63 UP- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three of the original subjects of Michael Apted’s documentary series are absent in this ninth installment, but the rest return — at age 63 — to tell their continuing life stories, providing a poignant reminder of the human spirit’s resilience.”
1/21/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES- Synopsis by Netflix. “This documentary profiles giraffe enthusiast Anne Innis Dagg, one of the first zoologists to study African wildlife in their native habitats. Despite her pioneering research, she faced gender bias in academia, turning her into a feminist activist.”
1/10/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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CHHAPAAK- 1/10/20- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Malti (Deepika Padukone) was attacked with acid on a street in New Delhi, in 2005. Through her story, the film makes an attempt to understand the on-ground consequences of surviving an acid attack in India, the medico-legal-social state of affairs that transpires after the acid has been hurled and the face is irreparably burnt.”
1/10/20- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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EARTH- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Humankind’s enormous effect on Earth’s landscape is examined at seven sites around the globe where industry and resource mining are decimating vast tracts of land, ruining unspoiled environments and irreversibly destroying ecosystems.”
1/10/20- Could be interesting but I haven’t seen any reviews as yet. TRDB.
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AFTERWARD- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this timely documentary, Jerusalem-born psychoanalyst Ofra Bloch travels from New York City to Germany, Israel and Palestine to talk with people she was raised to see as enemies, delving into the psychological obstacles to peace.”
1/10/20- Few reviews for this documentary but they are all good and it sounds interesting. TRDB.
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CHINESE PORTRAIT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Assembled over a 10-year period, this unique picture of modern China emerges through a sequence of still-frame video portraits of citizens from every location and social standing, captured against the nation’s ever-shifting backdrop.”
12/13/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “The moral complexities of Kenya’s illegal ivory trade come into focus through a look at the lives of two men affected: an ivory dealer whose business is being undercut by conservation efforts, and his cousin, a wildlife ranger.”
12/6/19- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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A GERMAN YOUTH- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Through archival material, this incisive documentary chronicles the birth and evolution of Germany’s Red Army Faction, a group of left-wing activists turned terrorists who committed dozens of violent crimes, including 34 killings, over 25 years.”
12/6/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the 1960s, Benedetta Barzini became famous as a fashion model, but by the 1970s, she’d become a radical feminist. Now age 75, all she wants is to disappear from civilization — if she can get her filmmaker son to stop shoving a camera in her face.”
12/6/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MIDNIGHT FAMILY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “A woefully underserved medical market, Mexico City has just 45 ambulances for 9 million residents. To help fill the void, the Ochoa family races against an army of freelancers to provide life-saving first responses to an array of crises.”
12/6/19- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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