St. Pete for Peace Wednesday Film Series
2007 & 2008 Films
Dec. 30, 2008
| Screamers
Grammy-award winning rock band System of a Down's critically acclaimed political tour movie. The film chronicles the band's efforts to persuade both the British and U.S. governments to recognize the Armenian genocide. (more) | Dec. 23, 2008
| Across The Universe
Set in America during the Vietnam War, Across The Universe is a powerful love story set against a backdrop of political and social unrest: it's a story of soul-searching, self-doubt, and individual powerlessness cleverly conveyed through a multitude of Beatles songs. (more) | Dec. 17, 2008
| Kilowatt Ours
This award-winning film is a timely, solutions-oriented look at one of America’s most pressing environmental challenges: energy. Filmmaker Jeff Barrie offers hope as he turns the camera on himself and asks, “How can I make a difference?” (more) | Dec. 10, 2008
 | The Warning
Five authors trace the dangerous path America has toward a new, un-democratic form of government and some startling similarities to authoritarian regimes of the past. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Naomi Klein, Naomi Wolf, Joe Conason and Chris Hedges expose the political and economic forces behind this transformation of American democracy. (more) | Dec. 3, 2008
 | What Would Jesus Buy?
Through retail interventions, corporate exorcisms, and some good old-fashioned preaching, Reverend Billy reminds us that we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? (more) | Nov. 26, 2008
 | Small Town Gay Bar
Focusing on the day-to-day struggles of two Mississippi gay bars and the grateful patrons who often travel hundreds of miles to find them, filmmaker Malcolm Ingram reveals a surprisingly close community that treats its residents like family members. (more) | Nov. 19, 2008
 | The Unforeseen
The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head-to-head with environmental sustainability in this urgent, beautifully crafted documentary. When an ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristine hill country around Austin, Texas into a suburban development threatening a nearby natural spring and local treasure the community fights back. (more) | Nov. 12, 2008
 | War, Inc.
Recreating his role as a hitman, John Cusack gives a hilarious performance in War, Inc., a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President (Dan Aykroyd). (more) | Nov. 5, 2008
 | V for Vendetta
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. (more) | Oct. 29, 2008
 | Iron Jawed Angels
They had no vote, no political clout, no equal rights. But what they lacked under the law they made up for with brains, determination and courage. Oscar®-winner Hilary Swank leads an outstanding cast in the inspirational true story of two women who dared to make a stand for women's rights, and ended up shaping the future of America. (more) | Oct. 22, 2008
 | Zeitgeist: Addendum
The follow-up to Zeitgeist, this film attempts to locate the root causes of pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. (more) | Oct. 15, 2008
 | The Party's Over
Follow Philip Seymour Hoffman to the 2000 Republican and Democratic presidential conventions for an examination of the American political process. As the election approaches, the film asks the question: Is there a meaningful difference between Republicans and Democrats? Among others appearing in the film are Eddie Vedder, Bill Maher, Rage Against the Machine, Rudy Giuliani, Courtney Love & Robert Downey Jr. (more) | Oct. 8, 2008
 | Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden
Morgan Spurlock, who hilariously Super Size-ed himself to take down the American fast-food diet, sets his sights on the country's biggest enemy in similarly comic fashion. He searches Middle East's mosques, malls, schools, and caves for "public enemy #1". (more) | Oct. 1, 2008
 | Money As Debt
Government, corporate and household debt has reached astronomical proportions. Where did all this money come from? How could there be that much money to lend? The answer is...there isn't. Today, money is debt. This entertaining, animated feature explains today’s magically perverse debt money system. (more) | Sept. 24, 2008
 | Our Brand is Crisis
For decades, U.S. strategists-for-hire have been quietly molding the opinions of voters and the messages of candidates in elections around the world. This film follows James Carville and his consulting team to Bolivia where they were hired to win the 2002 presidential election. (more) | Sept. 17, 2008
 | IRAN (is not the problem)
This new film is a response to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran. (more) | Sept. 10, 2008
 | Five Steps to Tyranny
This fascinating BBC documentary shows how easy it is for every one of us to become tyrants, and how human nature allows us to descend into a barbaric society. (more) | Sept. 3, 2008
 | Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
