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.
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
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
7.4/10
Director: Freida Lee Mock
Starring: Maya Lin
This Academy Award winner (Best Documentary Feature) reveals the contentious origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the inspiring story of... Read more
The Gunpowder Plot 1605 (1993)
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Twist
The story of Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators is commemorated annually on November 5, Guy Fawkes' plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament, imm... Read more
Lessons of Darkness / Fata Morgana (1992)
Director: Werner Herzog
In the aftermath of the Gulf War, retreating Iraqi soldiers left the oil fields of Kuwait a raging inferno. True to form as perhaps the world's most d... Read more
The Panama Deception (1992)
7.5/10
Director: Barbara Trent
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Narrated by
This Academy Award winner for Best Feature Documentary uncovers the real reasons for the internationally condemned attack on Panama in 1989 by U.S. fo... Read more
It Was A Wonderful Life (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Michele Ohayon
Starring: Narrated by, Jodie Foster
Academy Award-nominee Michele Ohayon presents a riveting and powerful account of six women who are members of America's growing "hidden homeless" popu... Read more
Incident at Oglala (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Narrated by, Robert Redford
The true story that inspired the film 'Thunderheart' focuses on the case of Leonard Peltier, a native American convicted of killing two FBI agents on... Read more
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling Of A Serial Killer (1992)
7/10
Director: Nick Broomfield
Starring: Aileen Wuornos
A twisted tale of murder, alleged police corruption and conniving opportunists that tracks the sensational trial and conviction of America's First Fem... Read more
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
8.2/10
Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
Starring: Noam Chomsky
Funny, provocative and suprisingly accessible, 'Manufacturing Consent' explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, the world renowned lingu... Read more
The Best of See It Now with Edward R Murrow (1991)
Starring: Edward R. Murrow
Some of the most memorable moments from host Edward R. Murrow's landmark USA 1951-58 TV program, which set the tone for how TV brought the news to vie... Read more