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.
Bananas!* At Any Cost? (2009)
Director: Fredrik Gertten
Juan 'Accidentes' Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers, he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking... Read more
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Moore
Twenty years after his influential debut, "Roger & Me", Michael Moore takes on contemporary America's tough economic times in this provocative documen... 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
The 10 Conditions of Love (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Jeff Daniels (II)
Exiled in the U.S., activist Rebiya Kadeer is fighting for the human rights of her people, the Uyghur (pron. wee-ger), China's oppressed Muslim minori... Read more
Photography as Told by Life Magazine Photographers (2009)
Commissioned for the 50th anniversary celebrations of Life Magazine, documentarian David Hoffman speaks with 15 of the magazines greatest photographer... Read more
Hitler and Mussolini (2009)
Starring: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini
Taking hold of the reins of fate, two very different men stood on the stage of world history - "Der Fuhrer" and "II Duce". They became the most photog... Read more
India Reborn (2009)
8.2/10
Director: Various
This 4-part series takes in the world's newest superpower-in-waiting. India has a middle class bigger than the entire population of the US, but is sti... Read more
Living with the Enemy (2008)
5.4/10
Director: Karsten Laske
This is the story of the years between the end of World War II and the founding of the two German states: 1945 to 1949, which proved to be a decisive... 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
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