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Manufacturing DissentManufacturing Dissent (2007)
Dir. Debbie Melnyck, Rick Caine
Not just another debunking of Michael Moore, this thoughtful, well–considered essay on the left winger’s political documentaries exposes…
ObsceneObscene (2007) Recommended
Dir. Daniel O'Connor, Neil Ortenberg
The definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review, this charts his tumultuous career…
Oswald's Ghost Oswald's Ghost (2007)
Dir. Robert Stone
This intelligent investigative doco focusing on the chain of events leading up to John F. Kennedy's assassination and the impact it had on America is…
Sand and SorrowSand and Sorrow (2007)
Dir. Paul Freedman
A sobering, all–encompassing document of the Darfur genocide that, while not subtle, powerfully informs of the atrocities committed, as well as…
Senator Obama Goes to Africa Senator Obama Goes to Africa (2007)
Dir. Bob Hercules
Succinct documentary following Barak Obama's emotional journey with his family to Africa in 2006 in the wake of becoming the newly elected U.S.…
Send A BulletSend A Bullet (Manda Bala) (2007) Recommended
Dir. Jason Kohn
Unsettling doco exposing the corrupted underbelly of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where abduction, political fraud and torture runs rife. A protege of…
SickoSicko (2007) Recommended
Dir. Michael Moore
Documentary icon Michael Moore's latest broadside utilizes his tried–and–true one–man approach to expose the inherent 'malpractice'…
Slacker UprisingSlacker Uprising (Captain Mike Across America) (2007)
Dir. Michael Moore
Footage from Michael Moore's political crusade in 2004 to convince the masses of young non–voters – aka slackers – to give voting a…
Strange CultureStrange Culture (2007)
Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Thomas Jay Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote
Topical and important docu–drama focusing on the charges of bio–terrorism brought against acclaimed artist Steve Kurtz after his wife's…
Trap, TheTrap, The (The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom?) (2007)
Dir. Adam Curtis
Ambitious treatise on the concept of freedom sees Curtis overreaching somewhat, and a certain arbitrary focus tends to lend this one a conspiratorial…

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