What is your favourite documentary, and what did it change for you?
Recorded Alex Hallford said elsewhere, not written here
My favourite documentary, that’s lovely and everyone should watch, is called Water: The Great Mystery. It changed my perception of the whole planet more than maybe anything ever. Dr Masaru Emoto’s water research is very profound.

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David Heinemeier Hansson Creator of Ruby on Rails; chief technology officer of 37signals
Let’s see. I like The Big Short. I’d read the book already. That was a good one. ... I find more than documentaries – I get a little impatient with documentaries because I find the point they’re trying to make could be made in ten minutes and we’re stretching it to an hour and 45 with pictures and unless those pictures are amazing, there’s a lot of other things I’d rather do.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 5 June 2018 source ↗
Brian Koppelman Screenwriter and showrunner; co-writer of Rounders, co-creator of Billions
There are three. The documentary about Apocalypse Now that Francis Ford Coppola’s wife made is amazing. You should find it and watch it because Apocalypse Now, which is clearly more and more of a masterpiece every year and incredible because it’s still an unfinished work
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 14 May 2020 source ↗
Jim Loehr Performance psychologist; co-founder of the Human Performance Institute
I love ESPN’s 30 for 30. I adored the one on Andre Agassi. I love the story, the documentary on Ray Mancini’s life. This is food for my soul. I love the inside story because that’s kind of the world I live in. And a lot of the stories I can’t tell, but I have such deep appreciation when the honesty and authenticity of an athlete is out there.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 30 December 2020 source ↗
Charlotte Cook documentary producer; co-creator and executive producer of Field of Vision
"Fourteen Days in May" by Paul Hamann opened my eyes to the power of documentary and "Portrait of Jason" remains my favorite documentary of all time. The exploration of performance and representation of reality and storytelling is still very powerful to me.
Recorded Elaine Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg, She Does questionnaire/interview page, She Does Podcast, 27 January 2016 source ↗

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