Seriously, search for documentary movies or tv shows on netflix, hulu, etc. Most of it will be exploitative reality shit, a lot of it will be nonsensical liberal shit, and the rest will be semi-veiled fash shit. And maybe there will be a couple decent ones mixed in but the vast majority is worthless garbage.
I get that they're not gonna have based shit on streaming platforms but why does it have to be so bad? Even most of the nature documentaries are sensational "THESE VICIOUS ANIMALS WANT TO KILL YOU!!!!!! WATCH THEM KILL EACH OTHER FOR ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!!!!!" type trash.
First world problems, I know, but I'm stuck at home with covid so I don't have much else to do but watch shit. Can't even do anything productive because my breathing is really bad and I can't focus long enough to read. Feels bad.
Edit: thanks for all these awesome suggestions! I'm definitely going check all of these out! :rat-salute:
Cuba and the Cameraman. An American journalist who has been going to Cuba the last 40 years documents the changes to the country. He also considered Fidel a friend. I thought it’s portrayal of regular Cubans was touching.
American Factory. Chronicles the opening of a Chinese factory opening in the rust belt. Definitely a class based documentary. The director quoted Marx in her Oscar speech.
my brother's union made him watch American Factory, pretty based
Isn't American Factory super sinophobic? And wasn't it funded by Obama?
It was funded by Obama. I didn't think it was sinophobic and if anything the Americans don't look great.
I didn’t find it sinophobic. I think some of the Americans didn’t work well at first with the Chinese workers because of clash of cultures. It didn’t paint the Chinese company in a good light because the company busted their attempts at unionizing.
It followed a few Chinese workers who migrated here and it showed how dedicated and hard working they are.
But yeah Obama’s studio produced it.
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