Hacker News with Generative AI: Documentaries

Nathan Fielder praised for 'most unhinged' episode in TV history (the-independent.com)
Fans of the HBO documentary comedy series The Rehearsal have branded the latest episode one of the “most unhinged” and “hysterical” episodes of TV ever made.

Television, Comedy, Documentaries, Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal

6 points by vo2maxer 14 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Copyright, Piracy, Documentaries, YouTube, Controversy

12 points by gslin 61 days ago | 1 comments

Julian Assange documentary withdrawn from Sundance (2024) (screendaily.com)
Eugene Jarecki has withdrawn his anticipated Julian Assange documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man from the upcoming Sundance Film Festival due to “unexpected developments”.

Film Festivals, Documentaries, Julian Assange

5 points by thunderbong 136 days ago | 0 comments

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.

History, United States, Documentaries

20 points by SanjayMehta 143 days ago | 4 comments

Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary [video] (youtube.com)

Video Games, Anniversary, Documentaries

40 points by lmq10 189 days ago | 4 comments

Steve Sims Interview on Soft White Underbelly [video] (youtube.com)

Interviews, YouTube, Social Media, Documentaries

6 points by perdomon 202 days ago | 1 comments

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?

Documentaries, Recommendations, Entertainment

10 points by animal_spirits 214 days ago | 9 comments

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.

Ayahuasca, Documentaries, Shamanism

65 points by SherryFraser 220 days ago | 20 comments

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