Check out the documentary Memory Games on Netflix, featuring Yanjaa, Nelson Dellis, Johannes Mallow, and Simon Reinhard.
Glimpse into the brain’s vast potential for memorization through the eyes of four competitive memory athletes as they share techniques and insights.
Edit: here’s a direct link: https://www.netflix.com/title/81105525
More info:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9235070/
(It might already be available if you’re on the other side of the International Date Line.)
Yes, it’s already available for me. Looks great so far. It seems to be mostly in English, but the Netflix captions are useful for the parts in other languages.
Not available yet in France, can’t wait to Watch it !
Fantastic documentary. And, yes, unless you’re multilingual, you’re probably going to want to turn on the captions.
Bob
Yes not yet in France I’ve sent a request to Netflix…
It’s a great documentary.
At one point, Simon Reinhard says, “In my system, number 86 is a coat of arms”. I wonder if it was before he switched to a 4-digit system or if it’s the image for 0086.
They continue showing images in an animated sequence, mixing 2- and 3-digit numbers. 
A little later, Johannes Mallow gives a lecture on memory techniques and shows some “Zahlenform-System” images – I like them better than my number shapes:
I thought it was those animated sequences—along with a very strong musical score—that really brought interest and excitement to what is, essentially, a movie about people thinking. 
And I agree about some of those number shapes shown. I usually use rhymes for 1-10, but occasionally throw in a shape if I need one. I’ve never been happy with any of the shape suggestions I’d heard for 3 before (handcuffs, brassiere, etc.). But trident is perfect.
Bob
I’m looking at the list of images again and wondering if they are from a German Major System. I don’t know enough German to be sure.
I’m not sure about this one:
Unfortunately Memory Games doesn’t seem to be available here in Switzerland 
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No other word comes to mind right now But maybe he has modified the Major System and uses different letters for 6 and 8?
That could be it. It looks like w is commonly 8 in German. I changed 6 to b in my system because they look similar. Maybe he did that and kept p grouped with b, but then 68 wouldn’t fit Schaf.
Edit: or maybe it was constructed like Dominic O’Brien recommends, where the first numbers are filled out with an association system before trying to use letters/sounds.
It could have been a mix of various people’s images. If they were Simon R’s images (4-digit system), I wonder if he drops leading zeros on 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numbers.
neither in France Silvio
Why does “5” represent “hand”?
Is it based on “five fingers”, or some more esoteric connotation?
Thanks.
When I taught my grandfather the number shape system I let him come up with his own images and he instantly thought of “hand” for 5 because of the five fingers. I guess he wasn’t the only one. 
Here’s another show that covers memory: The Mind, Explained - Netflix Miniseries
Is this worth signing up for netflix for?
They should have a free trial. I used the trial and cancelled before the end of the month.
It’s an inspiring and very well-produced documentary that gives you an up-close look at four of the world’s top memory competitors, including Nelson Dellis and Yanjaa Wintersoul, and works to artfully represent what it means to use memory techniques.
But if you’re not interested in getting to know some of the world’s competitors—and you’ve read even a single memory book by Foer, Lorayne, Buzan, or O’Brien—I’m not sure you’ll actually gain any new information about memory techniques.
Bob
Amazing!! Is it available in india?
I just heard about this other Netflix documentary on speed cubing:
Does anyone know if Memory Games is still available somewhere? It seems to have disappeared from Netflix.