Subgenre Sampler
Politics & Documentary: 251 Films to Buy & Rent
- Corporation, The (2003)
- Dir. Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
- In a modern world where corporate power has come to exceed political power, this in–depth documentary defines a growing popular concern about…
- Fog of War, The (2003)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- A perfectly–formed, Oscar–winning documentary about the life and career of Robert S McNamara, who served as Secretary of Defense under…
- Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003)
- Dir. Will Pascoe
Feat. Noam Chomsky
- A modest, though vitalising portrait of intellectual activist Noam Chomsky made following 9/11, but before the US invasion of Iraq.
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- Orwell Rolls in his Grave (2003)
- Dir. Robert Kane Pappas
- Although made on a shoestring, this documentary about the state of Western media holds its own with FAHRENHEIT 9/11 and OUTFOXED in terms of bleak…
- Power Trip (2003)
- Dir. Paul Devlin
- This edge–of–your–seat documentary tells the real–life story of the devastating impact a huge American power company has had…
- Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe (2003)
- Dir. Michael Raeburn
- A cogent reference point on the plight of Zimbabwe, dir. Raeburn documents his personal experiences as a former Rhodesia once in support of Robert…
- Yes Men, The (2003)
- Dir. Chris Smith, Sarah Price, Dan Ollman
- Riding a wave of highly successful feature docos from the political left, this one has the honour of being the funniest and perhaps most…
- Amandla! (A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony) (2002)
- Dir. Lee Hirsch
- A moving tribute to the role of protest music in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa from 1948 to 1994 – slowly put together by dir.…
- Berlusconi's Mousetrap (2002)
- Dir. Aaron Rip
- Eye–witness, partisan account of the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, which led to serious clashes between police and protesters (leaving one dead…
- Century of the Self, The (2002)
- Dir. Adam Curtis
- An expertly assembled wealth of archival footage helps tell the complex story of the growth of the mass–consumer society and the role played by…