Subgenre Sampler
Politics & Documentary: 248 Films to Buy & Rent
- Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2006)
- Dir. Patty Kim, Chris Sheridan
- This startling, blow–by–blow account of a notorious Japanese abduction reveals a staggering conspiracy at the heart of a…
- Crossing the Line (2006)
- Dir. Daniel Gordon
- Documentary on the extraordinary defection of James Dresnok, an American military deserter to North Korea in 1962, who now resides permanently in the…
- Cuba - A Lifetime Of Passion (2006)
- Dir. Glenn Gebhard
- With unprecedented access on either side of the Florida Straits, this comprehensive, and beautifully shot documentary highlights the complexity of…
- Death of a President (2006)
- Dir. Gabriel Range
- An audacious faux–documentary that contrives an utterly convincing scenario around the fictional assassination of President George W.…
- Flock of Dodos (2006)
- Dir. Randy Olson
- A humourous take on the great American evolution vs 'intelligent design' debate, this doco pits talking heads from both sides against each other to…
- Freedom's Fury (2006)
- Dir. Colin K. Gray, Megan Raney
- Sport and politics mix in this gripping account of a hotly contested water polo semifinal between Hungary and the Soviet Union during the 1956…
- Global Haywire (2006)
- Dir. Bruce Petty
- Unruly political doco by celebrated Australian cartoonist and moviemaker Bruce Petty, that seeks to answer why the East and West have reached crisis…
- Hacking Democracy (2006)
- Dir. Simon Ardizzone
- Alarming expose of America’s electronic voting system, which was disastrously shown–up in the 2000 US Presidential election.
Casting its…
- Hero's Journey, A (2006)
- President Xanana Gusmao presides over this documentary portrait of East Timor, its Resistance war against Indonesian occupation, and its current…
- Jesus Camp (2006)
- Dir. Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
- A disturbing guided tour of extremist 'Jesus Camps' in the US, run by politically–aligned Evangelical Christian groups intent on indoctrinating…