I watched this documentary at a Latin American conference a few months ago. Yesterday marked two years since Honduran environmental defender Berta Caceres was assassinated in her own home. There have been new arrests recently.
Oscar nominated and free to watch on Netflix. It starts out as, the director would admit a pretty lame scenario. The presenter takes steroids to prove he can beat other cyclists. It takes a major turn ā¦ Iāll not spoil it, but itās more gripping and emotional than many Hollywood films. And itās real!
I see Deakins finally got his Oscar SB.
It really was a joke he hadnāt been given any award before.
A very interesting documentary on BBC4 this coming week āThe Ruth Ellis Files-A Very British Crime Storyā (9 pm on Tues/Wed/Thur)
Hopefully this will present the true story of a woman who was poorly served by the British Judiciary at the time and by the British media ever since. A friend of mine (Monica Weller) was an advisor in the making of the documentary as she ghost wrote Ruth Ellisās sisterās story āRuth Ellis - My Sisterās Secret Lifeā back in 2005.
A lot of unanswered questions presentedā¦an āEstablismentā cover-upā¦did they have secrets to hideā¦would Ellisās survival cause them problemsā¦could a frail, abused and troubled woman weild a heavy military revolver to such an expert and deadly effect after just one practice session just days before the event?
A hard watch āStephen: The Murder That Changed a Nationā on BBC. 2 episodes out of 3 watched. Last night was about the murder and his motherās pursuit of getting justice. Tonightās about The System ending with the Mcpherson report.
I donāt remember much about the murder in the news at the time. Iād have been 17 and being a young idiot. We also didnāt have the rolling news that we do now so it wouldnāt have been as full on as now when a young person is stabbed. The assumptions made about Stephen and his friend. I wonder how far we have come since then.
Tonight they showed videos of the accussed being racist and playing with knives. There is a retired copper who I havenāt warmed too. See if you can work out which one.
I do remember the Mcpherson report coming out 6 years later in 1999 and attending training via my union about it.
Quite interesting timing given the Windrush issues currently.
Youād like to think it just couldnāt happen now. The Met police were (they may still be) pretty corrupt and frankly racist.
The one particular cop didnāt see the institutional racism. Racismto him seemed to be an overt thing, a comment or action and not a group of people making assumptions about people who are not like them.
If Stephen Lawrence had been a white middle class teenager stabbed to death by a gang of black kids. the police may have treated it differently. Itās no different in Bristol ā¦
Just watched both episodes of imagine winter 2017/18 Habaneros: You say you want a Revolution? on BB4 iplayer.
Highly recommend it for a snapshot of Cuban history from about 1850 onwards with the revolution and struggles and some of the achievements since. I spent 3 months in Havana in 2007 which was an experience and I wasnāt completely in a tourist bubble all the time. The friends I made have all left (though one has returned having made money and is now a fairly well known singer there) looking for a better life.
I watched a documentary last night on the schoolgirls from Nigeria that were kidnapped by Boko Haram. It was incredibly moving. It made me smile as families were reunited and get teary eyed to hear such tragic stories. Itās a fucked up world. You can catch it on iPlayer
Not sure if this best fits into shows or docs, but Iāll pop it here.
Been binging on Hate Thy Neighbour recently. Itās a good watch. Bit of a Louis Theroux vibe. Seriously uncomfortable at times, hilarious at others, but almost always interesting. Worth checking out.
Finished watching 4 part documentary called Evil Genius on Netflix. The first episode had me mouth open throughout. The next three are good. Itās an interesting crime story that I shanāt spoil but would recommend.
Thatās been on my to watch list for a little while, Iāll try and fit it in between the footy tomorrow. Did you ever watch āmaking a murdererā on netflix?
I did watch that,gav. It was great/shocking/distressing.
Just finished watching this last night. Agree with all of your post.
Iām now watching āStaircaseā on Netflix, another true crime documentary in a similar tone as āMaking a murdererā. Itās a bit more slow paced and you get to see more of the trial as itās 10 x 45min episodes. Itās quite graphic in parts, but if you can cope with that itās worth a few hours of your time.
Itās alright for you Gavs but Iāve given 60+ pints of blood and still never seen a drop come out.