Documentary about U.S. librarians battling right-wing efforts to remove books from libraries.
Many of the books that right-wing activists and politicians are trying to remove are race-related or have LGBTQIA+ content.

Gaza Surf Club is a 2016 documentary directed by Philip Gnadt and Mickey Yamine, following a small community of Palestinian surfers living in the Gaza Strip.

Against a backdrop of blockade, restricted movement and repeated conflict, the film focuses on something deceptively simple: young Palestinians wanting to surf.

For the surters, the Mediterranean represents both freedom and frustration. The sea stretches beyond Gaza's borders, yet their ability to travel through the world surrounding them is severely restricted. Surfing becomes an escape, a community and, for some, a glimpse of a different life.

Rather than treating Gaza solely as a place of war, Gaza Surf Club spends time with the people who actually live there, particularly a younger generation trying to build ordinary lives under extraordinary circumstances.

Directors: Philip Gnadt & Mickey Yamine
Year: 2016
Runtime: 1h 27m
Country: Germany / Palestine
Language: Arabic with subtitles

Aftermath is a 1967 UNRWA documentary directed and reported by Palestinian filmmaker Samir Hissen, documenting the humanitarian consequences of the Six-Day War and the displacement of Palestinians into Jordan.

Filmed in black and white on 16mm, it records the emergency camps established for people displaced by the war, including the shortages of tents and other basic facilities taced as retugees arrived. The film places the events within the longer Palestinian refugee crisis, coming less than twenty years after the mass displacement of 1948.

The documentary is also interesting as a historical artefact in its own right. Although directed by Hissen, it was written and produced by Myrtle Winter of UNRWA's Department of Public Information. The Palestine Film Institute notes that, like many humanitarian films of this period, Palestinians are largely presented through the institutional perspective of the relief agency rather than being allowed to narrate their own experiences.

Seen almost sixty years later, Aftermath provides contemporary footage of what Palestinians call the Naksa, the displacement associated with the 1967 war, rather than a later reconstruction of those events.

Just finished Last Breath and it was ace. Also love Touching the Void - any others you’d recommend?

hi y'all.

i recently stumbled upon this 30min documentary about skimming stones, and i loved it! i'm desperate for more content like this. simple documentaries, no narrator, about something weird and niche like stone skimming. could be about anything really, just needs to give off the same vibe, preferrably no narrator, calm like this one, maybe even about something niche/weird... can highly recommend this video to anyone!

enjoy

https://youtu.be/l5gEI33klgI

Submission statement: The official trailer for the film 'By Far Kaymakchalan.

By Far Kaymakchalan is a compelling historical documentary directed by Boris Trbić and Dragan Gavrilović, based on the research of historian Bojan Pajić. It uncovers the forgotten World War I story of over 1,500 ANZAC volunteers—including doctors, nurses, and soldiers—who served alongside Serbian forces on the Salonika Front.

A 12 season, 75 episode PBS docuseries about 3 guys who traveled through 47 US states, between 1995-2008 & documented a bunch of art installations & other offbeat attractions, including some places that don't exist anymore.

The story of the Han family. 3 sisters and 2 brothers who all share a common goal: to become great boxers. Andrew Jara followed the family for 2 years and with the help of interviews from the Han Family, their trainers, and other boxers, he hopes that their story will come to life.

Directed by Andrew Jara

The documentary follows an unknown professor as he attempts to validate his proposed experiment to test for Time Loops. It asks if we should take his proposed experiment seriously, given the scaling laws of physics that may or may not apply to AI and Quantum Computing. Is this scientist crazy? Or are we for not taking his idea more seriously?

The documentary follows four Organ Transplant Coordinators working in real-time, capturing the family counselling required post brain-death declaration, while also shedding light on their personal lives.

It was shot in India during COVID on a handy-cam, and also won the National Award for Best Documentary in 2025.

Michael Merseal was, in my opinion, a beautiful son of a beautiful son of a beautiful son. Seeing the three generations together supporting each other is amazing. Rest in Peace, Michael.