Really Interesting Documentaries

[ChloeTzang]

Not really politics per se, but starting a thread for really fascinating documentaries that you guys run into and think are worth sharing. Any and all subjects, but they should be REALLY GOOD documentaries. not the crappy clickbait ones. And they should be on more or less obscure stuff, not subjects that everyone knows about.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Not really politics per se, but starting a thread for really fascinating documentaries that you guys run into and think are worth sharing. Any and all subjects, but they should be REALLY GOOD documentaries. not the crappy clickbait ones. And they should be on more or less obscure stuff, not subjects that everyone knows about.

Fuck off to the Playground, Dave.

 

[ChloeTzang]

So here's my kickoff one - the biggest volcanic eruption in human history - a 13th century eruption that resulted in the death of 20-30% of London' population and had the same effect across Europe, China, Japan, and likely the rest pf the world.

A gripping investigation on a worldwide level. For over thirty years, scientists from all continents have been searching, in vain, for a mysterious volcano that triggered the most momentous explosive eruption of the last 10,000 years, twice as powerful as the eruption of the Tambora. The researchers know that it took place in the Middle Ages, in the 13th century, to be precise, and that it must have disrupted the climate on the entire planet. Yet, no traces have been found of the volcano, nor of the impacts and repercussions such an event traditionally has on nature and human societies. It's a total mystery! So much so that international scientists and historians have decided to unravel it by leading a large-scale probe.

Presented like a thriller movie, this film closely follows the course of their investigation, traveling across the planet in search of clues, cross-checking their theories, until they undertake a far-off expedition and discover an ideal suspect. A monster volcano. Nevertheless, the researchers must still prove that it is indeed the mysterious volcano of the Middle Ages.

And they tracked it down to a volcano in Indoneasia.....

 

[HisArpy]

I ran across this, to me, interesting thing a long time ago. I think it fits with what you're asking for in this thread. The Door To Hell.

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/darvaza-gas-crater-turkmenistan

 

[latecomer91364]

One of the most effective I've ever seen is the 2003 documentary 'The Corporation,' written by University of British Columbia law professor Joel Bakan and filmmaker Harold Crooks, and directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott.

It reflects what I've always believed: that the 14th amendment granting corporations the status of being a 'person' led to disastrous results.

The documentary starts with the 14th amendment, and uses the question "If a corporation is a person, what kind of person is it?" Anyone with a brain will see how this turns out.

Fascinating.