Jiro Dreams of Sushi. A really inspiring film about a sushi chef in Japan. His work ethic and dedication to his craft are an antidote to the ‘move fast and break things to get rich’ mentality that is all-too-common these days.
So many, but in recent years 'Hypernormalisation' by Adam Curtis.
Curtis's style and tone and bias can grate, and is not for everyone, but in this documentary his typical format gels. It describes a bunch of seemingly disparate world events that eventually appear integrated. No one comes out a hero. It subtly reminded me to not take 'positive change' for granted and for that there is no final victory, nor final defeat. The same arguments must continue to be put forward to each generation.
> Movies about ... the human condition, human life on earth? IDK, but if you watch the trailer, you get what I mean. WARNING: Might evoke the urge to travel
Ken Burns' Vietnam. Understanding the conflict in Indo-China is to understand America
Recently felt shook by the American Masters: Keith Haring episode. Died way too young. And that creative energy of Downtown NYC 1981 is just a memory now ;)
It’s a tremendous look at Kevin Pearce’s road to recovery after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in training for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. I’m a skier and was aware that TBIs are a bad thing, but had no idea of the spectrum of symptoms and outcomes that could be caused from them. As well as being eye-opening, the entire Pearce family are incredible in their response to his accident.
I’ve just remembered about the BBC series ‘Hospital’. I’ve not watched every episode but those I’ve seen have been profoundly impactful.
It’s a brilliant showcase of Britain’s National Health Service, showing the absolute brilliance and dedication of its staff even in the most trying of circumstances as well as sharing really moving stories from patients too.
If you can find it, episode one of the second series is incredible, focusing on the aftermath of the Westminster terror attack from 2017 and how St Mary’s responded to the gold incident.
`BBS - The Documentary' not only documents the early days of computer communications but in most cases it contains interviews with the individuals responsible for many of the important steps taken along the way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBS:_The_Documentary
