Subgenre Sampler
Politics & Documentary: 251 Films to Buy & Rent
Power of Nightmares, The (2004)
- Dir. Adam Curtis
- Another provocative documentary from dir. Curtis, this time out he examines how political parties have created and used fears in order to maintain…
President Versus David Hicks, The (2004)
- Dir. Curtis Levy
- Timely, if 'difficult' documentary which follows the efforts of the father of 'Australian Taliban' fighter David Hicks, to free his son from US…
Shake Hands With the Devil (The Journey of Roméo Dallaire) (2004)
- Dir. Peter Raymont
- Arresting account of the deplorable Rwandan genocide, told through the eyes of one of the most controversial figures surrounding the 1994 massacre,…
State of Mind, A (2004)
- Dir. Daniel Gordon
- An astonishing effort from British dir. Gordon, who documents life in the closed society of North Korea from the perspective of two young girls…
Take, The (2004)
- Dir. Avi Lewis, Naomi Klein
- A feisty documentary about the aftermath of Argentina's disastrous economic 'crash' in 2001 and how a group of unemployed workers attempt to occupy…
Unconstitutional: The War on our Civil Liberties (2004)
- Dir. Nonny de la Pena, Robert Greenwald
- The third in a series of Robert Greenwald–produced 'public interest' docos – this one examines American civil liberties and what became…
Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War (2004)
- Dir. Robert Greenwald
- Born out of a personal "rage" against the Bush administration's justification for the pre–emptive war in Iraq, film–maker Robert…
World According to Bush, The (2004)
- Dir. William Karel
- A familiar, if bracingly emotive European broadside on the presidency of George W. Bush, covering the 1000 days of from the 9/11 attacks to the midst…
Basque Ball (2003)
- Dir. Julio Medem
- A dizzying documentary journey through the history and politics of the troubled Basque region of northern Spain, which for centuries has been…
Commandante (2003)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
- A unique, if rather–too–adoring, portrait of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro by political maverick dir. Oliver Stone (JFK,…