A first-rate, highly suspenseful doc about a 29-year-old, unknown political science instructor who runs for Dick Gephart's senate seat in Missouri in 2004. One observer describes the candidate as looking "like he's 12 and sounding like he's castrated." A mirror of our political system, the finale has you on the edge of your seat. (more) | Aug 27, 2008
 | Steal This Movie
A vital and conscientious rendering of the life and times of Abbie Hoffman, one of the most charismatic figures of the '60s antiwar movement. He emerged as a countercultural hero as one of the so-called Chicago 7, placed on trial for inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic convention, where the police launched a brutal attack on demonstrators. Starring Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo and Jeanne Tripplehorn. (more) | Aug 20, 2008
 | Mission Against Terror
This documentary shows the 45-year history of terrorism against Cuba, and tells the story of the five men known as "the Five" whose mission was to help put an end to that terror. (more) | Aug 13, 2008
 | Hamas: Behind the Mask
This one-hour journalistic exploration takes the viewer beyond the headlines and into the daunting, determined minds and hearts of Hamas. In Behind the Mask there are no clearly identifiable monsters: only competing claimants to a harshly, passionately contested strip of land. (more) | Aug 6, 2008
 | Toxic Sludge Is Good For You
This documentary illustrates how much of what we think of as independent, unbiased news and information has its origins in the boardrooms of the public relations companies. It tracks the development of the PR industry from early efforts to win popular American support for World War I to the role of crisis management in controlling the damage to corporate image. (more) | July 30, 2008
 | 9/11 Chronicles: Part 1 - Truth Rising
Join Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and others as they set out on a mission determined to expose the ruthless global elite, and alert the masses to the truth about 9/11. Strap in and get ready to ride along as criminal overlords David Rockefeller, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Alan Greenspan, John McCain, and many others are confronted about their lies and manipulation. (more) | July 23, 2008
 | Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure
A 20-year "war on drugs" in Colombia has been paid for by the U.S. taxpayers. Still more and more drugs and narco-dollars are entering the U.S. every year. Is it a mere failure by Washington? Or is it a smokescreen to secure Colombia's oil & natural resources. (more) | July 2, 2008
 | Vietnam - American Holocaust
An important documentary film about the U.S. War in Vietnam. This film explores the policies that led our country to war in Indochina, keeping us there in a perpetual cycle of ever increasing violence. An exploration of the role of US mainstream media, provides an interesting contrast to the role of the same today in the current circumstance. (more) | June 25, 2008
 | Cocalero
Born out of the U.S. war on drugs, an Aymara Indian named Evo Morales - backed by a troop of coca leaf farmers - travels through the Andes and Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic bid to become Bolivia's first Indigenous president. The filmmakers, granted astonishing up close and personal access to Evo, capture the intimate moments of this controversial figure and his triumphant rise to power. (more) | June 18, 2008
 | Unconstitutional
A documentary from Robert Greenwald – one of the most prolific and progressive producers in Hollywood – in conjunction with the ACLU. This film details the shocking way that the civil liberties of American citizens and immigrants alike have been infringed upon, curtailed and rolled back since 9/11 and the USA Patriot Act. (more) | June 11, 2008
 | Gaza Strip
In January of 2001, American director James Longley traveled to the Gaza Strip. His plan was to stay for two weeks to collect preliminary material for a documentary film on the Palestinian Intifada. It was during his stay that Ariel Sharon was elected as Israeli Prime Minister. As violence erupted around him, Longley threw away his return ticket and filmed for the next three months, acquiring nearly 75 hours of footage. (more) | June 4, 2008
 | The War on Democracy
America likes to talk about "spreading democracy", but in his latest film, John Pilger argues that the US is actually stifling its progress. The War on Democracy shows that the principles of democracy can be found more readily among the poorest people of Latin America than anywhere near the corridors of the White House. (more) | | May 28, 2008
 | Sharkwater
Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations. (more) | May 21, 2008
 | Our Own Private Bin Laden
The film highlights the historical background that led to the fatal link between post-Cold War politics and the emergence of new forms of terrorism that succeeded in establishing their own economy. It traces the connection between privatization, deregulation and free market and the globalization of terrorism. (more) | May 14, 2008
 | At The Death House Door
