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.
History Lessons (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Barbara Hammer
In this wonderfully irreverent yet empowering film, Barbara Hammer traces lesbian history by presenting an extraordinary array of archival footage - a... 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
Homo Sapiens 1900 (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Cohen
Starring: Narrated by, Jan Holmquist
Peter Cohen's sobering look at the world-wide interest in eugenics throughout the early 20th century. Emerging around 1900, eugenic movements spawned... Read more
Horns and Halos (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley
Fascinating documentary chronicles the controversy surrounding the 1999 George W. Bush biography 'Fortunate Son', which accused the then-Texas governo... Read more
Hot Air: The Politics of Climate Change in New Zealand (2014)
9.1/10
Director: Alister Barry, Abi King-Jones
During the summer of 1988 temperatures soared across America causing widespread droughts. Huge forest fires raged in California. Climate change was no... Read more
How Arnold Won The West (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Alex Cooke
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Even by the standards of Golden State politics, the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election - whose field of 135 candidates included porn actres... Read more
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Deb Ellis, Denis Mueller
Starring: Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky
Throughout his lengthy career, academic, author and leader of civil disobedience Howard Zinn has fought to have the voices of society's disenfranchise... Read more
I Am Because We Are (2008)
8/10
Director: Nathan Rissman
Malawi is a country in crisis. In a population of 12 million, one million of those are orphaned children, left parentless by the AIDs pandemic. In 200... Read more
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Samuel L Jackson
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, pe... Read more
I Know I'm Not Alone (2005)
8/10
Director: Michael Franti
Starring: Michael Franti
Australian musician and activist, Michael Franti (from the band 'Spearhead'), travels through Iraq, Israel and Palestine exploring the human cost of w... Read more