Documentaries to help you understand the REAL world (32 titles)

These films are essential to balance the lies and mistruths that masquerade as news stories in todays' media.

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Sicko

You will NEVER EVER complain about the National Health Service again after watching this.Brilliant and also (for an English viewer) both astounding and very funny.

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Sicko on DVD (2007)
Starring: Michael Moore
Director: Michael Moore
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A documentary about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth.

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When The Levees Broke - A Requiem In Four Acts

For anyone who loves New Orleans (as I do) this film lets the PEOPLE speak and doesn't need,or get, any editorial comment from Mr Lee. One of the most moving documentaries ever made.

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When The Levees Broke - A Requiem In Fou... (3 discs) on DVD (2006)
Starring: Shelton Shakespeare Alexander, Harry Belafonte, Terrence Blanchard
Director: Spike Lee
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Director Spike Lee probes the U.S. government's response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, in this thought-provoking documentary.

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Trouble the Water

Watch this alongside When The Levees Broke to see how it really was during the event. Extraordinary footage filmed by people caught up in the middle of the chaos that was Katrina

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Trouble the Water on DVD (2008)
Starring: Kimberly Roberts, Scott Roberts
Director: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
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"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is ..read more »

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John Pilger's brilliant unravelling of the USA's involvement in some of the worst human rights abuses on the planet, all in their "backyard". Features an interview with the nastiest person ever seen on screen.

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The War on Democracy on DVD (2007)
Starring: John Pilger
Director: Christopher Martin, John Pilger
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Award winning journalist John Pilger examines the role of Washington in America's manipulation of Latin American politics during the last 50 years, and how these same policies are now being used in the Middle East.

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Taxi To The Dark Side

Some of the things in this will take your breath away, Bush writing his immunity from war crimes prosecution into law! Along with his total disregard and contempt for the Geneva Convention, this has to be seen to be believed. No wonder this film got an Oscar!

Taxi To The Dark Side on DVD (2008)
Director: Alex Gibney
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"Taxi to the Darkside," the latest prize-winning documentary from Oscar-nominee Alex Gibney, confirms his standing as one of the foremost non-fiction filmmakers working today. A stunning inquiry into the suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram air base in 2002, the film is a ..read more »

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Taking Liberties

If you think you live in a free country watch this film and you will see how wrong you are. Truely frightening!

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Taking Liberties on DVD (2007)
Starring: Ashley Jensen, David Morrissey, Mark Thomas
Director: Chris Atkins
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Documentary profiling the actions of New Labour and the impact this has had on civil liberties in the UK.

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Weapons Of Mass Deception

Think the media are neutral? Think you get the truth? THINK AGAIN suckers!

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Weapons Of Mass Deception on DVD
Starring: Nicholas Johnson, Maurice Hinchey, Dick Cheney
Director: Danny Schechter
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There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an ..read more »

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Robert Newman: History Of Oil - Live

Pedal Power brings you one of the most informative and brilliant stand-up shows ever. Want to know where the first British troops were posted at the start of the 1st World War? You will be amazed at the stuff Rob has dug up in this immaculately researched show.

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Robert Newman: History Of Oil - Live (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Robert Newman
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Live performance from Robert Newman.

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A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash

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A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash on DVD (2006)
Director: Basil Gelpke, Ray McCormack
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A shocking wake-up call that is set to do for energy what Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' did for the environment, 'A Crude Awakening' is a compelling, intelligent and urgent warning that the age of abundant oil is over. Featuring testimonies from the world's top experts, this startling ..read more »

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Wal-mart - The High Cost of Low Price

Let's go shopping at Asda NOT!

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Wal-mart - The High Cost of Low Price on DVD (2005)
Starring: James Cromwell, Frances Fisher, Julie R. Lee
Director: Robert Greenwald
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Robert Greenwald, the man behind Outfoxed and Uncovered: The War on Iraq, launches an attack on the unscrupulous business practices of the world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart. Featuring interviews with current and former employees as well as owners of small businesses deeply affected by the expansion ..read more »

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