This film takes a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville. During Pickett's remarkable career journey, he presided over 95 executions, including the world’s first lethal injection. From award-winning directors Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") and Peter Gilbert ("Vietnam: Long Time Coming") (more) | May 7, 2008
 | The American Ruling Class
This film explores our country's most taboo topic: class, power and privilege in our nominally democratic republic. This feature-length satire stars Lewis Lapham, the renowned essayist and author, and a heavy-weight ensemble cast that includes former cabinet secretaries, corporate mandarins, media magnates, and at least one journalist working as a waitress. (more) | Apr 30, 2008
 | USA vs. Al-Arian
An intimate family portrait that documents the American-Muslim family Al-Arian's desperate attempt to fight terrorism charges leveled by the US Government. While the Bush administration considered this a landmark case in its campaign against international terrorism, Sami Al-Arian claims he was targeted in an attempt to silence his political views. (more) | Apr 23, 2008
 | Jimmy Carter Man From Plains
Man From Plains is an intimate, surprising encounter with President Jimmy Carter. Following the path of Mr. Carter's recent controversial book tour for Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, Academy Award© - winning director Jonathan Demme reveals a complex individual who, with the gusto and determination of a youngster, criss-crosses the country to get his message across, even as that message creates a media onslaught in which his credibility and judgment are called into question. (more) | Apr 16, 2008
 | Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
The true story of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in the multi-award winning drama. Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, SOPHIE SCHOLL stars Julia Jentsch in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearless activist. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl’s life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence. (more) | Apr 9, 2008
Apr 9, 2008
 | The War of 33 - Letters from Lebanon
An intimate, personal and powerful telling of the story of Israel's 2006 war in Lebanon. A series of letters written by Hanady Salman - a mother living through the war in Beirut - carve a narrative arc through the intense and haunting images of conflict. (more)
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American Justice - Deadly Force
Revisits some of the most infamous incidents in the history of US law enforcement:
- The 1985 police bombing of MOVE in Philadelphia
- The ill-fated attempt to force the Branch Davidians from their Waco residence in 1993
- The 1992 violent siege by federal agents at Ruby Ridge. (more)
| Mar 26, 2008
 | The Panama Deception
A riveting Academy Award-winning documentary, THE PANAMA DECEPTION documents the untold story of the December 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, the events which led to it, the excessive force used, the enormity of the death and destruction and the devastating aftermath. (more) | Mar 12, 2008
 | Internationally Speaking
In the midst of growing international "Anti-Americanism," real people tell Americans what they think and why in an attempt to further understanding and compassion. The United States of America is the world's only current Super Power. Some say we're benevolent. However, with growing Anti-Americanism around the world, we must ask ourselves: 'Are we really a Benevolent Empire?'. (more) | Mar 5, 2008
 | Fidel - The Untold Story
Fidel covers 40 years of the Cuban revolution and is unprecedented in providing its viewers with an understanding of Cuba and its leader. The film uses exclusive archival footage and a remarkable mix of interviews with Fidel and such luminaries as Harry Belafonte, Aleida Guevera (Che's daughter), Alice Walker, Ramsey Clark, Sydney Pollack, Angela Davis and longtime friend of Castro, Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. (more) | Feb 20, 2008
 | Justice Without Borders
An Amnesty International documentary film that explores the global movement seeking justice and accountability for the most grave human rights abuses. (more) | Feb 13, 2008
 | Shattered Glass
Based on the true story of Stephen Glass, a staff writer for the respected magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for Rolling Stone, Harper's Bazaar and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events suddenly stopped his career in its tracks. (more) | Feb 6, 2008
 | No End in Sight
This in-depth, Oscar-nominated documentary examines the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the subsequent occupation. Featuring exclusive interviews with central players and detailed analysis, the film pulls no punches as it chronicles the twists and turns America took on the path to war. (more) | Jan 30, 2008
 | On the Line - School of Americas
What happens when a group of activists, priests, celebrities, and students risk arrest to protest U.S. foreign policy in Latin America?
