I've always loved documentaries, but have been watching them with a slightly different eye since starting this project- not that I'm aiming to produce a documentary, but there are some significant overlaps. Some that I'm enjoying are the 'Up series', just come out on netflix, it follow 14 seven year olds in 1964 from various walks of life in England, and then follows up on them every seven years- the ultimate narrative! The most recent one is 56 up, and it's really fascinating to follow these people through childhood, to middle age and beyond. It really demonstrates, easily, the value of qualitative approaches, and I think does it fairly well overall.
Another one is The Fried Chicken Shop, a snapshot into the lives of those who share a particular fast food joint in south London as a place of work and leisure- there are some wonderful characters and great short stories.
I'm always open to recommendations, if you have any.
Dor and I recommend Gogglebox, on c4. Dor currently reminiscing having found your blog....
ReplyDeleteNo way, someone reads this thing! Thanks Joe and Dor. I will check gogglebox out. Hope you're well!
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