I'm going to be filming a documentary in the Philippines about families supported by the pornography industry, and I'd like to hear any interesting questions you might have for the subjects.
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posted by premiumpolar
on Jun 23, 2008 -
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What was the name of this BBC documentary? It was broadcast sometime around 2000. It was about how Britain has changed post-WWII, dwelling on rail closures due to the
Beeching Axe, the construction of the motorways, and the subsequent death of the 'traditional' rural Britain. Its tone was pretty melancholic, and it was (to me) quite a moving piece.
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posted by Kiwi
on May 17, 2008 -
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Looking for the name of a BBC documentary involving people performing interpretive dances which portray the lives/mating rituals of insects.
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posted by Hutch
on May 14, 2008 -
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Friends and I saw
Darkon this weekend. Given that many of us (not me) are historians, the question was, "What happened next?" (spoilers)
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posted by kalessin
on Apr 28, 2008 -
6 answers
Can anyone help me find a great blog of smart, interesting video links that I had bookmarked and lost?
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posted by Muffpub
on Apr 16, 2008 -
2 answers
I'm looking to watch/rent/buy two particular PBS series that I can't for the life of me find online.
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posted by macrowave
on Mar 29, 2008 -
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I'm looking for a documentary about Fleetwood Mac that a friend had spoken highly of but which I can't seem to find. It might have been about the making of 'Rumours' but I only see a book about that on Amazon--no film. Anyone seen this?
posted by prior
on Mar 25, 2008 -
9 answers
Asking for a friend: "A few years ago I saw a documentary about an African Muslim tribe. They were notable because the men cover their faces while the women do not. The only other thing I remember is that the men participate in a ceremony where they adorn themselves to the extreme (paint, beads etc) and line up for the women to chose. There is also apparently a custom where men will abduct wives from another tribe. The location might have been Mali but I'm really not sure. Can anyone identify this group?"
posted by carabiner
on Mar 9, 2008 -
7 answers
I am looking for documentaries dealing with online culture, the Internet, video games and the like.
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posted by Quartermass
on Mar 8, 2008 -
19 answers
Help me help my friend remember the title of a movie. (Or documentary?) It starts out with a voiceover over a dark screen - and the voiceover is interrupted by someone saying that voiceovers are lame (or something) and they should cut it out. And the voiceover-over-dark-screen ends. The movie (or documentary?) then progresses in a similar manner, being "edited" in that way, as they go along. Some well-known actors or director was involved. Also, it may have been filmed by a cast or crew member the same time they were filming some big-budget movie. Er, and that's about all I know.
posted by Xere
on Feb 14, 2008 -
12 answers
[high-school-debate-filter] "Resolved" is a documentary by One Potato Productions about high school debate. Where can I find/see this? The trailer is available on One Potato's web site but I can find no information on where to see the movie itself. Help!
posted by negative1
on Feb 9, 2008 -
9 answers
How can I find and approach supporters of one of the Democratic candidates in a medium sized town in Ohio (about 25,000 people) in order to interview and possibly film them?
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posted by billysumday
on Feb 6, 2008 -
8 answers
Can anyone identify a specific documentary that details a film maker's work with wolves?
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posted by bonobo
on Dec 30, 2007 -
9 answers
I like to learn stuff by watching videos. Please recommend informative documentaries or educational videos that can be found on-line.
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posted by MetaMonkey
on Dec 8, 2007 -
15 answers
What are some good and/or insightful and/or illuminating business-related documentaries?
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posted by mooders
on Dec 1, 2007 -
15 answers
in '97 or so I saw a documentary about the crew that was stranded aboard MIR when the big political change in Russia occurred around 1990. It was titled something like 'Man out of time,' may have been made by a Czech director, and had as its' central thesis the idea that the guy who was stuck up there while the Soviet Union became Russia was a time traveler. What the hell is the exact name of this flick?
posted by mwhybark
on Nov 18, 2007 -
6 answers
UK documentary t.v. filter.. Can anyone point me to a place where I can buy / rent / download / view a copy of Donal Macintyre's Report on Care homes??
