Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 627 Films to Buy & Rent
Century of the Self, The (2002)
- Dir. Adam Curtis
- An expertly assembled wealth of archival footage helps tell the complex story of the growth of the mass–consumer society and the role played by…
Drowned Out (2002)
- Dir. Franny Armstrong
- A forerunner, and now excellent companion piece to the much vaunted UP THE YANGTZE, this captures in sobering close–up the plight of an Indian…
Fidel and Che (TV Mini-series) (Fidel) (2002)
- Dir. David Attwood
Feat. Victor Huggo Martin, Gael Garcia Bernal
- Fairly balanced exploration of the Cuban Revolution as told through the rise of Fidel Castro, from revolutionary fighter, to popular leader and…
Georgie Girl (2002)
- Dir. Annie Goldson
- The unique and quite remarkable life story of Georgina Beyer, born George, a Maori transsexual and former sex–worker, who recently was elected…
Horns and Halos (2002)
- Dir. Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley
- A fascinating sidebar to the controversial American Presidency of George W. Bush, involving the struggle for author J.H. Hatfield to publish an…
In a Land of Plenty (2002)
- Dir. Alister Barry
- Described as ‘the story of unemployment in New Zealand,’ this serves as a strong companion piece for SOMEONE ELSE'S COUNTRY, dir. Barry’s…
Inner Tour, The (2002)
- Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
- An Isreali documentary that sparked controversy in the Israeli press for its sympathetic portrayal of Palestinians, this is simply a portrait of…
Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality (2002)
- Feat. Noam Chomsky
- Renowned political thinker Noam Chomsky ruminates on America's 'War on Terror' in this raw and lively Harvard 'Q & A'.
Analyzing the official…
Noam Chomsky: Power and Terror In Our Times (2002)
- Dir. John Junkerman
Feat. Noam Chomsky
- A no–frills TV documentary (made in Japan) in which arch–media critic and philosopher Noam Chomsky, examines the post–9’11 world,…
Rosa Parks Story, The (2002)
- Dir. Julie Dash
Feat. Angela Bassett, Cicely Tyson, Peter Francis James
- A drama based on the life of Mrs. Rosa L. Parks from director Julie Dash (DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST).
In America in 1955, her courageous act of…