Hemo the Magnificent is a documentary about the human blood circulatory system. Directed by Frank Capra for the Bell Telephone System (for the public good, and for good garnering goodwill), it stars comic actor Sterling Holloway, cartoon voice performers Mel Blanc and June Foray, and two more somber-seeming hosts. Part 1: Part 2: (HT Bella Seaberg) BONUS: By […]
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The Ig Nobel Prizes (NHK’s fab documentary)
In 2002, NHK, Japan’s public TV network, made this documentary about the Ig Nobel Prizes. They broadcast it in Japan on Christmas eve, a time when much of the nation stays home, imbibes delicious substances, and watches television. We were told that the broadcast received the largest audience of anything broadcast on NHK during that […]
A multi-level documentary about Melbourne
The documentary film “This is Melbourne… Wow!“, by Cameron Cairns, presents information about a city called Melbourne, which is in Australia. The information is presented on two levels. [vimeo]14757932[/vimeo] (HT Carl Pilber) BONUS: “Away From It All“
A documentary of documentaries (Monty Python)
This documentary film, called “Away From It All“, was shown in movie theaters in Britain immediately preceding the Monty Python film “Life of Brian“. In just 12 minutes, it visits a large number of topics and places. If you watch just one documentary film this year, it will almost certainly remind you of this one […]