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.
Return To Kirkuk (2006)
Director: Karzan Sherabayani
Twenty-five years after being tortured by Saddam Hussein's secret police force, Kurdish exile, activist, and actor Karzan Sherabayani returns to his h... Read more
RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Shane O'Sullivan
On June 5, 1968, shortly after winning the hotly-contested California primary, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was slain in the pa... Read more
Richard Heinberg - Powerdown (2005)
Starring: Narrated by, Richard Heinberg
'Powerdown' is a sane response to the world's increasingly grave problems of energy depletion, environmental degradation, and over-population. Richard... Read more
Risk (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Laura Poitras
Starring: Sarah Harrison, Julian Assange, Jacob Appelbaum
From the Academy Award-winning director of CITIZENFOUR Filmed over six years, RISK is a character study that collides with a high stakes election year... Read more
Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe (2006)
Director: Michael Raeburn
Since Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe's first free elections in 1980 he has violently silenced all opposition to his regime and in 2007 the co... Read more
Roger and Me (1989)
Director: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore
An acclaimed look by journalist Michael Moore at the devastation caused in his hometown of Flint, Michigan when General Motors decided to close most o... Read more
Running with Arnold (2007)
4.3/10
Director: Dan Cox
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Targeting the Governator in all his right-wing, ambitious and well-muscled glory, this documentary presents a biting critique of the former Mr. Univer... Read more
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
7.7/10
Starring: Ryuichi Sakamoto
From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evolution of Ryuichi Sakamoto's music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fuku... Read more
Salem Witch Trials (1998)
6.2/10
in 1692 19 men and women were hanged, and one man was 'pressed' to death following the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Almost twenty years late... Read more
Salute (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Matt Norman
Starring: Tommie Smith, Peter Norman, John Carlos
At the 1968 Mexico Olympics two black American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, won gold and bronze respectively, in the 200m dash, famously gi... Read more