Posts filed under 'Documentary/History'
DISTURBING THE PEACE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This inspiring documentary chronicles the true story of veteran Palestinian fighters who join together with former Israeli soldiers to establish Combatants for Peace, a group committed to practicing nonviolent activism.”
11/11/16-Just a few reviews so far but they are all very good. TRDB.
11/19/16- I liked the movie very much and it made me a bit more hopeful about the future of the Middle East. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: documentary
November 11th, 2016
THE ANTHROPOLOGIST 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unfolding through their daughters’ perspectives, this sober documentary juxtaposes the stories of anthropologists Susie Crate and Margaret Mead as Crate travels the world with her daughter to study the effects of climate change on indigenous peoples.”
11/11/16- I’ve seen just 3 reviews and they are all very good. TRDB.
Tags: Documentary/History
November 11th, 2016
NATIONAL BIRD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This pointed documentary’s title refers to the U.S. military’s use of drones to conduct targeted killing missions in foreign nations. Three anguished Air Force veterans provide unnerving accounts of civilian deaths kept from the American public.”
11/11/16– Great reviews by the critics and good ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 11th, 2016
COMMAND AND CONTROL- Synopsis by Netflix. “This taut documentary recounts and re-enacts a chilling episode from the Cold War as a minor human error in a U.S. Air Force nuclear missile silo triggers a fuel leak, threatening to detonate the 9-megaton warhead atop the missile.”
11/7/16- Excellent reviews by the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 7th, 2016
THE PRISON IN TWELVE LANDSCAPES- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this prismatic look at America’s penal system, director Brett Story takes viewers everywhere except behind bars, turning her lens on women inmates fighting fires in California, an Appalachian town counting on jobs a new jail will bring and more.”
11/4/16- Just a few very good reviews at this time. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 4th, 2016
THE IVORY GAME- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “African elephants are dying out at an alarming rate, on a path to extinction fueled by the world’s lust for ivory — aka “white gold.” Documentary filmmakers go undercover with conservationists and others to expose the scourge of ivory trafficking.”
11/4/16- Very good to excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 4th, 2016
IVORY: A CRIME STORY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When filmmaker and former trophy hunter Sergey Yastrzhembskiy learned about the ruinous effects of Africa’s illegal ivory trade, he spent three years uncovering the network of corruption and greed that he exposes in this probing documentary.”
11/4/16- Few reviews but all are good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 4th, 2016
PETER AND THE FARM- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Filmed over the course of a year, this absorbing documentary profiles Vermont farmer Peter Dunning, a grizzled alcoholic who continues to work the gradually deteriorating farm he’s nurtured for decades, despite the toll it has taken on him.”
11/4/16- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 4th, 2016
WE ARE X- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Big hair and big drama have long been the hallmarks of glam rockers X Japan, whose music has thrilled fans for more than three decades. This absorbing documentary profiles the group in the lead-up to their 2014 Madison Square Garden performance.”
11/4/16- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 4th, 2016
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Aspiring to be an eagle hunter — a role historically performed only by men — Mongolian teen Aisholpan Nurgaiv dedicates herself to the art of taming and training golden eagles to hunt game in the stark Altai Mountains.”
11/3/16- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
2/8/17- An excellent documentary with a feminist theme. Beautiful cinematography as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: documentary
November 3rd, 2016
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