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In reply to the discussion: What was the last really GOOD documentary you've seen? [View all]riverwalker
(8,694 posts)102. 500 Nations
500 Nations is an eight part documentary which explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times, through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of the Plains Indians of North America. 500 Nations relies on historical texts, eyewitnesses accounts, pictorial sources and computer graphic reconstructions to explore the magnificent civilizations which flourished prior to contact with Western civilization, and to tell the dramatic and tragic story of the Native American nations' desperate attempts to retain their way of life against overwhelming odds
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Here is a great site that has just about any documentary you would want to see. n/t
RebelOne
Aug 2013
#74
Yeah. I had this image of poor "Okie" farmers with mules just not knowing proper
brewens
Aug 2013
#113
Not sure if it counts, but Werner Herzog's new PSA about texting while driving is chilling
sweetloukillbot
Aug 2013
#57
FYI, "The World at War" was made by Thames, part of the commercial ITV network in the UK
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#64
The Flat. An Israeli sleeper from 2012. Not just another Holocaust re-hash.
Smarmie Doofus
Aug 2013
#81
Sound City and before that was How to Die in Oregon about physician assisted
RiffRandell
Aug 2013
#97