of the Unreal - An amazingly overlooked and insane artist.

A State of Mind - I'm surprised I didn't see this mentioned, it's a creepy look into the lives of girls preparing for the Mass Games in N. Korea.

[faster]

I watched a few of the Louis Theroux docus on google video this weekend. Definitely recommend the one about Lamb and Lynx Gaede, the twins in the white supremacist singing group Aryan Blue.

[jhaelin]

just watched:
"God Grew Tired of Us"

the story of Sudanese boys and they're escape from war, through deserts, and refugee camps...
as they mourn and search for families, they form new ties with their fellow brothers.
the story of how these boys grew up to become young men, the ties they form, the goals they find for themselves...
for four boys their journey leads to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.
for them, as well as for the audience, the move to America provides difficulties, insights, and growth.
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3766411/God.Grew.Tired.Of.Us.2006.LiMiTED.DVDRip.XviD-SiNK

[newton kabiddles]

I can't stand watching the Fog Of War editing --ten minutes in I cut it off.

[newton kabiddles]

[jajdude]

http://powerflv.com/

(one of the many links on http://www.ovguide.com/tvfilm.html --- thanks Dome Vans)

This site has a lot of documentaries (and movies and other stuff).

The other night I watched "Multiple Personality Disorder" (google video). About an hour long. A bit harsh but wow, amazing. They have 3 people with the disorder in this video, and they shift into other personalities during the video. One of the most powerful things I have ever watched I guess.

[Craven Moorehead]

Jesus Camp, Hearts and Minds, Inside Deep Throat, anything by Errol Morris, and for crossword puzzle geeks, Wordplay.