#Documentaries

[distorted-digitality]

The method and wording used in a portrayals are indeed important.

framing is everything

[beautiful-basque-country]

kaixo! I went to EH in the summer and went to Plentza, Getzo, Bilbo and Gernika and it was great. I wanted to thank you for your blog, which was very useful - I learnt some Euskara and spoke it before Spanish (only "holiday" level sadly. hello, goodbye, thank you, please, excuse me, asking for bus tickets, asking for toilets. I made my mum learn too!). Before I went, I read the book "A Basque History of the World" by Mark Kurlansky and found it fascinating. I studied Gernika in school (in Art and also Spanish) and saw the painting years ago in Madrid. Do you think that the painting should be in EH? Also, do you have any other books to recommend (English/Spanish/French is fine but my euskara is not good enough for anything like that yet). Eskerrik asko!

Kaixo!!

Aww, I'm so glad you found this blog helpful! And it's awesome to know you enjoyed your time here in EH, you and your mom have my eternal gratitude for using Euskara here 🧡🧡.

Yes, I've said it before, Picasso's Guernica should be in Gernika. It'd be better contextualized than in Madrid, and since the destruction of the town became internationally infamous and put the Spanish Civil War on the map, I guess having the iconic painting it inspired in the reconstructed and very much alive Gernika of our days is the right thing. It's a powerful message.

Regarding some book recommendations, I don't have any that cover Basque history as widely as Kurlansky's work, but if you understand Spanish, I highly recommend you to watch the documentary series "Del país de los vascos". It was filmed in the late 80s and early 90s, and it's a big compilation of Basque ethnology, folklore, traditions, places, and people. Many things regarding towns and cities are of course out of date, but the series is super interesting and informative anyways.

I hope you enjoy it too!

[anyataylorjoys]

BLUE PLANET II EP05 Green Seas (2017)

[wayward-delver]

Following in the footsteps of Prehistoric Planet is an upcoming documentary named T-Rex. Which plans to put the most recognizable yet misunderstood dinosaur in a spotlight that allows people to understand it for the animal it was and not the monster it is.

[herigo]

[mithrandirl]

THE GREEN PLANET (2022)

[mysharona1987]

Bret Hart when Netflix asked if he wanted to be in their film so he could trash Vince non-stop in what will likely end up one of the most watched sports documentaries ever

He’s been training his whole life for this moment.

[desbianherstory]

Category: Woman (2022, dir. Phyllis Ellis). Stream here.

When 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya burst onto the world stage in 2009, her championship was not celebrated, but marred by doubt, her personal medical records leaked to the international media. The public scrutiny of her body, driven by racism and sexism, questioning the most fundamental right of who she is, a great champion. The International Amateur Athletics Federation (now World Athletics) then ruled that targeted female athletes must medically alter their healthy bodies in order to compete. Their naturally high androgen levels, 'deemed' a performance advantage. Category: Woman focuses on four remarkable athletes, from the Global South, forced out of competition by these regulations, the devastation to their bodies, and their lives. Equally arresting is their passion for sport is further emboldened by their conviction to stand up for their human rights. Following her award-winning film Toxic Beauty, filmmaker and Olympian Phyllis Ellis exposes an industry controlled by men putting women’s lives at risk while the policing of women’s bodies in sport remains, in a more nefarious way, under the guise of fair play.

Breaking from this blog's hiatus to post this in light of the racist bullying of Imane Khelif. I'd recommend everyone watch it (it's only 76 min) for an understanding of the issues at play - how the false, easily digestible narrative of "fairness" in fact means unfairness and racist mistreatment for these extraordinary women. Even the introduction is powerful:

"Some bodies are marked. The gender that goes unmarked as male. Women are maked in all the ways that they are different. The unmarked race is white. Some bodies that are black and brown and female have a particular kind of marking. These bodies are marked as insufficiently human. How do you castigate a category of people as insufficiently human? By throwing their gender into doubt."

Dutee Chand, India's first openly lesbian athlete is interviewed in this documentary about the racist mistreatment and scrutiny she received for these issues.

Please watch and spread!

[mysticdragon3md3]

Life of a Spheal | Pokearth by EnlargedKai

[likeafantasy]

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I wanted to bring to your attention this excellent documentary on spring Chinook salmon. They're one of the most endangered of the Pacific salmonids, and they face a variety of threats, from dams to climate change. They also have unique behaviors and traits that set them apart from other salmon, and recent genetic research shows that they're different even down to the level of their DNA.

It's only an hour long, and very well done; if you aren't able to just sit and focus on something for that long, it's good either watched in bite-sized chunks, or having on in the background while you do chores, art, etc. And while it does highlight some distressing realities, it leaves on a hopeful note, IMO.

[pintoras]

Bridget Riley: Painting the Line (Sophie Deveson, 2021)

[anyataylorjoys]

A PERFECT PLANET —2021, Episode 2: The Sun

[yuribeam]

big news!!

Fat activist Aubrey Gordon of Maintenance Phase, What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, You Just Need To Lose Weight And 19 Other Myths About Fat People, and Your Fat Friend, has an indie documentary film that is now available through streaming!

Starting May 3rd you can watch the film within 30 days for $15. The money directly supports the filmmaker, so please consider renting it!

If you are interested in fat liberation, the nefarious history and inner workings of the diet industry/"wellness culture", antifat socialization, generational body trauma, the shortcomings of the body positive movement, and/or consider yourself a fat ally, I strongly recommend watching the film and checking out Aubrey's other work & that of her peers such as Da'Shaun L. Harrison and Sabrina Strings

[grandmaster-anne]

12 April 2024 Princess Anne & Zara Tindall: 75 years of History, Badminton Horse Trials © Badminton TV