Incredibly insightful and intimate, if you watch anything on this list it should be this one!
But if you have time for more..
Paris Is Burning (1990)
El ruiseñor y la noche: Chavela Vargas canta a Lorca (2015)
Sun Ra: a joyful noise (1980)
Amy (2015)
Black Wax (1983)
McQueen (2018)
Feb 6, 2025
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scala (2023) is a brilliant documentary about the scala cinema in london, and how it influenced a whole generation of creatives. absolutely brilliant film and made me reconsider how i look at movies generally.
while we watched (2022) is the story of a ravish kumar, an indian news reporter trying to fight against the misinformation put out by the indian media and the pressure put on him by the government.
squaring the circle (2022) is a really fun documentary if you’re into your classic rock. all about the group that designed half of the famous album covers from that period, and the story behind the group and the art.
and lastly i’ll say the sparks brothers (2021). just a brilliant display of how filmmaking can be used in a documentary. again, loads of fun, really beautiful shots, amazing lineup of interviewees. i hadn’t even heard of sparks before watching this but i was a big fan by the end.
May 14, 2024
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The Thin Blue Line might be one of the best and most important documentaries of all time! Also Black Panthers, The Janes, Gay USA, Hearts & Minds, Woodstock, Free Chol Soo Lee and pretty much everything by Werner Herzog.
For docs about people, I’d recommend Moonage Daydream, Jane Fonda in Five Acts and Cobain: Montage of Heck.
May 14, 2024
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Mar 13, 2025
Taking myself out on a date once a week with the intention of recharging and engaging with things im passionate about <3 a practice the book The artist way suggests as a way to nourish our creativity and self expression.
This week I took myself to the movies and watched In The Mood For Love by Wong Kar-Wai 🥲
Feb 10, 2025
invited some girlfriends over to play a set for us and it was so sweet/wholesome! we always talk about wanting the feel of house parties again, intimate safe settings with close friends and ppl actually dancing <3 this provided that and more, can’t wait for the next one!
Feb 5, 2025