Comments on: 15 disturbing documentaries

By: Moi

Moi — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:29:49 +0000

*Every fu*king day of my life"
Media spin (an early one)
Deep water
Restrepo

By: @scrollinondubs

@scrollinondubs — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:51:48 +0000

look, no offense but that's a complete subjective matter of opinion re: what constitutes "disturbing" and given that this is my blog and these are the most disturbing ones I've seen lately, GFY. I haven't seen Snuff but presumably it's about snuff filmmaking?? I did see The Bridge and indeed it's troubling to see the frequency with which people throw themselves off the Golden Gate but if you find that documentary on suicide more disturbing than the corruption exposed in each these films, i would argue your priorities are out of whack.

By: Dissapointed

Dissapointed — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:29:55 +0000

This list is horrible, should have stated they all have political point so i could have avoided this. Honestly, how are some of these disturbing? Snuff was more disturbing than any of these. The last story told left you uneasy. Or even the bridge, suicide on the golden gate bridge. Yet, none of those are on here. Shame on you.

By: Shiro

Shiro — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:48:01 +0000

@Shiro
here’s a link to the video online:
http://www.videosurf.com/video/cry-freetown-part-1-of-3-86496316?t=183
i strongly suggest if you watch it to pay for it and support Mr. Samura.

By: Shiro

Shiro — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:39:52 +0000

Sorious Samura’s Cry Freetown
This is probably the most disturbing and graphic documentary ever made.
“A brutal portrayal of what happened in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone in January 1999, the film has succeeded in making the horror of this country’s civil war a matter of international outrage. Sorious Samura shot the film at great risk for his own life, keenly aware of the fact that the strong images he recorded were the only thing that could shake the world from its indifference to the plight of his countrymen, women and children. ”
http://www.cryfreetown.org/

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:40:17 +0000

@katharina- “Taxi to the dark side” is about the torture at Guantanamo. I don’t know any offhand about women’s rights.

Sean

By: Katharina

Katharina — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:30:53 +0000

Thanks so much for the great list! Does anyone know any documentaries focused specifically on torture and human rights? Or on women’s rights globally?

By: bengu

bengu — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:57:42 +0000

there is a movie called : The Atomic Bomb movie – Trinity and beyond ! highly recommended and if you guys can find get the HD one because visually it’s an insane movie .. .

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:10:30 +0000

Second the recommendation for Zeitgeist. The original is the must watch movie of our times.

By: Marko Ristic

Marko Ristic — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:14:17 +0000

But all in all, I like your list. Been searching for something like this for some time. :)
Good job!