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Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality 88 mins The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia 74 mins The first step in Russia's new Cold War with America began with the banning of the adoption of Russian orphans by US citizens. Soon this…
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia
Secret State of North Korea 57 mins Explore Life Under Kim Jong-un Just two years into the job and armed with nuclear weapons, North Korea's Kim Jong-un is the world's youngest dictator,…
Secret State of North Korea Secret State of North Korea
11/8/16 - Americans React to the Election of Donald Trump 105 mins In the hours leading up to Donald Trump's unexpected victory on Election Day 2016, a cross-section of Americans go about their radically different lives. In…
11/8/16 - Americans React to the Election of Donald Trump 11/8/16 - Americans React to the Election of Donald Trump
1971 - The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI 81 mins On March 8, 1971, a group of citizens broke into an FBI office in Media, PA, took every file, and shared them with the public.…
1971 - The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI 1971 - The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
State Legislature - Day-to-Day Activities of the Idaho Legislature 218 mins STATE LEGISLATURE shows the day-to-day activities of the Idaho Legislature during an entire session. Lobbyists, lawmakers and their constituents are seen debating and discussing the…
State Legislature - Day-to-Day Activities of the Idaho Legislature State Legislature - Day-to-Day Activities of the Idaho Legislature
The Reagan Show - The Made-for-TV Politics of Ronald Reagan 75 mins An award-winning documentary about the original performer-president's role of a lifetime. Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows…
The Reagan Show - The Made-for-TV Politics of Ronald Reagan The Reagan Show - The Made-for-TV Politics of Ronald Reagan
Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights 31 mins Shot on location in five U.S. cities, WOMEN'S MARCH is a story about democracy, human rights, and what it means to stand up for your…
Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights

Important Issues in American Politics

Anita - Speaking Truth to Power 77 mins Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched…
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 94 mins Independent journalists expose government lies and corporate deception, inspired by the legendary investigative journalist I.F. Stone. With government deception rampant, and intrusion of state surveillance…
All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
The War Room 97 mins The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the…
The War Room The War Room
#ReGENERATION - Social Activism 80 mins Ryan Gosling narrates this engrossing film about social activism, the forces that galvanized the Occupy movement, and how a new generation of young people is…
#ReGENERATION - Social Activism #ReGENERATION - Social Activism
What Happened In Vegas - Fighting Police Corruption in Las Vegas 102 mins When filmmaker Ramsey Denison went to Las Vegas for a relaxing weekend, the last thing he expected was to be arrested and beaten for reporting…
What Happened In Vegas - Fighting Police Corruption in Las Vegas What Happened In Vegas - Fighting Police Corruption in Las Vegas
Washington's War on Women - Sexism and Harrassment in the U.S. Capital 55 mins Gretchen Carlson, who won a high profile victory with her opposition to the pervasive sexual harassment at Fox News, takes viewers to the halls of…
Washington's War on Women - Sexism and Harrassment in the U.S. Capital Washington's War on Women - Sexism and Harrassment in the U.S. Capital

Political Figures

Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights 31 mins Shot on location in five U.S. cities, WOMEN'S MARCH is a story about democracy, human rights, and what it means to stand up for your…
Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights
The Trials of Henry Kissinger 81 mins Featuring previously unseen footage, de-classified documents, and revealing interviews with Kissinger supporters (Alexander Haig, Brent Scowcroft, and William Safire) as well as his detractors (Seymour…
The Trials of Henry Kissinger The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization 63 mins A documentary about the origins, development and expansion of one of the most elitist and secret organizations in today's world: The Bilderberg Group. Once a…
Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia 74 mins The first step in Russia's new Cold War with America began with the banning of the adoption of Russian orphans by US citizens. Soon this…
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality 88 mins The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America 74 mins Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America

