This documentary is about family from New York who shares the story of their life and farm at a point when no one from the current adult generation wants to take over for the current farmer, a man who is the fifth generation farmer of their land. I expected it to be a lot about farming, but it was mostly about their family.
Best of Men
Based on the true and inspirational story of Dr. Ludwig Guttmann, a doctor in WWII who revolutionized the type of care paraplegics receive, treating them as human beings deserving of respect and believing they were capable of living full lives. His treatment included the introduction of sports and exercise, which ultimately lead to the formation of the Paralympics. I really liked this movie.
Concussion
The true story of a man, Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovered that the unseen brain trauma sustained while playing football is killing the players, even though the technical cause of their deaths is suicide. The man is brilliant and holds multiple degrees, but his research puts him at odds with the powerful NFL and they refused to accept his findings for many years. Definitely worth watching.
The Last Royals
This National Geographic documentary focuses on four remaining monarchies - Buganda, England, Nepal, and Tonga - discussing how much power they have, what the citizens like and dislike about them, and so on.
Nicky's Family
The true story of Nicholas Winton, a young man who rescued nearly 700 children from Czechoslovakia right before the start of WWII. He secured foster families in Britain for those Jewish kids, ultimately saving their lives. Part drama, part documentary, this movie introduces us to many of the people he saved. Completely humble, he didn't tell anyone what he had done and his story came out decades later when his wife happened across all the paperwork in their attic. One of the things that struck me as I watched was all the different careers the children he saved ended up having as adults, the ripple effects of one man have influenced thousands of people. An amazing movie about an amazing man. As a sidenote, he died last summer at the age of 106.
Overfed & Undernourished
A documentary about an overweight boy's journey to better health. I have no idea if he's maintained a healthy lifestyle and don't think there's any one right way to eat, but there were good things in this movie. Move your body more, both in long stretches of exercise and in little bits here and there. Eat way more produce, especially vegetables. Set yourself up for success. Realize that what works for one person may not work for another. On the spectrum of things close to the sun (plants grown in your garden) to things far from the sun (foods made or processed in factories), we should eat as close to the sun as we can as often as we can. The little Ws periodically bring up this movie and talk about the progress the boy made in his health, particularly in regards to his run up a hill at the start of the documentary and then again at the end.
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