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For almost 30 years, Anjem Choudary radicalised young British Muslims in plain sight. A trained lawyer, he knew exactly where the line of British law sat and stayed one inch behind it while his network was linked to the London Bridge attack, the murder of Lee Rigby, and at least 100 British jihadis. It took three countries and two undercover operations to finally put him away for life. This is the story of how Britain's most dangerous preacher stayed untouchable, and why it took 28 years to jail him.

This documentary follows Aleksa Vulović as he joins the crew of an aid flotilla headed to Cuba filled with medicine and other vital supplies, highlighting the struggles of just getting to a place where they can launch the flotilla, and the dangers of potentially being blown up by the U.S military. Upon arriving, the documentary highlights the direct impact that the U.S sanctions have had on Cuban citizens as they struggle with the basic necessities like food, power, clean water and health care supplies.

This documentary follows the daily life of a Turkish housewife in Ankara, Turkey. It captures an ordinary day from morning to evening, including preparing a traditional Turkish breakfast, shopping at the local bazaar, cooking homemade meals, cleaning the house, and spending time with family. The goal was to document everyday life as naturally as possible and share an authentic view of Turkish culture with an international audience. Filmed entirely in 4K

This documentary is directed by Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi, Jamie Doran, and Mike Healy. The documentary explores the illegal Afghan practice of bacha bazi. Bacha Bazi translates to English as Boy Play.

Bacha Bazi is a practice in Afghanistan where older men sexually abuse adolescent boys. The victims are often dressed as women, and required to dance at private parties.

This one is like watching a crime thriller.

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Junko Mizuta from Japan has only 7 seconds memory. She keeps taking notes on what she did, talked, where she went every single second for social communication. She was struck down in the 2000's by a herpes simplex virus that caused massive damage to her brain. She was left with a memory that spans just seven seconds, one of the worst cases of amnesia. She also meets a man who has the same memory handicap.

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Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the region was dominated by three terrorist Zionist militias: the Haganah, the Irgun, and the Lehi. Though they frequently differed in their tactics and ideologies, they shared a common goal. Together, they carried out violent campaigns, terrorizing Palestinian villages and executing bombings and assassinations against the British to force them to relinquish control of the land. Their actions included blowing up hotels in Jerusalem, targeting embassies in Europe, and assassinating a UN mediator.

Following the creation of Israel, these three terrorist militias were merged to create the IDF. Many of the militant leaders transitioned into mainstream politics, eventually becoming government officials, ambassadors, and even Prime Ministers of Israel.

This documentary unpacks this dark history, exploring how these groups operated, their transition into a national army, and how their violent past has largely been forgotten in mainstream historical narratives.

The documentary was filmed in a mountainous region and the crew has been there years before and revisited the people again, it was a very secluded region of possibly Nepal, they filmed and followed a burial under Buddhist law, talked about how the scriptures are being taught from generation to generation and visited the same people again and showed them the photos they’ve taken of them on their first visit and crossed an icy river of I’m correct and not mixing up documentaries.

The intro of the documentary was spoken by a a man with a calm tone of voice and there were „wind“ sounds in the background. The whole thing was on YouTube when I first watched it. I would love to watch it again :)

For decades, Russian propaganda has invested heavily in shaping the image of the USSR as an uncompromising fighter against Nazism. However, it always omits a key fact, that prior to 1941— the year Germany invaded the USSR — the Soviet stance toward Germany was fundamentally different from what is commonly presented.

Came up related to a separate, short convo I'd initiated with a friend re: one of her Insta stories—she ended up sending me this indie documentary made by a friend of hers. Honestly blown away by the diversity they captured, the raw beauty, and overall level of composition. Would highly encourage anyone to check it out maybe over your morning coffee or when winding down in the evening.

I'm looking for a legal way to watch the Spanish documentary series PornoXplotación (Pornoxplotación, 2023) by Mabel Lozano in Canada. It exposes the dark side of the porn industry, trafficking, coercion, and exploitation. I tried Prime Video but it's geo-blocked. Any legitimate sources or similar recommendations?

Description Summary for the video: Dear Zachary is about the life and death of Andrew Bagby told by the filmmaker and close friend Kurt Kuenne who made this to memorialize him. A deeply personal documentary made with genuine love and pain that you will never forget. It is a film like no other.

My Review:

This review contains spoilers.

I had heard about this for years and mainly heard that there was a twist. I figured the twist would be Shirley wasn't the killer and that the killer was one of the friends being interviewed during production. Course once I heard even the beginning of Shirley's answers, behavior, and the evidence against her I knew she committed the crime.

So I watched it and as I was watching it I suddenly thought to myself "Is Zachary dead" and I said it can't be because how and why would they finish this documentary as that would be very sad. I at first thought maybe he had an unknown disease that cut his life short or died in some tragic accident. Then another thought came to me. Where is Shirley? I got a bad feeling. Then when she was allowed out, I remember saying "Wait, what if she kills him?"

I study Criminology and I've had a long standing beef with Canadian investigations and their justice system. So the fact it's Canada didn't surprise me. Who are these judges anyway? So Shirley had every red flag behavior known to man. The most dangerous type of offender has a history of stalking. Andrew was overkilled. She was obsessive. I even remember saying early on, when she first left the I LOVE YOU message to Zachary is sounded phony, creepy, and with no warmth of any kind or sincerity.

Her psychiatrist posting her bail. I'm just going to point out the obvious. They were sleeping together. Very unprofessional behavior and I've never heard of a shrink bailing out a patient being accused of murder. Appalling.

It was a little hard to follow at the beginning, but it got better as it progressed. Zachary's blood is on that judge's hands and anyone involved with her release. Here in America, she'd have never been released.

What are your thoughts on this documentary?