Documentary Sundays.

Hey there!  I know it's been about a month or so since my last post, and I promised myself I wouldn't do that, but I promise I have some new great post coming soon for you all.  But, as you know, this blog is dedicated to all things art, and I've been watching a lot of great documentaries lately.  Some that I'd like to share with you, because they've all been very beneficial to me in some way; lifestyle choices, contribution to my education, things to know for the future, etc.  So feel free to check them out!  Might I add that I've never been a documentary type of person but I found out that I really enjoy them.

(In the order I watched them)

The Business of Being Born

• This was a really good one.  It kinda of compares midwifery and hospitals, and explains how hospitals are a business.  I actually decided to get a midwife when the day comes.
• http://documentarylovers.com/the-business-of-being-born/

Vegucated

• This one followed a vegan woman and three other people on a however-many-days (I forget) challenge to be vegan.  And as you follow them, they learn (and you do to) why being vegan is good for your body, the economy, the animals, etc. etc.  This one was good too.  I'm currently a pescatarian, but I plan on being full vegan by the end of 2014, which were absolutely not my intentions before I watched the documentary.
• Netflix

The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975

• This one I watched in my Africana Media Studies class.  It's about the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.  It kinda talks about when and where it started and it's differences from older generations way of protest and non-violence; like it features Stokely Carmicheal and Angela Davis in it and they both drops some serious knowledge.  Also it has some voice overs from Talib Kwali, Erykah Badu, and others.  This is a good one too, especially if you're really into African American Studies.
• Netflix

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

• This one was cool, my friend Shiann told me about it, because she's going on a juicing fast.  Which is basically what the guy did in the documentary.  He was obese, and sick, and was on a lot of medication.  But he wanted to explore how the body could possibly heal itself from the inside by lifestyle changes.  So he juices for 90 days, meaning he only drank pure fruits and vegetable that he made with his juicer for 90 days.  I won't spoil it for you, but I've recently been juicing too, kinda.  Not exclusively though.  lol
• Netflix

The Science of Babies

• I didn't finish this one, but it was very interesting.  The title is pretty self explanatory, it just kinda talks about the development of babies.  It's not as boring as I made it sound though, hah.
• Netflix

America Beyond the Color Line: Black Hollywood

• This one talked about being black in Hollywood, how Hollywood may or may not discriminate against minorities, how there aren't any minorities at the very top calling the shots, etc.  I liked this one a lot.  In my Africana Media Studies class we'd talked about carictures, and Blaxploitation in the 60s and 70s, so it was cool kind of talking about modern day Hollywood.   This film is by Henry Louis Gates (Skip Gates), and includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Nia Long, John Singleton, and more.
• http://digital.films.com/play/HTL69Q

(I haven't watched the whole thing, but I'd definitely recommend Hidden Colors.  It should still be on YouTube.)

Just something to leave you with: I had no interest in documentaries before I started college, but I realized that if you just find a subject or topic you like, then you can find a documentary to interest you.  It's also a very easy way to get a ton of information squeezed into a couple of hours.  So even if you don't watch any of these, find a documentary you like.  Don't know where to start, check out TopDocumentaryfilms.com & let me know what you watch!

Cheers!