r/Documentaries • u/DaRedGuy • 12h ago
r/Documentaries • u/stammerton • 6h ago
History Aftermath (1967) - UNRWA documentary filmed in Jordan following the Six-Day War, documenting the displacement of Palestinians and the refugee camps established after the 1967 exodus [00:28:00]
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.
r/Documentaries • u/SprinklesImaginary • 15h ago
World Culture Mad Honey Hunters of Himalayas (2018) - Gurung and Ghale villagers in Lamjung, Nepal, harvest wild cliff honey using handmade rope ladders (CC) [00:15:27]
r/Documentaries • u/omperer • 18h ago
Recommendation Request Recommendation request: similar style documentaries as "Skim or Swim (Full length) (2025) [00:29:09]
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
r/Documentaries • u/Diawyn • 23h ago
Trailer Humble Spirits: A Family of Fighters | Official Trailer (2014) [1:31]
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