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YouTube is not only for unpackings and cute kitten videos, right? There’s plenty of interesting educational content on the video streaming platform as well. Companies, online magazines, and bloggers, are posting more and more cool and even controversial documentaries that are totally worth watching!
So let’s get into it! We’ve made a list of 8 documentary films worth watching on YouTube right now.
The Barkley Marathon is a 100-mile ultramarathon through the Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee. Thousands of people have attempted to finish it, but only 15 of them have actually crossed the line.This documentary by Ethan Newberry (The Ginger Runner) shows us another attempt at completing one of the toughest endurance runs on earth.
Shenzhen is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. During the past decades, it has become the heart of China’s tech industry and the capital of the world’s copycat manufacturing industry. The documentary by WIRED leads us to Huaqiangbei, a huge marketplace where it’s possible to find any part imaginable for any smartphone or laptop. Journalists go even further, and try to explore how the culture of crafting electronic goods is changing traditional models of business, distribution, and innovation.
The film tells us the story of Joong-wha Choi, a former soldier of North Korea. With his wife and kids, he’s trying to settle into a quiet London suburb. But despite enjoying his new life Joong-wha Choi desires to go back to his home country.
Mark Brown from Game Maker’s Toolkit did a great job by creating a series with a detailed breakdown of the dungeon designs in each game of The Legend of Zelda.
Another great documentary on computer games takes us to the world of professional gaming. The film features the stories of three professional gamers from around the world who are competing for a million-dollar prize in the first Dota 2 International Tournament.
It’s hard to argue that Johnny Cash was one of the greatest American musicians of the 20th century. They say his story is full of mystery and myth. The documentary by YouTube Originals presents newly discovered archival materials and interviews that show Cash’s biography from a new angle.
Can you believe that somewhere in Kenya there is a men-excluding village formed 30 years ago? This documentary by Broadly will show you how things got to that point and how women live there now.
If you have access to the internet, then you’ve probably heard of Greta Thunberg; the teenage girl who inspired 4 million people to join the global climate strike on September 20th of this year. The film by VICE tells us how and why it all started.
