Politics

Films on politics in the United States of America and throughout the world.

After The Silence

A suicide bomber from Jenin, blew himself up in the Arab-owned Matza Restaurant in Haifa, killing 15 people. Among the victims was Dov Chernobroda,...

An Inconvenient Tax

A feature length documentary about one of Americaâ€™s messiest problems â€“ a fundamentally broken tax code that affects every part...

Angel Wagenstein: Art is a Weapon

A visually stunning and provocative portrait of the great Bulgarian Jewish screenwriter, novelist, and lifelong revolutionary Angel Wagenstein....

The Art of Flight

The Art of Flight tells the story of refugees fleeing Sudan's civil war for Egypt and one journalist's struggle to get their story told. This......

Away from the Tribe's Center

This is a story of six men and women who established in the 70s a Jewish-Palestinian Marxist movement named "The Workers Alliance" and attempted...

Balseros

In the summer of 1994, a team of public television reporters filmed and interviewed seven Cubans a few days before their risky venture of setting...

Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders: The Debate Over Human Migration moves past the headlines and takes an in-depth look at the emotional, economic and cultural conflicts...

A Bitter Taste of Freedom

The ultimate film about Anna Politkovksaya, Russian journalist killed in 2006.

Bury the Hatchet

BURY THE HATCHET features three Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs in a dynamic and intimate portrait of the unique, endangered and often hidden New Orleans...

Call It Democracy

Call It Democracy is a fresh perspective on voting rights, election reform and the unresolved electronic voting controversies threatening to...

Captive Radio

Captive Radio is a documentary film about families of victims of kidnapping in Colombia who use a weekly radio program to communicate with their...

The Checkpoint Women: Memories

The incredible story of the courageous women who for years stood at the checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank to safeguard human rights....

Confrontation at Concordia

On September 9th, 2002, at Montreal's Concordia University, student union activists staged a violent protest to stop former Israeli Prime Minister...

Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and the Revolt of Islam

"Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam" reaches the unavoidable conclusion that Western and Israeli misunderstanding of Islam is...

From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock

How a ten-week shooting war with the FBI sparked four decades of change in Indian country.

God's Messengers

A powerful inside look at the group of Jewish settlers who inhabit the unauthorized outpost of Havat Gilad.

Iranium

Iranium is a feature-length documentary on the Iranian nuclear threat, and the ideology fueling the regime.

Israel in a Time of Terror

Terror bombing after terror bombing, day after day. A sidewalk cafe becomes as dangerous as a military outpost. A simple trip to the supermarket...

Israel Inside

Israel Inside explores the triumph of the human spirit. Israelis, surrounded by enemies, have turned a desert with hardly any natural resources...

Junction

The Junction is an obscure crossroad in the Gaza Strip, separating the Israeli settlement of Nezarim from the Palestinian refugee camp of Nussierat....

Long Night's Journey into Day

Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann reveal the raw soul of a society in their extraordinary documentary about South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation...

Love During Wartime

A real, modern-day tale of Romeo and Juliet. Two fated lovers, one Israeli and one Palestinian, fight against the world with their only weapon:...

The Main Suspect

When the Al Aqsa Intifada broke, some Israeli Arabs participated in violent demonstrations inside Israel. Following, twelve Arab Israelis, one...

Misha vs Moscow

Having led his country into a disastrous war against Russia, Georgian president Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili now finds himself ostracized by his...

Morgenthau

Three Men. Three Generations. One Fight.

Murer: Anatomy of a Trial

The respected local politician and wealthy farmer Franz Murer is on trial for a serious war crime allegedly committed while he was in command...

My Brothers and Sisters in the North

Sung-Hyung Cho was the first South Korean director allowed to film in North Korea, while accompanying residents during their everyday routines......

Nelson's Last Stand

The story of the bohemian holiday village established by Rafi Nelson on the Sinai border, caught in a border conflict between Israel and Egypt....

North Korea: A Day in the Life

In this verite documentary the family of Hong Sun Hui, a female worker in a textile factory, takes us through an ordinary day in the country...

Only in America

ONLY IN AMERICA follows Joseph Lieberman's landmark political progress from the 2000 Gore/Lieberman presidential race to his recent announcement...

Oswald's Ghost

A decade after JFK's assassination, America's political culture was changed almost beyond recognition. With OSWALD'S GHOST, acclaimed director...

A Perfect Candidate

R.J Cutler (producer of THE WAR ROOM) and David Van Taylor (director of DREAM DECEIVERS) documented the dark side of the American political process...

The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres

What would you sacrifice for what you believe? A life in search of peace. Shimon Peres, the last leader of Israel's founding generation.

The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat's political legacy is one marred by controversy. To some, he was a heroic revolutionary who fought for the freedom of Palestine...

Radical Obsession

Ayatollah Khomeini envisioned Iran as a monolithic theocracy. Radical Obsession explores his everlasting impact on Iranian politics and culture...

Revolucion: Five Visions

REVOLUCION: FIVE VISIONS reframes the Cuban revolution through the art of photography, focusing on the personal stories of five Cuban photographers...