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Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


I love the Polish school of documentary making where it's more about careful observation, direction and editing rather than the subject matter being extraordinary. Actually almost always the opposite is true where the film is about something completely mundane. Every Polish film maker starts with documentaries at school (which is why you can later see it influencing their feature films), it's a genre in itself.

Here is a short from Kieslowski, it probably won't be everybody's cup of tea but I really like stuff like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWtuzpAhaU

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Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


In Training posted:

Joshua Oppenheimer joining this tier as well IMO, Act of Killing and Look of Silence are some truly powerful films and experiences
The Act of Killing is probably the best documentary ever made.

Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


I watched Crumb on the weekend. loving hell, it was really heavy, I can only recommend it. Definitely up there with the best documentaries I've seen.

Palpek
Dec 27, 2008


Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.


Recently I watched Last Men in Aleppo on the big screen. It's absolutely crushing, I can't recommend it enough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT6IagQ7xos

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