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documentaries i wish to see someday

34 movies   12 tv shows  

ever-growing list of documentaries that tickled my fancy, starting with some adam curtis ones.

Alphaville - Inside the Wall (2009) [Movie] TMDB
Alphaville - Do Lado de Dentro do Muro
director: Luiza Campos actor: Nina Hübler / Fernando Araújo
other title: Alphaville - Do Lado de Dentro do Muro
Alphaville is a slice of the lifestyle inside the wall. The portrait of a Brazil surrounded, where danger, unwanted interactions, all kinds of movement, heterogeneity and unpredictability of the streets are supposedly kept away.
25 from the Sixties, or the Czechoslovak New Wave (2010) [TV] IMDb TMDB
25 ze šedesátých aneb Československá nová vlna
other title: 25 ze šedesátých aneb Československá nová vlna
Two-part documentary about the Czechoslovak "New Wave" in the '60s, including interviews with directors, actors, and others involved in the industry at the time.
The Shadow of the West (1983) [Movie] IMDb
The Shadow of the West
director: Geoff Dunlop actor: Edward Said
Edward Said, Professor of English & Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was one of the most prominent literary critics of the late 20th century and a leading spokesperson for the Palestinian cause in the US. In this episode, Said examines Western attitudes to the Arabs and finds their origins in the Crusades, Hollywood and European empire building. He sees the Palestinian fate as the result of years of Western interference. One of the ten episodes of The Arabs: A Living History.
The Arabs: A Living History (1979) [TV] IMDb TMDB
The Arabs: A Living History
A series of ten one-hour documentaries which explores Arab history, culture and society from within through the lives and opinions of Arabs today.
Vice Is Broke (2025) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Vice Is Broke
director: Eddie Huang actor: Eddie Huang / Dave 1
An investigation into the once high-flying digital news outlet that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023 after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017.
The Falling Sky (2025) [Movie] IMDb
A Queda do Céu
director: Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha / Eryk Rocha actor: Davi Kopenawa Yanomami / Justino Yanomami
other title: A Queda do Céu / La Chute du Ciel
Documentary about Indigenous peoples' profound connection to nature and their struggle against deforestation, a grave threat to their way of life and the ecosystem they call home.
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