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.
Australian Atomic Confessions (2006)
Director: Kathy Aigner
In this disturbing documentary, Australian servicemen and nomadic aboriginals reveal the devastating effects of British atomic testing carried out in... Read more
Bush's War (2008)
Director: Michael Kirk
Esteemed news producer Michael Kirk assembled years of 'Frontline' reports and contemporary interviews to present the full story of America's relation... Read more
Burma VJ (2008)
8/10
Director: Anders Ostergaard
Filmmaker Anders Ostergaard's Oscar-nominated documentary profiles the courageous efforts of a renegade band of Burmese reporters who, in the face of... Read more
Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Starring: Harry Belafonte, Richie Havens, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, The Blind Boys of Alab...
This music documentary tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket... 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
In Search of Peace (Simon Wiesenthal Collection) (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Richard Trank
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Edward Asner, (Voices of)
Michael Douglas narrates this documentary look at the first 20 years of Israel's existence, with a concentration on the origins of the Middle East Con... Read more
This Divided State (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Steven Greenstreet
Starring: Michael Moore, Sean Hannity, Kay Anderson
The conservative right battles the liberal left when filmmaker Michael Moore's scheduled talk at Utah Valley State College ignites a firestorm of cont... Read more
Voices of Civil Rights: Volume 2 (2006)
In the summer of 2004 a group of journalists embarked on a bus tour that would take them around the US, recording first-hand stories of the Civil Righ... Read more
John Pilger's Return Ticket (1995)
Starring: John Pilger
Three stunning documentaries from fearless Australian journalist John Pilger. 'South Africa: Apartheid Did Not Die' finds Pilger returning to South Af... Read more
No End in Sight (2007)
8.3/10
Director: Charles Ferguson
This powerful documentary offers a critical analysis of the mistakes made by the United States government during the Iraq War. Focusing on the events... Read more