Tag: political documentary

  • NATO Targets Yugoslavia

    An anti-war documentary featuring original on-the-ground footage and interviews from the 1999 NATO war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Watch the 78 days of untold destruction, bombing bridges, hospitals, schools, and dropping up to 11 tons of depleted uranium across the country that NATO considers a successful “humanitarian intervention” in Yugoslavia. Filmmaker Gloria La Riva lifts the veil of imperialist propaganda to reveal the humanitarian crisis caused by the war.

  • Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

  • Looking for Fidel

    Oliver Stone’s second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country’s recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States.

  • Fahrenheit 9/11

    Michael Moore’s view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

  • Fuck

    A documentary on the expletive’s origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

  • An Inconvenient Truth

    A documentary on Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

  • Apollo: The Forgotten Films

    Recently discovered footage reveals the secret history of NASA’s first landing on the moon, and using this brand-new evidence, former astronauts and experts challenge everything known about the Apollo missions.

  • The New Watchdogs

    In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published “The New Watchdogs” to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who’ve openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, “The New Watchdogs” denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.

  • The Act of Killing

    In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.”

  • Bitter Lake

    An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.