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posted by lemonpillows
on Nov 8, 2007 -
6 answers
I am a Maine university student looking to borrow/buy/download a copy of the 1993 video program "Death: The Trip of a Lifetime".
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posted by monkeyagent
on Oct 17, 2007 -
5 answers
A question for camcorder experts: Tell me what camcorder has these precise characteristics...
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posted by letahl
on Oct 4, 2007 -
10 answers
What I should buy for $1,000 in the way of equipment to make a decent-quality documentary film?
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posted by letahl
on Sep 27, 2007 -
10 answers
Where can I find people who have some relationship to convict-leasing in the southern United States? Are there historical societies (African American or otherwise) that can direct me to older people who can talk about what it was like? Where else can I look?
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posted by history is a weapon
on Sep 18, 2007 -
4 answers
What would be a good, compelling subject for a short (7-15 minute) documentary film on an (for all intents and purposes) average college campus that hasn't been done a million times before?
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew
on Sep 5, 2007 -
20 answers
Help me find the name of a relatively famous/successful documentary filmmaker I met in a plane a few months ago!
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posted by sdis
on Aug 17, 2007 -
7 answers
Let's say I want to film an amateur, feature-length documentary. One can assume I'd use a digital camera for relative cheapness and expediency, but which cameras are good enough to do a professional-looking job? I'd be on a very tight budget. This does not take into account the sound equipment, but perhaps you could also comment on that?
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posted by Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam
on Aug 14, 2007 -
13 answers
What are some small film/documentary companies that have put their films online for pay download?
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posted by yellowbinder
on Jul 24, 2007 -
2 answers
What was the name of that football (gridiron) documentary series, possibly shown on MTV, that featured an episode on a Hawaiian team living in one of the poorest parts of Hawaii?
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posted by magacid
on Jul 22, 2007 -
3 answers
We just watched the documentary "A Well-Founded Fear" as part of an immigration law class. It's excellent, and highly recommended. It does not, however, show how all of the cases were resolved. Do you know of anywhere we might find this information?
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posted by the christopher hundreds
on Jul 5, 2007 -
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I love podcasts, but it very difficult to find new,
quality programs. I am looking for broadcasted material on a range of topics - including philosophy, the mind, avantgarde arts and lectures by creative, original thinkers (see my list of current podcasts for detail)... Can you help?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 31, 2007 -
20 answers
Any good books/movies/etc. about the immigration experience for Mexicans in America, particularly southern California?
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posted by SBMike
on May 17, 2007 -
31 answers
I work for a small Canadian documentary company. We're interested in selling our films via direct download. What is the best way to do this?
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posted by yellowbinder
on May 1, 2007 -
4 answers
Where can I find good quality free video footage of the "war on terror" for use as b-roll in a documentary?
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posted by kookoobirdz
on Mar 13, 2007 -
5 answers
In Werner Herzog's
Lessons of Darkness there are a few images toward the end of oilfield workers
igniting uncapped oil wells. Presuming these are the same workers who had been working to put out the oil field fires (and I think they are), why are they igniting those wells?
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posted by OmieWise
on Jan 2, 2007 -
9 answers
Who holds copyright to
Hearts of Darkness^, and why did they block inclusion of the documentary in the recently-released
Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier DVD set?
posted by mwhybark
on Dec 23, 2006 -
10 answers
I am looking for some good documentaries about outsider artists. Anything you've seen that you've enjoyed or were fascinated by - long and small pieces, pieces about the art and pieces about the artist, old and new. Specifically of artists that are still living and who are interesting characters. Thanks, MeFi.
posted by billysumday
on Nov 29, 2006 -
26 answers
What is this documentary?: High flying advertising executive tragically becomes a homeless due to mental illness.
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posted by rocco
on Nov 25, 2006 -
6 answers
A good friend of mine completed his first feature-lenght documentary this year. Now he wants to submit it to different documentary festivals.
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posted by amusem
on Oct 16, 2006 -
15 answers
About 5 years ago I saw a very funny, possibly fake documentary about middle aged singles looking for romance, but I have no idea what the title of the film could be. Help!
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posted by maryh
on Sep 7, 2006 -
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