Category : War

Hearts and Minds – Criterion Collection

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 2 comments

Often described as one of the most powerful and disturbing documentary movies ever made, this film by Peter Davis was a landmark documentary which confronted the United States’ involvement in Vietnam. Explosive, persuasive, and shocking, watching this movie is a deeply emotional experience which shouldn’t be missed.

Night And Fog

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 3 comments

One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of Nazi Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at several concentration camps in Poland, the film combines new color and black and white footage with black and white newsreels, footage shot by the victorious allies, and stills, to tell the story not only of the camps, but [...]

Darwin’s Nightmare

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

A harrowing, hard-hitting documentary which shows the devastating effects of the “globalized” economy on the residents of a fishing village in Tanzania. The story starts four decades ago when a species of huge fish is introduced to Tanzania’s Lake Victoria. The fish are now harvested, chopped into filets and shipped to European and Japanese consumers [...]

A Palestinian Woman

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 1 comment

A short documentary movie which brings the viewer close to the conditions isolating the Palestinian people within their own communities. Filmed next to the separation barrier that Israel continues to build in the occupied Palestinian territories. Terry Boulatta, mother, teacher and community activist, shows how the 27 foot high wall surrounding her neighborhood in East [...]

The Road to Guantanamo

April 14th, 2009 by admin | 0

The first documentary movie/dramatization to take a look inside the notorious Guantanamo detention camp. The Road to Guantanamo is a terrifying first hand look at the life of three British citizens who were held for over two years before eventually being released without any charges being brought against them. This film is highly critical of [...]