The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: documentary

  • Betty Reid Soskin: An Extraordinary Woman

    “I am so aware that I’m living in my final decade.”

  • Prison Labor: Modern Day Slavery

    I can’t believe this is still happening in the 21st Century.

  • 13th

    Slavery still exists in this country.

  • How We Can Stop Drowning in Plastic

    There really are some simple things you can do to reduce your plastic usage

  • The Whales of the World Need a Blackfish II

    We can do better than this.

  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

    I am so grateful for all that Fred Rogers did for me.

  • Corey Feldman Fouls His Message

    I’ve written about Corey Feldman’s starvation sex cult before. The fact that it still exists tells you a lot about this man and his perspective on life. Now he’s trying to rebrand himself as a force for good, which is admirable, I suppose, but he’s doing a horrible job of it. He claims to want…

  • Racing Extinction

    In my timeworn tradition of being years behind trends, I just saw an amazing documentary from 2015 on Hulu. It’s called Racing Extinction, and it’s both beautiful and horrifying. It has forever changed the way I look at the world. The cinematography is stunning. Many of the people involved in this documentary also worked for…

  • Quicksand Fetishists

    I just came across a fascinating VICE documentary about quicksand fetishists. As when I drive past a traffic accident, I just had to look. And it was quite the education. Until now, I had no idea that this community existed. If I gave quicksand any thought at all, it was as an old-fashioned plot device…

  • The Cats of Mirikitani

    One of the things I love about being a City of Seattle employee is that I am required to do at least two hours of race and social justice training per year. As part of that this year, I had the distinct pleasure of viewing a documentary called The Cats of Mirikitani. In keeping with…