Voting Rights

Who Controls the Land - Bears Ears National Monument and the Fight for Native American Equality 52 mins Native American actor Martin Sensmeier travels to San Juan County, Utah, to investigate the controversy over the Bears Ears National Monument. While there, he learns…
Who Controls the Land - Bears Ears National Monument and the Fight for Native American Equality Who Controls the Land - Bears Ears National Monument and the Fight for Native American Equality
Bridge to Freedom - 1965 58 mins A decade of lessons is applied in the climactic and bloody march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. A major victory is won when the federal…
Bridge to Freedom - 1965 Bridge to Freedom - 1965
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us 4 videos In a moment of great political and cultural turmoil, AMERICA DIVIDED, the docu-series executive produced by Norman Lear, Gretchen Carlson and Jussie Smollett, returns in…
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us
Hearts and Hands 64 mins The film chronicles the lives of ordinary women as well as individuals such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Keckley, Frances Willard and Abigail Scott Duniway through…
Hearts and Hands Hearts and Hands
Answering the Call - The American Struggle for the Right to Vote 77 mins The bloody attacks of protestors in Selma in 1965 led to the historic protection of all Americans' right to vote. The film explores a cherished…
Answering the Call - The American Struggle for the Right to Vote Answering the Call - The American Struggle for the Right to Vote
Freedom on my Mind - Mississippi Voter Registration in the 1960's 110 mins In 1961 Mississippi was a virtual South African enclave within the United States. Everything is segregated. There are virtually no black voters. Bob Moses, enters…
Freedom on my Mind - Mississippi Voter Registration in the 1960's Freedom on my Mind - Mississippi Voter Registration in the 1960's
No More Corsets: The New Woman 32 mins The lives of American women changed in far-reaching ways during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Trace late-19th-century social trends that led to more public…
No More Corsets: The New Woman No More Corsets: The New Woman

Women in Politics

Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality 88 mins The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
Washington's War on Women - Sexism and Harrassment in the U.S. Capital 55 mins Gretchen Carlson, who won a high profile victory with her opposition to the pervasive sexual harassment at Fox News, takes viewers to the halls of…
Washington's War on Women - Sexism and Harrassment in the U.S. Capital Washington's War on Women - Sexism and Harrassment in the U.S. Capital
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us 4 videos In a moment of great political and cultural turmoil, AMERICA DIVIDED, the docu-series executive produced by Norman Lear, Gretchen Carlson and Jussie Smollett, returns in…
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell 96 mins Voiced and executive produced by Tilda Swinton, LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD is a visually rich, beautifully crafted documentary that tells the story of Gertrude Bell, who…
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment 26 mins Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial and…
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment
Evita 3 videos Long after Evita was embalmed and secretly buried under a fictitious name in Milan, the former First Lady of Argentina once again was catapulted to…
Evita Evita

War and the Military

Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine 98 mins This documentary looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which…
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine
Jim: The James Foley Story - An American Journalist Killed by ISIS 113 mins On Thanksgiving Day 2012, American photojournalist James "Jim" Foley was kidnapped in Syria and went missing for two years before the infamous video of his…
Jim: The James Foley Story - An American Journalist Killed by ISIS Jim: The James Foley Story - An American Journalist Killed by ISIS
War Redefined 54 mins The capstone of Women, War & Peace, War Redefined challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain through incisive interviews with leading…
War Redefined War Redefined
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell 96 mins Voiced and executive produced by Tilda Swinton, LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD is a visually rich, beautifully crafted documentary that tells the story of Gertrude Bell, who…
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell
Double Headed Eagle 87 mins A fascinating experiment in documentary filmmaking, THE DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE charts the stealthy rise of the Nazi party in the wake of World War I.
Double Headed Eagle Double Headed Eagle
Custer's Last Stand 114 mins Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, untimely death on the windswept Plains of the West. On…
Custer's Last Stand Custer's Last Stand
Okinawa: The Afterburn - A Comprehensive Look at the Battle of Okinawa 123 mins Released in Japan on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, OKINAWA: THE AFTERBURN is the first documentary to provide a comprehensive look at…
Okinawa: The Afterburn - A Comprehensive Look at the Battle of Okinawa Okinawa: The Afterburn - A Comprehensive Look at the Battle of Okinawa

