Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Politics & Documentary: 239 Films to Rent
- Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)
- Dir. Stephen Loveridge
- A uniquely textured portrait of innovative Sri Lankan–English pop star and activist Maya Arulpragasm, drawn from a cache of personal tapes shot…
- Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
- Dir. Werner Herzog, André Singer
- Werner Herzog directs this candid documentary based on three interviews with Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. With…
- Midnight Oil 1984 (2018)
- A passionate portrait of Australia's iconic rock band Midnight Oil during the year 1984, in which they embarked on a tour promoting their politically…
- RBG (2018)
- Dir. Julie Cohen, Betsy West
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the worthy subject of this documentary exploring her life and career, successfully fighting gender…
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (An Inconvenient Truth 2) (2017)
- Dir. Jon Shenk, Bonni Cohen
- The heroic and haggard Al Gore continues his crusade to make the world stop destroying itself in this timely update of his seminal 2006 climate…
- Final Year, The (2017)
- Dir. Greg Barker
- A detailed insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team throughout 2016, their last year in office. Director Greg Barker has…
- My Year With Helen (2017)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- With unique access to high–ranking candidate Helen Clark, filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations turns…
- All Governments Lie (All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone) (2016)
- Dir. Fred Peabody
- Documentary about independent journalism inspired by iconoclastic rebel journalist I. F. Stone, offering a timely critique of American mainstream…
- Chasing Asylum (2016)
- Dir. Eva Orner
- A hotly topical documentary exposing the real impact of Australia's offshore detention policies and explores how 'The Lucky Country' became one where…
- Coming War on China, The (2016)
- Dir. John Pilger
- The chilling history and nature of the US military's presence in the Pacific is explored by John Pilger in a way the mainstream media won't –…