This film looks at the people behind one of the largest nonviolent movements in America today: the movement to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC, a U.S. Army school that trains Latin American soldiers. (more) | Jan 23, 2008
 | Occupation 101
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. (more) | Jan 16, 2008
 | The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Was it really a lone racist named James Earl Ray who killed Martin Luther King or was his assassination part of a much bigger plan? And why was the FBI treating Martin Luther King like a threat? (more) | Jan 9, 2008
 | In Debt We Trust - America Before the Bubble Bursts
This film shows how big banks and credit card companies buy our Congress and drive us into what a former major bank economist calls modern serfdom. The film reveals the unknown cabal of credit card companies, lobbyists, media conglomerates and the Bush administration itself, which has colluded to deregulate the lending industry, ensuring that a culture of credit dependency can flourish. (more) | Dec 26, 2007
 | The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis – feeding the population – and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. This film tells the story of the Cuban people's hardship, ingenuity, and triumph over sudden adversity – through cooperation, conservation, and community. (more) | Dec 19, 2007
 | Manufacturing Dissent - Uncovering Michael Moore
In the realm of documentary filmmaking there is no greater icon than Michael Moore, but are his films really the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? At what point does the manipulation of fact become a work of fiction? See for yourself when the lens is turned on the most controversial director of our time. (more) | Dec 12, 2007
 | Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
Award-winning journalist John Pilger investigates the discrepancies between American and British claims for the 'war on terror' and the facts on the ground as he finds them in Afghanistan and Washington, DC. Includes interviews with Project for a New American Century signatories William Kristol, Doug Feith and John Bolton. (more) | Dec 5, 2007
 | Shadow Company
Thousands of private soldiers are currently deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war-torn areas of the world. These mercenaries are changing the face of modern warfare. But who are they, what do they do, and why do they do it? Shadow Company is the groundbreaking documentary that reveals the origins and destinations of these modern-day mercenaries. The rules of war have changed. (more) | Nov 21, 2007
 | Anatomy of a Coup: The CIA in Iran
The American government continually talks about respecting the wishes of foreign citizens and promoting democratic elections. Yet, in 1953, the CIA helped overthrow the elected prime minister of Iran and re-install the Shah to power.
CIA agents, family members, and historians help detail how the Agency was able to plot its first successful coup, and analyze its disturbing legacy. (more) | Nov 14, 2007
 | Berkeley in the Sixties
The 1960's alumni of the UC Berkeley campus tell their stories about how the quiet school became the site of massive political activism on the part of students fighting for their right of political expression on campus and then against the Vietnam War. Sundance Film Festival Audience Award. (more) | Nov 7, 2007
 | Total Denial - Doe vs. UNOCAL (Burma)
Burma, the country of the Golden Pagodas, strangled by a military junta.
A pipeline built by two oil companies, TOTAL and UNOCAL. Slave labor, rape and murder are the results of the joint venture with the military.
