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The Shape of the Future
The constant war in Israel/Palestine breaks my heart. I have my own opinions, but rather than take sides and get caught up in a debate that seems to have no end in sight: I will take this opportunity to present a documentary that has one goal in mind: PEACE. Peace that does not threaten the [...]
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The Road We Traveled – Obama 2012
The Road We Traveled is an OFFICIAL DOCUMENTARY put out by President Barack Obama to help get himself re-elected. As such, this documentary has a serious agenda and begs the question: propaganda or inspired truth?
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Putin 2012: Tsar or Reformer?
Russian society has known heartache forever: first there were the Tsars: mighty kings who made the common folk toil on the land for peanuts. Then, Lenin and Trotsky brought about the age of the Communist Revolution and a movement that was supposed to give the power back to the everyman. Instead, we got 75 years [...]
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The American Future: A History
Simon Schama travels through America to dig deep into the conflicts of its history to understand what was at stake during the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Rivers of Blood
This documentary explores the legacy of Enoch Powell’s controversial speech; The Rivers of Blood.
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The New American Century
This film goes in detail through the untold history of the project for the New American Century with tons of archival footage and connects it right into the present.
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Communism
This documentary hears testimony of members of the Red Guard, party activists, students, and workers striving to build a modern industrial state. And through them, we hear how the Communist dream turned into a nightmare.
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The Power of Nightmares
Throughout the three documentaries, it compares the rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and noting strong similarities between the two.
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
This documentary is the compelling true story of how and why the U.S. Government tried to silence John Lennon, and the events that transformed him from a beloved musical artist into an anti-war activist and an inspirational icon. The documentary also shows this was not just an isolated episode in American history but that the issues and struggles of that era remain relevant today.
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The Fog of War
Robert McNamara gives us 11 lessons that America needs to learn so that we don’t make the same mistakes twice.
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Why We Fight
Why We Fight is a documentary film about the United States military-industrial complex and its fifty-year involvement with the wars led by the United States to date.
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