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My most recommended movie. Dickhouse produced documentary about the White family, a group of charming, pill-selling Appalachians descended from D. Ray White. D. Ray is one of the most famous mountain tap dancers. I stumbled upon a documentary about him produced by PBS that's much more sincere and less drug addled called "Talking Feet" that I'd also recommend, and byway of that initial screening found this. Even for those who aren't self proclaimed Appalachia heads, this is an all timer.
Nov 2, 2023
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wild story of friends turned into rivals and the two vastly different directions a band can go under the influence of drugs and ego. the footage takes place over the course of a decade and is often pretty raw - overall an incredible doc
May 7, 2024
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This has been one of my comfort documentaries for years. It follows an Appalachian family (specifically in Kentucky) who have been living in the same hollow for seven generations. So sweet and sad and real. The whole thing is on YouTube, so you can watch for free. Link above!
Jan 31, 2024
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Hale County This Morning, This Evening — Definitely an acquired taste, but imo one of the best documentaries out there. Beautiful, slow, immersive. RaMell Ross took years worth of footage and curated a 76 minute work of art. Lots of discourse out there on it. HUGE rec.
Paris is Burning — basic rec but worth it if you’ve never seen. House/ballroom scene of the mid/late ‘80s NYC. I sob consistently every time.
Roger & Me — Love or hate Michael Moore, this doc is amazing. Covers US deindustrialization & the consequences for the midwest, specifically focusing on Flint, Michigan.
All That Breathes — Another breathtakingly beautiful doc. Follows two brothers in Delhi who run a bird hospital for injured black kites. Hindu nationalism, interspecies connection, ecological collapse. Nominated for an oscar. So good.
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yeah, still rules!
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It's so hard, it's taken me almost 30 years to learn how to do it in the most rudimentary way. People in New York hate this. Learn to love the depth of the mirror!
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I'm a librarian. I'd like to marry a fireman. Or an astronaut. Bank robber. That kind of thing.
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