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.
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2004)
8.9/10
Director: Adam Curtis
Political proverb states that a population in fear is a population that is easily controlled. In this documentary exploring the climate of fear that e... Read more
War Made Easy (2008)
8/10
Director: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp
Starring: Narrated by, Sean Penn
Sean Penn narrates this expose of media distortion and presidential endorsement of arguably unjustified wars. Focusing on the parallels between Vietna... Read more
The Culture High (2014)
8.3/10
Director: Brett Harvey
This documentary scours the deep-seated roots of this morally induced Marijuana campaign and reveal the fascinating path it has taken to get to where... Read more
Erasing David (2010)
6.1/10
Director: David Bond
A sobering documentary in the face of the information age has filmmaker David Bond examining how out of control the state of surveillance in the U.K.... Read more
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS (2017)
7.5/10
Director: Sebastian Junger, Nick Quested
Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested explore the complexities of the war in Syria and Iraq as they gain access to clandestine organizations to offer a lo... Read more
Pandora's Promise (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Robert Stone
Pandora's Promise asks whether the one technology we fear most could save our planet from a climate catastrophe, while providing the energy needed to... Read more
Aim High in Creation! (2013)
7/10
Director: Anna Broinowski
A revolutionary documentary comedy about the cinematic genius of North Korea's late Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il, with a groundbreaking experiment at its h... Read more
Workingman's Death (2005)
8.1/10
Director: Michael Glawogger
A majestically elegant, and somewhat romanticised, study of the nature of work in the 21st century focussing on some of the most gruelling jobs on Ear... Read more
Land Mines: A Love Story (2004)
5/10
Director: Dennis O'Rourke
Controversial filmmaker Dennis O'Rourke ('Cunnamulla', 'The Good Woman of Bangkok') presents another narrative documentary that finds the heart and hu... Read more
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
7.5/10
Director: Errol Morris
Master documentarian Errol Morris takes an unflinching look at the Abu Ghraib prison scandal while meditating on the frightening side effects of the '... Read more