Politics
-
Chosen
In 2020, amid pandemic, racial unrest, and economic crisis, five Korean Americans run for U.S. Congress. They include a progressive LGBTQ candidate in L.A., a Democrat of Black and Korean heritage in Washington, two Trump-aligned Republicans in Orange County, and a Democratic incumbent in New Jer...
-
Split: A Divided America
"Split: A Divided America" is a vital documentary journey into the U.S. political divide. With raw street interviews and insights from figures like Chomsky and Carlson, it offers a panoramic, non-partisan look at polarization. Called "sobering" by The New York Times and "a vital conversation-star...
-
Programming the Nation
"Programming the Nation" explores subliminal messaging in American media since the 1950s. Director Jeff Warrick investigates its use in film, advertising, music, and even modern military tactics. The documentary examines the history, science, and societal impact of this subconscious influence.
-
Pax Americana: The Weaponization of Space
The dream of Wernher von Braun—space-based rule—is now reality. With space weaponization possible, a booming industry, and global competition, PAX AMERICANA investigates: Are weapons already orbiting? Can treaties prevent war? Must the world accept a single space super-cop? Featuring generals, an...
-
Meltdown In Dixie
After the 2015 Charleston massacre, a conflict ignites in Orangeburg. An ice cream shop owner, forced to fly the Confederate flag on his property, battles the Sons of Confederate Veterans. This documentary delves into the modern war over Confederate symbols, exposing them not as benign history, b...
-
Decadence & Downfall
In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed 'king of kings', celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. Money was no object - a lavish tent city, using 37km of silk, was erected in a specially creeated oasis. The world's top restaurant at the ti...
-
The Spider's Web - Britain's The Second Empire
The documentary "The Spider’s Web" reveals how Britain’s empire evolved into a financial network. At its demise, City of London interests created a web of offshore tax havens to secretly capture global wealth. This system now hides up to half the world's offshore wealth, making the UK a major, se...
-
Propaganda
This anti-Western film uses a 'fake North Korean' found-footage device to critique American cultural influence. From its unique perspective, it first parodies propaganda stylings, then targets the hypocrisies of the modern Western narrative. Described as a damning indictment of 21st-century cultu...
-
Finding Fidel
“Finding Fidel” chronicles cameraman Erik Durschmied's 1958 journey to Cuba's Sierra Maestra to interview a then-unknown Fidel Castro. A month later, Castro took Havana, changing history. Intercutting Durschmied's reflections on the revolution's failed promise with the rare, historic interview, f...
-
Margin Of Error: AI, Polling and Elections
Pioneers of a new kind of polling combine social media data with AI to predict voter behavior. This promises politicians the intel to respond to our needs. But will this data be used to better serve citizens, or will it be misused to mislead us by our own governments or foreign adversaries?
-
On The Inside Of A Military Dictatorship
“On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship” reveals the military’s script for a “disciplined democracy” in Myanmar, casting Aung San Suu Kyi in a contrived role. With unique access to key players like Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein, the film re-examines the known crisis through a radical new len...
-
Pushing The Boundaries - The Mavis Bramston Show
In 1964, Carol Raye made history as Australia's first female TV executive by creating The Mavis Bramston Show. This groundbreaking program boldly tackled controversial subjects like sexuality, politics, religion, women's rights, and racism, forever changing the nation's television landscape.
-
Back To Berlin
Back to Berlin is the first biker flick-meets-holocaust feature documentary. Eleven motor bikers have a mission to take the Maccabiah torch from Israel to the site of the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, for the first Jewish Olympic Games on German soil. They will retrace the heroic journeys of the...
-
The Game Is UP: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories
A former GOP congressman, a rising Young Republican, an Ohio farmer, an Army Veteran & 'MAGA' hardliner, and three evangelicals. In 2016, they were all committed Trump supporters. This is the story of their political evolutions, revealing the fractures within the GOP as they became his adamant ad...
-
Sins of My Father
The son of Pablo Escobar, Sebastian, recounts his childhood of extreme luxury and life on the run with his father, Colombia's most wanted man. His story is intertwined with those of two of Escobar's most prominent victims: a Minister of Justice and a presidential candidate, as told by their sons....
-
DIY Country
In 2014, pro-Russian rebels seized Donetsk, Ukraine. They held an illegal referendum, declared independence from Kyiv, and proclaimed the Donetsk People's Republic. This brave documentary explores its hopeful origins and tragic descent into a prolonged, devastating war.
-
Downfall
On Jan. 6, 2021, Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, a violent assault on American democracy. The insurrection left five dead and shocked the nation, revealing the depths of political division. This failed coup, fueled by Trump's grip on his base, rattled the nation's foundations. The sear...
-
Putin's Patriots
As Russia faces isolation, loyalists within its 30-million-strong global diaspora are dedicated to defending and promoting Putin. They echo his call to reclaim Russia's glory, shutting down Kremlin critics worldwide. From jeering newspaper articles to counter-protestors confronting demonstrators ...
-
You've Been Trumped Too
Anthony Baxter's film tracks Donald Trump's US campaign and his golf course clash in Scotland with Molly Forbes, a resilient 92-year-old widow refusing to sell her land. This shocking David vs. Goliath battle becomes a remarkable document of the stark disconnect between powerful rhetoric and the ...
-
The Great Awakening: QAnon
The QAnon conspiracy theory has been labelled a domestic terror threat by the FBI. Its global spread is fracturing families. In Australia, one family was so alarmed by relative Tim Stewart's beliefs they reported him to security. This case drew scrutiny as Stewart is a longtime friend of Prime Mi...
-
The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 1
Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.
-
The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 2
Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.
-
Tracing Che
Che Guevara, the bereted icon, remains a potent 20th-century myth: part saint, part revolutionary adventurer. His saga—from youthful Latin American journeys, to alliance with Fidel Castro, to tragic death in Bolivia at 39—inspires and divides, ensuring his legend endures in controversy and passion.
-
Ghost Mountain
After fleeing the Killing Fields, Bunseng's family was trapped in a new life-threatening crisis. They were saved from being another tragic statistic only by the heroic efforts of NGOs and officials. Decades later, while painting a rescuer’s home, Bunseng made an incredible discovery: he was worki...