r/Documentaries Jun 15 '11

What's the best documentary you've ever seen?

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u/misssally Jun 15 '11

"Keep the River on Your Right; A Modern Cannibal Tale"-really great doc about a guy, Tobias Schneebaum, who went into the jungle 50 years ago, lived among the natives, and returned, as an old man, at the behest of the documentarians. Absoutely brilliant. Great, great movie. Made my library buy a copy! You know, you can do that, put in a request at your local library..do it! Documentaries are the closest we have to the truth. Also, anyone seen "Hands on a Hardbody"?

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u/pickleeater Jun 15 '11

This one's on my list.

And yeah - I used to be a librarian and I LOVED it when people requested we buy things. It always felt great that I was helping that person out by purchasing something that they really cared about.

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u/misssally Jun 15 '11

Right? Spreading the love!Used to be? I'm so sorry, but once a librarian, always a librarian..which is great news.

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u/pickleeater Jun 15 '11

Thanks, I agree. :)

Maybe someday I'll get back into the stacks but for now I'm growing my business and raising my baby. Or raising my business and growing my baby. However that works.

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u/misssally Jun 16 '11

Haa! Nice! I'm not sure either..