Political Docos
Due to the great influx of socio-political documentaries over the last couple of years, Alice thought it was time they had a section of their own. Included here are political bios ('Comandante', 'Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace'); films dealing with the mechanics of politics ('Rats in the Ranks', 'The War Room'); and those dedicated to political issues as diverse as homelessness ('It Was A Wonderful Life'), the death penalty ('Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter Jr'), corporate depletion of natural resources ('End of Suburbia'); civil rights ('4 Little Girls') and corruption ('Fahrenheit 911). Undoubtedly two stars of the genre are two very different men, extroverted funnyman, Michael Moore ('Roger and Me') and soft-spoken professor, Noam Chomsky ('Manufacturing Consent'), pictured.
Sedition (2005)
Director: Russell Campbell
This fascinating documentary tells the sobering account of New Zealand's WW II conscientious objectors who fought against legislation and stuck to the... Read more
Send a Bullet ( Manda Bala ) (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Jason Kohn
Brazil is rife with crime and corruption at all levels of society; Jason Kohn's award-winning documentary examines several of the more imaginative way... Read more
Shadows of Liberty (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay
"Shadows of Liberty" reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control. Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremb... Read more
Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire (2004)
8.2/10
Director: Peter Raymont
In the North American spring of 1994, the world was gripped by OJ Simpson and his gloves, as 800, 000 men, women and children were literally hacked to... Read more
Sherpa (2015)
7.7/10
Director: Jennifer Peedom
We are unlikely ever to tire of the spectacle of Everest as pure wilderness, even if, before the terrible events of May, tales of adventure tourists c... Read more
Sherpa ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.7/10
Director: Jennifer Peedom
We are unlikely ever to tire of the spectacle of Everest as pure wilderness, even if, before the terrible events of May, tales of adventure tourists c... Read more
Sicko (2007)
8/10
Director: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore
Michael Moore's scathing dissection of America's Health Insurance system showcases his characteristic combination of shock and humour, as he compares... Read more
Simon Schama: The American Future (2008)
Director: Sam Hobkinson, Ricardo Pollack
Starring: Simon Schama
Turning to fascinating moments in American history to understand the present, connecting legendary presences such as Thomas Jefferson, Henry Ford, Mar... Read more
Slacker Uprising (2007)
5.2/10
Director: Michael Moore
Starring: Joan Baez, Michael Moore, Roseanne Barr, Viggo Mortensen, Eddie Vedder, Michael...
In the months leading up to the 2004 Bush/Kerry election, opinionated documentarian Michael Moore went on a 60-city college campus tour hoping to mobi... Read more
Someone Else's Country (1996)
Director: Alister Barry
Starring: Narrated by, Ian Johnstone
This feature documentary, narrated by Ian Johnstone, tells the story of how the 'new right' took power and exercised it relentlessly to turn our count... Read more