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.
Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004)
4.9/10
Director: Alan Peterson
The most incendiary documentary film released in 2004 saw filmmaker Michael Moore openly lambast president George W. Bush in "Fahrenheit 9/11". But de... Read more
Favela Rising (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary
Starring: Anderson Sa
Anderson Sa grew up in the slums, or favelas, of Rio de Janiero. Tormented by the murders of his family and many friends, this former drug trafficker... Read more
Finding Fela (2014)
7.1/10
Director: Alex Gibney
Starring: Fela Kuti, Yeni Kuti, Femi Kuti
Finding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobea... Read more
Freedom Riders (2011)
8.2/10
Director: Stanley Nelson
This documentary from award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson is the powerful story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until... Read more
Freedom's Fury (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Colin K Gray, Megan Raney
A powerful documentary about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Melbourne Olympics. This hard-hitting film centres on the semi-final water polo... Read more
Frost / Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews (1977)
7.7/10
Director: Jorn Winther
Starring: Richard Nixon, David Frost
Cut from over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and Richard Nixon, this was originally broadcast in May of 1977. Never before (or... Read more
Garbage Warrior (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Oliver Hodge
Starring: Michael Reynolds
Michael Reynolds is a revolutionary eco-architect whose buildings utilize the waste we humans produce and reduce the impact we have on the delicate en... Read more
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
7.5/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder
In 1971, the small African nation of Uganda was taken over by self-styled dictator General Idi Amin, beginning an eight-year reign of terror that woul... Read more
Genetically Modified Food: Panacea or Poison? (2005)
In the last thirty years global demand for food has doubled. In a race to feed the planet, scientists have discovered how to manipulate DNA, the bluep... Read more
Global Haywire (2006)
7/10
Director: Bruce Petty
Starring: Robyn Nevin, Barry Otto, Gore Vidal, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk
Subtitled 'A Short History of Planet Malfunction', writer/director and political cartoonist Bruce Petty presents a wholly original documentary fable,... Read more