HyperNormalisation
HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis argues that in these times of perplexing world events and uncertainty, politicians and people have retreated into an over-simplistic version of reality. Over the past 40 years, those in posit...
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Ukraine on Fire
Ukraine on Fire, produced by Oliver Stone and directed by Igor Lopatonok, investigates the fall of the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Stone interviews Yanukovych and Russian president Vladimir Putin to shed light on t...
Where to Invade Next
Where to Invade Next is a compelling documentary on the need for discussion and change within American social, work, and governmental systems. The film’s title is a tongue-in-cheek name based on America’s world reputati...
A Good American
A Good American explores the chance that code-breakers at the US National Security Administration had to prevent the terrorist attacks of September 11. NSA Technical Director and whistleblower William Binney led a small team...
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom by Evgeny Afineevsky chronicles the Euromaidan protest movement in Ukraine in 2013-2014. The demonstrations began as a response to the Ukrainian government’s refusal to sign a...
The Brainwashing of My Dad
The Brainwashing of My Dad by Jen Senko explores the power of right-wing media. The documentary focuses on her World War 2 veteran father and how a right-wing talk show transformed him from a nonpolitical Democrat into a fier...
Requiem for the American Dream
Requiem for the American Dream is the result of four years’ worth of interviews with political activist and linguist Noam Chomsky. Considered by many to be one of the most important intellectuals alive, he discusses how wealt...
Bitter Lake
Bitter Lake by Adam Curtis advocates a position that Western governments and media have simplified the story of militant Islam down to an argument of good versus evil. It is an examination of why the explanations offered to t...
Citizenfour
Citizenfour uncovers the secret and illegal practices of the U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programme using classified documents revealed by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. It aims to shed light on the i...
The Hacker Wars
Adopting the label hacktivist, referring to a hacker that uses obtained information for an activist cause, three young men set out to disrupt the fate of freedom and privacy surrounding the internet. Toeing the legal and mora...
Guantanamo: Blacked Out Bay
Guantanamo: Blacked Out Bay unveils a closer look inside the most notorious prison centre in the world, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. This prison was intended to be the house the world’s greatest terrorist...
Secret State of North Korea
Secret State of North Korea sheds light on the isolated country of North Korea and the condition of its people. It features covertly-filmed footage smuggled out of the country by undercover journalists and defectors as well a...