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This is maybe my favorite documentary
It’s set in a small classroom in rural France with one teacher and a dozen or so kids of different ages.
I love this doc because it has no agenda - we simply observe the relationship between these kids and the teacher who is heading towards retirement.
It’s beautiful, it’s tender, it’s honest. It reminds me that kids will just cough with their mouths wide open
I love it
It tends to live on Kanopy jsyk xoxo ttyl
Nov 7, 2024
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I'm not really a documentary person but this one is like a visual collage. It's made up from actual historic footage and reshoots with an incredible score.
It's the history of teenagers in the US, England, and Germany but it's also about the way young people are shaped by war and industrialization.
It's so compelling it goes by super fast, can't recommend enough.
Jan 15, 2025
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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.
Jun 22, 2025
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An aging raver goes to an inner-city East London High School to tell the kids that things used to different and maybe a little cooler. The kids aren't exactly sure if they should belive him. One of my new favorite music documentaries.
For fans for Adam Curtis, UK Jungle, and ethnography.
Jan 21, 2024
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I’m getting a weird little freak in a week!! Still trying to think of a new name for him as his given name is simply not right BUT maybe it’ll spill out of me once we meet.
Also I drank a strawberries and cream dr. pepper yesterday and that was incredible 💗
Nov 8, 2024
My dad loved horror movies - not many actually Scared him. After seeing this in theaters he told me he had to turn on all the lights when he got home.
I just saw it for the first time and while I loved it I wouldn’t say this is a Scary Movie. It’s more so a story about ghosts that almost feels like a gothic fairytale.
Nicole Kidman is insanely good in it. The way she can lose her grip on reality while still maintaining her humanity is heartbreaking.
SO, highly recommend watching especially on a foggy/stormy night. And make sure to lock that door behind you thx love u so much xoxo4evr
Nov 26, 2024
There’s a real sense of catharsis in this song. Peter has said it’s about letting go and you can feel that. It is so confident but still feels personal and it’s just a damn tune. Also it’s in 7/4 if you care about that kind of thing
Nov 5, 2024