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A look at the United States’ intervention in foreign countries’ domestic politics, and its War on Terrorism.

An award winning look at the world of international arms dealing by John Pilger.

Investigating the discrepancies between American and British claims for the ‘war on terror’ and the facts on the ground in Afghanistan and Washington.

This is an independent documentary film about the inner workings of the Motion Picture Association of America’s rating system and its effect on American culture, how it effects the films the public gets to see and even the ones that get made in the first place. Essential viewing for those you are interested in the first amendment.

Its a movie about Jesus, 9/11 and the Federal Reserve Bank all rolled into one, and depending on who you talk to its is either the absolute truth or the worst documentary ever made. Watch it and decide for yourself!

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.

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 while the Africans who catch and process them are left with rotting carcasses – and very little else. This film focuses on the fish for gun trade that has arisen and the impact it has had on life in the area.

The Bush family are on their way out of the White House and this documentary movie will make you glad of the fact. Following the award-winning reporter-sleuth Greg Palast on the trail of the Bush family, from Florida election finagling, to the Saudi connection, to the Bush team’s spiking the FBI investigation of the bin Laden family and the secret State Department plans for post-war Iraq. These are the hard-hitting reports that have been seen in films like Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, broadcast internationally on BBC Newsnight television, and are found in Palast’s international bestselling book The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.

A fascinating look at the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in the west. How was the all-consuming self created, who created it and what were their intentions? Examines the work of Sigmund Freud and his nephew Edward Bernays who is often seen as the “father of the public relations industry” and was the first to use psychological techniques in advertising.

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 both the American and British government and sparked a fair amount of controversy when it was first released.