Things I have been watching over the Easter period.

I have been looking at documentaries, things I find interesting that discuss things I often ponder. These are mostly to do with political disputes, and documentaries that really serve to shock and disturb you.

The first one is about Eugene Terre'Blanche who was murdered this week in South Africa. The documentary was first shown in 1991 so it is a bit dated. I find the content truly gripping, and Terre'Blanche as a person, quite disturbing. There is a synoposis of what the documentary is about as well as the documentary itself here:

The Leader, his Driver, and the Drivers Wife:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-leader-his-driver-and-the-drivers-wife/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1

I have also watched an interview (below) which took place between him and Louis Thereoux which was very fascinating but scary at the same time. It was great to see Thereoux playing the naive interviewer, even questioning Terre'Blanche when he was clearly in an exteremely passive aggressive state. The ending to this short interview really stayed with me, the handshake, and Thereoux looking visibly nervous ("have i pushed things too far", was what I pictured going through Thereoux's mind) and Terre'Blanche's ending line "am i not a man?" which was an incredible statement with all sorts of connotations (often associated with slavery) though i suspect Terre Blanche was being ironic given his political stance, to which, Thereoux naively and whimsically ripostes with "is that Shakespeare?" . Thereoux really pushed things in this interview and it is a quality I admire in him.


When Louis met the Boer leader:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPbExwBJiwY

The last thing I have watched is a viral (below) that has been spreading over the web, over the past few days, of American troops in Iraq injuring a couple of young children by shooting a van, containing these young children. I think in terms of the shots from the helicopter, you get a clear perspective about what was going on, and it was interesting in style, in that it resembled direct cinema (there was no voice over, however titles with text informed the viewer what was going on, including quotes from American general's). It was quite shocking to watch, but interestingly assembled.

Collateral Murder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0&feature=player_embedded