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Ask HN: What's the best documentary you've watched this year?

AIFounder 2y ago
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animal_spirits 2y ago
For me, it has been this 30-minute video on the disasters climbers faced attempting to summit K2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfO61yFgUqA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfO61yFgUqA
- siamese_puff 2y ago
  The narrators voice is annoying clickbait shit. If you like this, check out The Alpinist. Literally the best movie I’ve ever seen. Also, felt like it was on par with Alex Honnolds climbing movie
  - andrei_says_ 2y ago
    The Alpinist was incredible. There’s a scene where Marc Andre climbs an ice wall, alone, in silence. Just the crackling of the ice, his breathing, and the sound of his icepicks and shoes. Made me understand the “why” - without any words.
eterm 2y ago
It was made a couple of years ago, but Defuncland's "Disney's FastPass: A complicated history" is an incredible documentary that I watched this year. You don't need to know too much about Disney for it to absorb you in. [Defunctland]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE
codevark 2y ago
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grassgreener 2y ago
20 Days in Mariupol was devastating, and a reality check.
helph67 2y ago
An excellent, inspirational TV program telling the story of Ben Ferencz who was an appointed prosecutor for the Nuremburg Nazi war trials. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-09/the-last-living-nuremberg-prosecutor-dies/102203444 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-09/the-last-living-nurem... https://benferencz.org/video/prosecuting-evil-the-extraordinary-world-of-ben-ferencz-trailer/ https://benferencz.org/video/prosecuting-evil-the-extraordin...
sandwichsphinx 2y ago
National Geographic Mission to the Sun
constantinum 2y ago
Songs of Earth > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzJws8GbUQ&ab_channel=StrandReleasing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzJws8GbUQ&ab_channel=Stran...
ogou 2y ago
Hostages – about the 1979 Iranian revolution and the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis. I knew a bit about the American side of this, but seeing Iranian history and context was the most interesting part. Absolutely relevant to current events. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostages_(2022_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostages_(2022_TV_series) HBOMax

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For me, it has been this 30-minute video on the disasters climbers faced attempting to summit K2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfO61yFgUqA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfO61yFgUqA

siamese_puff 2y ago
The narrators voice is annoying clickbait shit. If you like this, check out The Alpinist. Literally the best movie I’ve ever seen. Also, felt like it was on par with Alex Honnolds climbing movie
- andrei_says_ 2y ago
  The Alpinist was incredible. There’s a scene where Marc Andre climbs an ice wall, alone, in silence. Just the crackling of the ice, his breathing, and the sound of his icepicks and shoes. Made me understand the “why” - without any words.

eterm 2y ago

It was made a couple of years ago, but Defuncland's "Disney's FastPass: A complicated history" is an incredible documentary that I watched this year. You don't need to know too much about Disney for it to absorb you in. [Defunctland]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjZpBq1XBE

codevark 2y ago

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grassgreener 2y ago

20 Days in Mariupol was devastating, and a reality check.

helph67 2y ago

An excellent, inspirational TV program telling the story of Ben Ferencz who was an appointed prosecutor for the Nuremburg Nazi war trials. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-09/the-last-living-nuremberg-prosecutor-dies/102203444 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-09/the-last-living-nurem... https://benferencz.org/video/prosecuting-evil-the-extraordinary-world-of-ben-ferencz-trailer/ https://benferencz.org/video/prosecuting-evil-the-extraordin...

sandwichsphinx 2y ago

National Geographic Mission to the Sun

constantinum 2y ago

Songs of Earth > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzJws8GbUQ&ab_channel=StrandReleasing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzJws8GbUQ&ab_channel=Stran...

ogou 2y ago

Hostages – about the 1979 Iranian revolution and the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis. I knew a bit about the American side of this, but seeing Iranian history and context was the most interesting part. Absolutely relevant to current events. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostages_(2022_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostages_(2022_TV_series) HBOMax