Maybe some unorthodox choices but Iāve always been into non-narrative, experimental documentaries. Some of the best I know are āAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beautyā, āKoyaanisqatsiā, āSans Soleilā. These were some of the purest, most powerful cinematic experiences Iāve had in my life, so Iād suggest you peep them.
On a (slightly) more conventional note, literally any documentary made by Herzog
Feb 6, 2025
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here are some favorites off the top of my head..
Zabardast: i'm partial to climbing/expedition docs, but this one is especially good. a travel diary of a group of voyagers exploring the remote lands of Pakistan to freeride ski down its mountains.
Night Fog: very heartbreaking look at WWII concentration camps
Dark Days: documents the lives of the homeless people living in the tunnels underneath New York City, without being intrusive or voyeuristic
Don't Look Back: self-explanatory (Minnesota's sweetheart)
Dec 13, 2024
I just watched Anselm (2023) by Wim Wenders; it made me think about how much room there is for documentary and art films to work with 3D in ways that blockbusters have not. Seeing a still shot of a forest at sunrise, or the pages of a book slowly being turned in 3D, was somewhat of a revelation for me.
Jan 21, 2024
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The Thin Blue Line might be one of the best and most important documentaries of all time! Also Black Panthers, The Janes, Gay USA, Hearts & Minds, Woodstock, Free Chol Soo Lee and pretty much everything by Werner Herzog.
For docs about people, Iād recommend Moonage Daydream, Jane Fonda in Five Acts and Cobain: Montage of Heck.
May 14, 2024
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we are entering the dawn of social media due to technological accelerationism and we need to roll back to tradition. No more over-curation, bring back AUTHENTICITY, i want us to be WHIMSICAL and QUIRKY together, so bring yāall asses here and letās get to some proper yapping
Feb 5, 2025
Hands down my favourite breakfast dish, and itās not that complicated to do either. I mean, thereās creamy garlic yoghurt, thereās dill thereās runny egg yolk and sizzling chilli butter, do I need to say more??š§š§š„ Hereās the recipe i use and a photo from the last time I made them
Feb 6, 2025
I had been thinking about the fact that iāve never been to the beach during wintertime and Iād very much love to, so I went on a day trip my dog. I had been feeling kinda blue for various reasons and instead of fuelling my melancholic state, walking on empty beaches with my headphones on and watching my dog run around was one of the biggest mood lifters as of late. I felt pacified in a way which my urban lifestyle would never allow me to. Just trust me and go to the largest body of water near you. It can be truly beautiful!!!
Feb 5, 2025