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2) Part Two
Publisher
PBS
Description
Part two of a special series about how two rivals have plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. While Iran extends its power from Iraq into Syria and Lebanon, Saudi Arabia is making a stand in Yemen, with deadly consequences for the region.
3) Part One
Publisher
PBS
Description
A dangerous rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. From revolution in Iran, reaction by Saudi Arabia, and wars in Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq, how religion and power politics drive perpetual conflict.
7) Hunting ISIS
Publisher
HISTORY
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
“Hunting ISIS” follows a group of veteran and civilian volunteers travel to Syria and Iraq to fight against ISIS alongside local militias in the original documentary series.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Generation 9/11 marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks by telling the stories of seven young people whose fathers were killed that day. The film explores how a man they never met and an event they didn't witness have shaped their world view and the world around them. Their experiences reflect those of an entire generation, whose lives so far have been bracketed by crisis.
10) Citizen Koch
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Set against the rise of the Tea Party in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, a citizen uprising to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker collides with the Tea Party-aligned “Americans for Prosperity,” a group founded and lavishly financed by two of the world’s richest men —David and Charles Koch. As Republican working class voters find themselves in the crosshairs of their own party and its billionaire backers,...
11) Trump’s Showdown
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, Trump wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI, and even his own Attorney General.
12) Weiner
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Sexts, lies & Carlos Danger. Get an inside peek at one of the biggest political scandals ever: Anthony Weiner's wild "comeback" mayoral run. Winner, Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
14) Life on Parole
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Follow former prisoners through the challenges of their first year on parole. With unique access, the film goes inside the effort to change the way parole works in Connecticut and reduce the number of people returning to prison.
15) Black & Blue
Publisher
Stadium Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A hard-hitting expose of everyday citizens and their sometimes violent and inequitable relationship with police - and the public's ongoing search for justice. This documentary approaches the subject from many perspectives, including the voices of law enforcement, celebrities and those directly affected by police violence and shootings, as well addressing the high-profile incidents involving Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Oscar Grant.
Publisher
Participant Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
In September 2011, The Occupy Wall Street movement propelled issues of economic inequality into the spotlight. 99% – THE OCCUPY WALL STREET COLLABORATIVE FILM goes behind the scenes of the movement, definitively revealing what happened, and why. Personal stories imbue analysis of big picture issues with the real-world struggles of those compelled to take action, speak up, march, and risk arrest.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
If you ever wondered how the great public ambitions of postwar America collapsed into a permanent tax revolt (cue the Tea Party) and the election of a so-called populist president, look no further than Howard Jarvis, whose 1978 ballot initiative, Proposition 13, changed everything in California and beyond. "THE FIRST ANGRY MAN," a new documentary by award-winning filmmakers Jason Cohn and Camille Servan-Schreiber ("Eames: The Architect and the Painter"),...
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.
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