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Al Jazeera English - Witness: Hopes Unraveled
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Hopes Unraveled
Category: Documentaries
This documentary from the Al Jazeera English Witness series gives a look at the lives of Bolivian immigrants in Argentina in search of a better future.
Sarabah
Sarabah
Category: Documentaries
In this stirring documentary meet Sister Fa, a brilliant and tough-minded 27-year-old rapper from Senegal. As a victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she has devoted herself to ending the practice in her homeland.
Bridge to Iran: The Queen and I
Bridge to Iran: The Queen and I
Category: Documentaries
Over 30 years ago, Nahid Persson took part in the revolution that brought down Iran's monarchy driving the Shah and his queen, Farah Diba, to exile. Now, Nahid meets her former opponent only to find they have more in common than either would have imagined.
Bridge to Iran: Siah Bazi - The Joy Makers
Bridge to Iran: Siah Bazi - The Joy Makers
Category: Documentaries
When Tehran's Siah Bâzi theater troupe faces the closing of their 400-year-old theater due to changing cultural shifts, the performers face uncertain futures as truck drivers and tea-servers. Can the folkloric entertainment survive a modernizing Tehran?
Bridge to Iran: Iran - A Cinematographic Revolution
Bridge to Iran: Iran - A Cinematographic Revolution
Category: Documentaries
This documentary explores the history of the Iranian film industry through a compelling blend of archival footage, film excerpts, and interviews with film makers, critics, and historians -- revealing the changing social functions of Iranian cinema and the artistic struggle of its creators.
Special: Greg Palast - The Vulture's Picnic
Special: Greg Palast - The Vulture's Picnic
Category: Documentaries
Greg Palast speaks in Berkeley, CA about corporate malfeasance, sharing stories of cover-ups and scams, and naming names. From Wall Street to Fukushima, Palast takes the "one percent" to task.
Special: The Raid - The Untold Story of the Gaza Flotilla
Special: The Raid - The Untold Story of the Gaza Flotilla
Category: Documentaries
What really happened during the Gaza flotilla raid of May 2010? Who was involved? And what kind of aid did the cargo ships really load? Thanks to exclusive footage and tapes this film shows the untold story.
Special: Amy Goodman - Occupy the Airwaves!
Special: Amy Goodman - Occupy the Airwaves!
Category: Documentaries
In this timely speech Amy Goodman speaks out on the importance of independent media, the significance of the occupy movement, and the role journalism plays towards creating a more perfect union.
Special: Tariq Ali - Arab Spring and the Future of Palestine
Special: Tariq Ali - Arab Spring and the Future of Palestine
Category: Documentaries
In this speech filmed October 2011 in Oakland, CA, Tariq Ali -- exiled from Pakistan in the 60s for his activism against the military dictatorship -- speaks about the mass movements that have shaken the MidEast.
Special: Glenn Greenwald - With Liberty and Justice for Some
Special: Glenn Greenwald - With Liberty and Justice for Some
Category: Documentaries
Shining a light on the political and financial elite, journalist and lawyer Glenn Greenwald argues that America's justice system is now two-tiered: One for those with enough money or influence to subvert justice, and another for everyone else.
Special: Overdrawn!
Special: Overdrawn!
Category: Documentaries
Overdrawn! is a feature-length documentary about predatory banking fees, with Ralph Nader, Joel Bakan ("The Corporation"), a loan shark, and lots of consumers who are fed up with their banks for ripping them off with overdraft fees.
Bill McKibben - The Making of A Movement
Bill McKibben - The Making of A Movement
Category: Documentaries
In this stirring speech given by Bill McKibben at UC Berkeley, the man who launched a global movement and became one of the most prominent environmental activists of our time shares his unique insights on the environment, organizing, and creating change.
Special: The Democratic Revolutionary Handbook
Special: The Democratic Revolutionary Handbook
Category: Documentaries
In this documentary the tactics involved in the making of a modern revolution are explained in fascinating detail by those who have actually succeeded in organizing the overthrow of Eastern European dictatorships.
Special: Locked Out
Special: Locked Out
Category: Documentaries
This documentary tells the David and Goliath story of how miners in the small desert town of Boron, CA stood up to the egregious practices of mine owners Rio Tinto Group -- a huge multinational corporation.
Special: Vandana Shiva - The Seeds of Change
Special: Vandana Shiva - The Seeds of Change
Category: Documentaries
In this Link TV special, Vandana Shiva takes aim at companies like Monsanto and Cargill that she argues are monopolizing and fundamentally altering our world's food supply.