what to watch? > documentary movies

[wblati]

Just watched Arakimentari + Manufactured Landscapes and was wondering what movie(s) would you reommend watching - english and/or in japanese.

 

[greyelm]

I saw this documentary on Sky Arts a couple of weeks ago, I found it fascinating. Made in 1924 in colour it documents the UK countryside between the 1st and 2nd world wars.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Open-Road-DVD-Neil-Brand/dp/B000TVNR1E

 

[bojanfurst]

Helvetica: http://www.helveticafilm.com/

 

[lawrence]

I saw this documentary on Sky Arts a couple of weeks ago, I found it fascinating. Made in 1924 in colour it documents the UK countryside between the 1st and 2nd world wars.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Open-Road-DVD-Neil-Brand/dp/B000TVNR1E

Thanks -- I just ordered it.

 

[martin s]

Helvetica: http://www.helveticafilm.com/

I really like that movie.

Since you mentioned manufactured landscapes already: there's a great (albeit somewhat boring) TED Talk by Burtynsky here.

martin

 

[capitalK]

I really enjoyed the "Everybody Has a Soul" documentary about Larry Towell. Not sure what the best way of seeing it is. I caught it on Canadian television.

http://events.magnumphotos.com/television-program/everybody-has-soul-documentary

 

[Fawley]

One of my all time favourite movies "The Winter Guest" starring Emma Thompson and directed by Alan Rickman. Its not a documentary and many people I've recommended it to find it a real sleeper, but the cinematograhpy is nothing short of gorgeous. Large portions of the movie could easily stand on their own as still photographs, and I'm not even a huge fan of color photography.

 

[matt352]

I really enjoyed the "Everybody Has a Soul" documentary about Larry Towell. Not sure what the best way of seeing it is. I caught it on Canadian television.

http://events.magnumphotos.com/television-program/everybody-has-soul-documentary

I strongly second the recommendation!

 

[Vidardo]

I found this video about Brian Duffy quite interesting :

The Man Who Shot The Sixties


http://www.duffyphotographer.com/doko_folder/doko.html

 

[bagdadchild]

A wonderful and most intelligent documentary for every photographer made by a famous photographer:

Home by Yann-Arthus Bertrand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

 

[ashfaque]

The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn (BBC) ~ 11 hours of priceless memories!
The Genius of Photography (BBC) 6 pts

 

[koniczech]

Anyone watch "La Danse" on PBS?

 

[Colin G.]

The Genius of Photography

War Photographer: about James Nachtwey

 

[BUTLER]

If you have even a tertiary interest in space exploration, the Apollo missions or human endeavor of any kind, see "For All Mankind" asap. The cinematography is remarkable - and entirely shot by NASA & astronauts.

 

[shimokita]

The documentary "Restrepo" by journalist Sebastian Jung & Tim Hetherington and/or the book "War" by Sebastian Junger on the same topic.

Casey

 

[Deniz Merdan]

HCB - The impassioned Eye
Very simple yet very exciting

Julius Schulmann - Visual Acoustics
Excellent documentary about an excellent man and photographer

Richard Avedon - In Light and Darkness

Helmut Newton - Helmut by June

These are my favorites...

 

[Lilserenity]

James Ravilious - A world in Photographs
W Eugene Smith - Photography made difficult

 

[sweathog]

Here's something I've been meaning to watch since it popped up in my RSS feed a while ago, might be interesting;

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326733/

 

[bizarrius]

I don't know if its off topic but I'm looking for a documentary i just caught on greek TV called "The Leica" by the "Design" series documentaries.
Anyone can help?

 

[Mister E]

An episode of In Harms way with two PJ's is interesting. The episode is called war photographer and covers shooting in Gaza.