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.
Making Sense of the Sixties (1991)
8.7/10
One of the most comprehensive studies ever made of the 'decade of change', this 6-part documentary mini-series from PBS includes over a hundred interv... Read more
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
7.6/10
Director: Mark Kitchell
Starring: Martin Luther King, Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez
An acclaimed film of the major events of the 1960s, including the civil rights movement, free speech protests and anti-war rallies, as seen by 15 lead... Read more
Roger and Me (1989)
Director: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore
An acclaimed look by journalist Michael Moore at the devastation caused in his hometown of Flint, Michigan when General Motors decided to close most o... Read more
John Pilger's Australia (1988)
Starring: John Pilger
John Pilger's impressive 35-year career as an investigative journalist has seen him uncover the grisly truth behind numerous injustices and conflicts... Read more
Broken Rainbow (1985)
6.9/10
Director: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd
Martin Sheen narrates this Academy Award-winning documentary chronicling the resistance of the American Navajo population to efforts made by industry... Read more
The Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
8.3/10
Director: Rob Epstein
Starring: Harvey Fierstein
More than a story of one man's life, this Academy Award-winning documentary traces the coming of age of the Gay Rights Movement in the late '70s. Harv... Read more
John Pilger: The New Rulers of the World / War By Other Means / Burp! Pepsi vs Coke in the Ice Cold War (1984)
9.3/10
Starring: John Pilger
A triple-bill from ivestigative journalist John Pilger. 'The New Rulers of the World' explores the impact of globalisation taking Indonesia as a prim... Read more
When the Mountains Tremble (1983)
8/10
Director: Pamela Yates, Newton Thomas Sigel
Shot at the height of a largely unreported war between a heavily armed Guatamalan Military and a virtually defenceless Mayan population, this powerful... Read more
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty
A shockingly entertaining film about a grim subject, 'The Atomic Cafe' combines vintage newsreels, kinescopes, government films about the Cold war Yea... Read more