Hacker News with Generative AI: Documentaries

Director Uses Takedowns to Remove Pirate Bay Docu "TPB-AFK" from YouTube (torrentfreak.com)
In an unexpected turn of events, the director of the Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK has sent takedown notices to YouTube requesting its removal. The director states that he sees the streaming portal as a radicalizing platform full of hate. The takedowns are not without controversy, however, as TPB-AFK was published under a Creative Commons license.
Julian Assange documentary withdrawn from Sundance (2024) (screendaily.com)
Eugene Jarecki has withdrawn his anticipated Julian Assange documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man from the upcoming Sundance Film Festival due to “unexpected developments”.
The Untold History of the United States (2012) (watchdocumentaries.com)
The Untold History of the United States presents an alternative perspective on American history, challenging conventional narratives and shedding light on often overlooked aspects of the nation’s past.
Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary [video] (youtube.com)
Steve Sims Interview on Soft White Underbelly [video] (youtube.com)
Ask HN: What's the best documentary you've watched this year? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What's the best documentary you've watched this year?
Seeing God and Burning Plastic (ofthetwodreams.substack.com)
The woman in the photo above is named Estela Pangoza, and she’s a Peruvian ayahuasca shaman. I made a documentary about her that’s coming out in November, and you can get notified of its release here.
ZX Spectrum Documentary 'The Rubber Keyed Wonder' Gets London Premiere (timeextension.com)
A new documentary on the history of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum is set to premiere at the BFI IMAX, in London, next month on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
Something Awful GoonCon '04 documentary (2010) [video] (youtube.com)