North American Politics

Anita - Speaking Truth to Power 77 mins Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched…
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America 74 mins Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal 91 mins The compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his ten year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long…
Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration 6 videos The Immigration Paradox takes a critical and in depth look at one of the most divisive issues in human global history-immigration. After encountering an immigrant…
The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections 98 mins This acclaimed documentary examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.…
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports 62 mins We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix, that games are just games and athletes should just "shut up and play",…
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports
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Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
Media Education Foundation
Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety and grievance straight to the White House. Rejecting the notion that Trump's racial appeals to…
How To Change The World - The Story of Greenpeace
How To Change The World - The Story of Greenpeace
Kino Lorber Edu
This astonishing documentary chronicles the adventures of an eclectic group of young pioneers - Canadian hippie journalists, photographers, musicians, scientists, and American draft dodgers - who set out to stop Richard Nixon's atomic bomb tests in Amchitka, Alaska, and end…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
The Orchard
In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow ( The Hurt Locker , Zero Dark Thirty ) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the riveting stories of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy-- the…
Normal is Over - Innovative Solutions to Global Decline
Normal is Over - Innovative Solutions to Global Decline
Renée Scheltema
An award-winning documentary about humanity's wisest responses to climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, income inequality, and the connection between these issues. A look at the financial and economical paradigm underlying our planetary problems, while offering various solutions to reverse…
Concerning Violence - Nine Scenes from the Anti-Imperialistic Self-Defense
Concerning Violence - Nine Scenes from the Anti-Imperialistic Self-Defense
Kino Lorber Edu
From the director of The Black Power Mixtape comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on Africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering the struggle for liberation from colonial rule in the late '60s and '70s, accompanied by text…
Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal
Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal
Cohen Film Collection
The compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his ten year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen,…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
New Day Films
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world.…
The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration
The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration
The Immigration Paradox Movie
The Immigration Paradox takes a critical and in depth look at one of the most divisive issues in human global history-immigration. After encountering an immigrant crossing the Arizona desert, Emmy Award Winner and Filmmaker Lourdes Lee Vasquez set out to…
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Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections
PBS
This acclaimed documentary examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana -a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections…
The Yes Men Are Revolting - Notorious Activists Tackle Climate Change and Middle Age
The Yes Men Are Revolting - Notorious Activists Tackle Climate Change and Middle Age
The Orchard
For 20 years, notorious activists the Yes Men (Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum) have staged outrageous hoaxes to hijack public dialogue about the issues of the day. In their third cinematic outing (after The Yes Men and The Yes Men…
The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States
The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States
Media Education Foundation
Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world -- except the United States. The Occupation of…
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine
Synergetic Distribution
This documentary looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which has killed 10,000 and displaced 1.9 million Ukrainians. Nominated for a Social Justice Award at…
Climate Refugees - The Global Human Impact of Climate Change
Climate Refugees - The Global Human Impact of Climate Change
The Video Project
Climate Refugees is the first feature film to explore in-depth the global human impact of climate change and its serious destabilizing effect on international politics. The film turns the distant concept of global warming into a concrete human problem with…
All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
First Run Features
Independent journalists expose government lies and corporate deception, inspired by the legendary investigative journalist I.F. Stone. With government deception rampant, and intrusion of state surveillance into private life never more egregious, independent voices like Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Amy…
Starving the Beast - The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America's Public Universities
Starving the Beast - The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America's Public Universities
Railyard Films
As college tuition skyrockets and student debt explodes, a powerful new documentary reveals a nationwide fight for control of the heart, soul and finances of America's public universities. STARVING THE BEAST tells the story of a potent one-two punch roiling…
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports
Media Education Foundation
We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix, that games are just games and athletes should just "shut up and play", but according to Nation magazine sports editor, Dave Zirin, this notion is just flat-out wrong.…
Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary - The Denial of Education and Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants
Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary - The Denial of Education and Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants
Laura Simon Productions
Directed by a schoolteacher, this film became a lightning bolt in the immigration debate as the Rockefeller Foundation labeled it "One of the most important films on American race relations." Hoover Elementary is located in Pico-Union, known as the 'Ellis…
The War Room
The War Room
Janus Films (The Criterion Collection)
The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the White House--and changed the face of politics in the process. For this thrilling, behind-closed-doors account…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
Political Animals
The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle of this century - the gay rights movement - through the eyes of first four…