Doe vs. UNOCAL, the first lawsuit of its kind. Fifteen indigenous people battle head to head with two corporate giants in the U.S. courts. A story of Victory. (more) | Oct 31, 2007
 | Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
The familiar and disturbing pictures of torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison raise many troubling questions: How did torture become an accepted practice at Abu Ghraib? Did U.S. government policies make it possible? How much damage has the aftermath of Abu Ghraib had on America's credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights around the world? (more) | Oct 24, 2007
 | Aristide and the Endless Revolution
Thoughtful, probing, and politically charged, this documentary examines Haiti's recent history, including the 2004 U.S.-backed coup of president Jean Bertrand Aristide. (more) | Oct 17, 2007
 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
This acclaimed film looks at the amazing life of the renowned historian, activist and author. His influential writings shine light on and bring voice to factory workers, immigrant laborers, African Americans, Native Americans and the working poor. Narrated by Matt Damon. (more) | Oct 10, 2007
 | Inside Burma: Land of Fear
This John Pilger film exposes the history and brutality of one of the world's most repressive regimes. Nearly the size of Texas, with a population of more than 40 million, Burma has rich natural resources probably unequaled in Asia. Yet Burma is also a secret country. (more) | Oct 3, 2007
 | Jesus Camp
Follows three kids at the "Kids on Fire" summer camp where children as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in "God's Army". (more) | Sept 26, 2007
 | The Miami Model
Indymedia activists shot hundreds of hours documenting the 2003 FTAA protests in Miami and shaped it into a documentary that cuts through the mass media blackout to reveal the brutal repression and assault on civil liberties that took place, as well as the inspiring alternatives to capitalist globalization that were also in full effect in Miami. (more) | Sept 12, 2007
 | Breaking the Bank
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
After the Seattle victory that stopped the World Trade Organization in its 'fast' tracks, tens of thousands converged to challenge the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at their April 2000 meeting in Washington D.C. Once again, videomakers from the Independent Media Center were on the spot to provide the non-corporate coverage you just won't find anywhere else. (more) | Sept 5, 2007
 | Too Hot Not To Handle
Heat waves. Melting glaciers. Rising sea levels. Catastrophic storms. Migrating viruses. Population displacement. Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuels, especially in America, has contributed to a dangerous warming of the earth that has adversely impacted the way we live. The cautionary documentary TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE offers a guide to the effects of global warming in the United States. (more) | Aug 29, 2007
 | Zeitgeist
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
Created as a not for profit expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the population at large think they are. Christianity, 9-11, and the Federal Reserve are explored. (more) | Aug 22, 2007
 | The Bush Record Tribunal
A documentary featuring the highlights of testimony before The International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush
Administration. (more) | Aug 15, 2007
 | Hacking Democracy
This cautionary documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, then our democracy isn't safe either. (more) | Aug 1, 2007
 | Rage Against the Machine - Battle of Mexico City
Outside Mexico City's Sports Pavilion, hundreds of young Rage fans rattle metal fences and throw rocks at the increasingly nervous police. Inside, a seething crowd of 5,000 lucky ticket holders cram into the cavernous pavilion chanting anti-government slogans and poking their middle fingers into the thick, sweaty air while waiting for Rage Against the Machine to storm the stage. (more) | July 25, 2007
 | Stealing a Nation - Diego Garcia
Award-winning reporter John Pilger exposes how the British Government expelled the population of a group of islands, including Diego Garcia, so the US could build a military base. (more) | July 18, 2007
 | The Yes Men
A comedic documentary which follows The Yes Men, a small group of prankster activists, as they gain world-wide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world. (more) | July 11, 2007
 | Pax Americana
Is the US really motivated by concerns for human rights, and spreading democracy? If so, how do we explain our double standard in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (more) | June 20, 2007
 | Reel Bad Arabs - How Hollywood Vilifies a People
This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. The film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists". (more) | June 13, 2007
 | The Trials of Henry Kissinger
The film focuses on Henry Kissinger and his role in America's secret bombing of Cambodia in 1969, the approval of Indonesia's genocidal assault on East Timor in 1975, the assassination of a Chilean general in 1970, and his involvement in the 1969 Paris peace talks concerning the Vietnam Conflict. (more) | June 6, 2007
 | Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land
This film provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (more) | May 30, 2007
 | Iraq for Sale - War Profiteers
This film provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (more) | May 23, 2007
 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
The film details the story of the Coup in 2002 against President Hugo Chavez from INSIDE the palace. It shows events before and leading up to the coup, the coup itself and the rise of peoples resistance to regain their democratically elected President. (more) | May 16, 2007
 | This is What Democracy Looks Like
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in Seattle in November 1999, against the World Trade Organization summit being held there. Vowing to oppose, among other faults, the WTO's power to arbitrarily overrule nations' environmental, social and labour policies in favour of unbridled corporate greed, protestors from all around came out in force to make their views known and stop the summit. (more) | May 2, 2007
 | A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash
This film tells the story of how our civilization’s addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world’s top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion – our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled. (more) | April 18, 2007
 | Death of a President
Winner of the International Critics' Award at the Toronto Film Festival, DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is conceived as a fictional TV documentary broadcast in 2008, reflecting on a monstrous and cataclysmic event: the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19th, 2007. (more) | April 11, 2007
 | WE - Arundhati Roy
WE is a fast-paced 64 minute documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil unrest. (more) | April 4, 2007
 | Behind the Mask
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
The Animal Liberation Front, comprised of clandestine animal rights activists, is now labeled the #1 domestic terrorist threat by the FBI. Who are these animal liberationists and why do they believe that breaking the law is the best way to help animals? BEHIND THE MASK captures the hearts and souls of men and women who unveil their individual struggles for Animal Liberation. (more) | March 28, 2007
 | War is Sell
This film dissects the strategies of war propagandists -- soldiers armed not with guns, but with words, pictures and commercial advertising techniques in their battle to win hearts and minds. How do the techniques of government propagandists, public relations consultants and commercial advertisers work, and why are they so effective? How did the United States become a master of domestic war propaganda over the course of the twentieth century? (more) | March 21, 2007
 | Shut Up and Sing
* Voted as a 2007 favorite
This documentary captures the female country-&-western group the Dixie Chicks in performance between 2003 and 2006. While performing in 2003 singer Natalie Maines ignited a maelstrom of controversy and red-state rage when she declared--from a London stage on the eve of the Iraqi conflict--that she was ashamed President George W. Bush was from her home state of Texas. (more) | March 14, 2007
 | The Ground Truth
An unflinching look at the training and dehumanization of US soldiers, and how they struggle to come to terms with it when they come back home. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth. (more) | March 7, 2007
 | TerrorStorm - A History of Government Sponsored Terrorism
Throughout history, criminal elements inside governments have carried out terror attacks against their own populations as a pretext to enslave them. TerrorStorm reveals how, in the last hundred years, Western leaders have repeatedly murdered their own citizens while posing as their saviors. (more) | Feb 28, 2007
 | I Know I'm Not Alone
Michael Franti, world-renowned musician and human rights worker, travels to Iraq, Palestine and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar. A compelling soundtrack, visual and musical montages and Franti's intimate voiceovers make the film speak to the MTV, X, Y & Z generations, as well as the baby-boomers. (more) | Feb 21, 2007
 | Easy Street - St. Petersburg's Homeless
This feature-length film documents one year in the lives of homeless people in St. Petersburg, Florida. The viewer sees and hears first hand, how people scratch out an existence on the streets of America’s urban centers. We learn how they got there and what keeps them there. (more) | Feb 7, 2007
 | CIA: America's Secret Warriors
An examination of the clandestine tactics of the Central Intelligence Agency, featuring rare glimpses into the organization's history of cover-ups and shadowy involvement in significant geopolitical events. (more) | Jan 31, 2007
 | Sir! No Sir!
Tells the long suppressed story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. This is the story of one of the most vibrant and widespread upheavals of the 1960's - one that had a profound impact on American society yet has been virtually obliterated from the collective memory of that time. (more) |
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