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Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Puddles posted:

From the Vancouver police, they made Through a Blue Lens (2, 3, 4, 5, 6.) which is my favourite of the two. It can be alittle :nms: at times, things like open sores on drug addicts etc.


Is it Randy in this one? His name sounds like Randy I think... the RCMP came to our school to show us this documentary, and one of the guys who was in it came with them to speak to us and answer questions after. He was pretty much a completely Awesome Dude, and I remember all of us were pretty into the documentary.

I second the recommendation for this one at least. It's done by cops who work in the DTES and see these people all the time.

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Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Petah posted:

Real story about an off duty pilot who attempts to land a passenger jet in an impossible scenario. Quite possibly the most gripping story I've ever witnessed in my entire life.

One Hell of a Tale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPu0chBQeUk

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been looking for this ever since I first saw it. I remember watching until the footage of the crash, and suddenly realizing "holy gently caress, I KNOW about this crash" and then it all sunk in, this guy saved so many people. THIS guy saved so many people. That was loving insane.

Any more docs by the guy who did this one would be greatly appreciated.

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

QuiteEasilyDone posted:

I'm suprised it hasn't been posted here yet, but may I humbly suggest

Jeremy Clarkson's The Greatest Raid of All Time

It's about the St. Nazaire raid, one of the most daring military actions in the history of warfare. More Victoria crosses were awarded in the course of this Raid than in any other single engagement as well as being the proof of concept for modern special forces operations. It's a really good watch.

Youtube Links Part 1-6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgF0R4dhUqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5q8eU9ku2Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL1kwL7SK1A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBj9K03ygU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHB2dyKfSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBWaxyRdW80

Quoting this because it's not just Jeremy Clarkson being loud, it's actually a brilliant documentary about a battle nobody really knows about. The balls these guys had, jesus christ.

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Local Group Bus posted:

Couldn't find this on here so apologies if it is a repost.

Trouble in Amish Paradise


I've always been fascinated with this tight knit community and although we really only see it through the eyes of two families there is a lot of information regarding their beliefs and how their lives are ruled by a council that stick to the old ways to such an extent that their bible is printed in German and not allowed to be read to each other in English.

The ending is a bit of a let down but I really enjoyed seeing the battle for knowledge that goes on in such an enclosed community.

Yeah, the ending kind of sucked, but hey. The rest of it was pretty drat good. Good on those guys for following what THEY believe in.

Thank you for this, I enjoyed it immensely.

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Beep Street posted:

This is unmissable. The story just got more and more bizarre throughout. Crazy swedish twins make for very interesting documentaries.

I remember the original clip coming out. gently caress the BBC for blocking it. I'm a god drat colony! :canada:

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Found this in the Bizarre mysteries thread, don't think it was posted here. Someone's uploaded that documentary about the Swedish twins who ran into the motorway to Youtube and internationals can watch it. This doc is absolutely 100% insane. Nothing makes sense in this case.

Madness in the Fast Lane (first part, YT)

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Rated PG-34 posted:

Everybody should watch Senna (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424432/), a documentary about the F1 driver, Ayrton Senna. I've seen very few more moving films. Unfortunately, at the moment, you'd have to import the DVD from Japan (and fetch subtitles off the net for the Portuguese parts), but it will be showing in US theatres in July.

I was just thinking about this after watching the previous F1 documentary posted in the thread. If you want a touching preview, you can try and get hold of the Top Gear episode that has this at the end. Lewis Hamilton gets to drive Senna's old car, and the way he reacts like a giddy little boy is just heartwarming.

I didn't know much about Senna before that, but what I saw from that episode was enough to make me crave this documentary.

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rJH9XVIQA Here we go!

Chicken Doodle fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Apr 5, 2011

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Harminoff posted:

Is there any good documentaries about people winning the lottery and then just blowing it all?

I don't have one off hand, but you just reminded me of Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal, which is kind of up there, just replace lottery with game show.

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

Fruit Smoothies posted:

Holy Flying Circus
In 1979, Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open. This is a fantastical re-imagining of the build-up to the release of the film and the controversy it caused.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0162zbx/Holy_Flying_Circus/


Absolutely hilarious documentary, commentary and tribute to Life of Brian.

I tried to watch this really late last night, and the guy playing Cleese freaked me out so much with his spot-on impersonation that I had to turn it off and wait until I was more awake. It's creepily awesomely good, if those are words.

Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_6lYRdu74

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12. Dunn sets out across the world to uncover the various opinions on heavy metal music, including its origins, culture, controversy, and the reasons it is loved by so many people. - Wikipedia



I watched this in my Anthropology class and MAN is it ever good. If you've ever wanted a quirky study with good music, this is it! He interviews a lot of famous musicians as well, like Alice Cooper, Geddy Lee, etc.

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Chicken Doodle
May 16, 2007

TLG James posted:

Apparently having sex with donkeys is common in Colombia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiGcWzw9QjY

:nws: There is some actual donkey loving at about the 13 minute mark. The rest is just interviewing people about it.

I have never felt loving unclean before in my life but holy poo poo I want to scrub my skin completely off.

Thanks you loving rear end-hole.

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