urgh what am I doing. ok thanks feral. that last post was me actually asking for help lol

thanks for your help feral.
holocaust; night will fall.
filmed by allied troops at the end of WW II but deemed to horrific to show until now

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

And he still leaves the orphaned part of the youtube link for good measure.

think I made it pretty obvious that was my first time trying to do that.

at the end of the day all im trying to do is learn how to make it easier for people to view docs here.

on the one hand you have a guy who see's that and offers advice and the other a guy who seems to be annoyed by it.

waste of time anyway vids been taken off although there is a new one been uploaded for anyone who wants to watch.

I'm just giving you guff.

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No one here saw Dear Zachary? I mean, what are the odds someone itt saw Dear Zachary, saw my post, and didn't comment? Anyway, bumping because it's really ****ing good.

It's because anyone who has seen it probably never wants to see or think about ever again. Even the trailer was crushing.

Interesting point. It's definitely not forgettable.

Holocaust doc article


http://takimag.com/article/sublime_r...#axzz3Pvpx9yxs

By a holocaust "revisionist" charlatan who has changed his identity multiple times.

What's the point of posting this?

Happy was great. Very informative, and highly enjoyable. Lots of things I've felt for some time were backed up. Made me . Everyone should watch this.

Yes, I saw The Search for General Tso last week at the IFC in NYC. It was pretty interesting, especially if you like Chinese food. Good documentary about the history of Chinese food in America and little bit about who the heck General Tso was. Overall I'd recommend. Plus it wasn't too long!

http://www.thesearchforgeneraltso.com

this looks good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itfe...E&spfreload=10

This.

I'm watching a rather dry documentary on the ancient Roman City of Timgad in Algeria right now. I had no idea this even existed. It's huge.

Strong filmmaking, masterfully shot, universal, shocking, eerie, profound, no narration, just stark reality. It strips away of the layers of just how we as a race have distorted just about everything in the natural world and commodified it at our own peril, while losing our soul and any natural connection it used to have.
To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism. People, animals, crops and machines play a supporting role in the logistics of this system which provides our society's standard of living.
The documentary depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to maximize efficiency, consumer safety and profit. It consists mainly of actual working situations without voice-over narration or interviews as the director tries to let viewers form their own opinion on the subject. The names of the companies where the footage was filmed are purposely not shown. The director's goal is to provide a realistic view on the internal workings of multiple food production companies in our modern society.

Saw 3 of the 5 nominated short docs this past weekend:

White Earth - a brief look at the family unit in the North Dakota oil fields, mostly as told through the eyes of some of the children living there while their parents work hard days (in particular by one child who doesn’t attend school while his father works, and he just sort of plays video games and throws ninja stars all day). It ended abruptly and without enough coverage for any kind of complete arc. It wasn't particularly well made in my opinion, too much wasted time for what they could’ve covered. While it was a little interesting at first, I honestly don’t think this should’ve even been nominated (in comparison to things that have made it the last 2 years anyway).

La Parka (The Reaper) - an interesting peak into the life of a veteran slaughterhouse worker in Mexico, nicknamed "The Reaper", who has killed on the order of 3.9 million cows (~500/day, 6 days/week for 25 years). There's a fair bit of silence, just capturing the process. You get an eerie feeling watching this guy, completely emotionless (as you'd expect probably, both at work and home, perhaps with exception of when he's playing soccer with one of his sons). You get the feeling that he just needs to provide for his family and he's become very comfortable with the idea that animals are just animals.

Nasza klątwa (Our Curse) - this is about two parents dealing with the unfortunate disease of their newborn baby. It's some kind of very rare thing that makes it so that when their child sleeps, it stops breathing. It's a problem it will have for its entire life, so it has to have this permanent tracheotomy thing that gets hooked up to a ventilator when it sleeps. The whole film has a palpable tenseness as you really feel for these parents and how on edge they have to be all the time, and the hard life waiting ahead for that baby. Napping, or passing out for any reason could be fatal. But it’s really encouraging/inspiring how the parents are handling the situation despite how awful it is, and their ability to cope.

I still haven’t seen the other two, including the one that I think I’ve heard is the betting favorite. But I would say my preference is Nasza klatwa > La Parka >>>> White Earth, though the first two are close.

Just found this thread, great collection of recommendations fellas.

Watched Oxyana, Night Will Rise, High on Crack Street, and Spark: A Burning Man Story.

Spark
Spark was pretty boring beyond getting to see what Burning Man is like from another perspective. The story wasn't terribly interesting, just basic logistical stuff.

Night Will Rise
Obviously intense and difficult to watch. It got a little bogged down in trying to explain the horrors the original film crews saw and the difficulty in making/screening the documentary. It told both stories well but might've been better served separating them more.

Oxyana
I have a really odd fascination with stories like this. While not exactly the same, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is similar in setting and just as tragic. It's jarring to see things like this happening a few states from where I live.

High on Crack Street
Just don't do Crack. As with Oxyana, it's an interesting look into the lives of people that are absolutely saddled with drug addiction. The denouement has a not-all-that-surprising part that just reminds one of how crazy that lifestyle can be.

I saw the other two nominated short docs yesterday:

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – I would be really surprised if this didn’t win the Oscar. It’s a heartwrenching coverage of people answering and responding to veteran suicide calls. So you’re hearing these people trying to talk down people threatening to kill themselves for various reasons. Would not recommend watching if you don’t feel like being sad/crying.

Joanna - This is about a woman who is dealing with passing away from cancer and leaving something behind for her son and husband. It actually turned out to be not that sad and was somewhat charming, dialogue between her and her young son is pretty funny. There’s also a bit of philosophy spread throughout (not only about death) that I thought was nice.

So overall, most of the short docs (as usual) were pretty sad, but I think it was a fairly decent group overall (unlike the live action shorts from this year)

Thought Finding Vivian Meier was surprisingly good. Didn't think I'd enjoy it that much, but it was a pretty cool and interesting story about a weird woman who worked as somewhat of a transient nanny, but was also a phenomenal photographer as well. I wish it covered more, but of the 3 oscar nominated docs I've seen thus far, I think C4 > FVM > Virunga. Going to try to see the other 2 if I can find them, but they haven't come to any theaters near me and I didn't see them available online anywhere.

http://watchdocumentary.org/watch/li...b0ffaeb65.html

500 a day??? How is he doing that?

I'm pretty suspicious of that number myself, maybe was an error in the translation and they meant week or something. But they just corral them into this box he pulls the trigger the body goes down a slide, next one comes in. But 1 to 2 a minute for 8 hours, or longer days and slower.

Hmm. I actually will look for that documentary now. Thanks

Anyone watch the Pauly shore HBO?