Money as Debt: global finance and banks explained in easy-going and colourful documentary
Paul Grignon, “Money as Debt” (2006) While looking for something else on Youtube.com, I found this very informative video on how the modern US banking system…
Economics Documentaries
Masters of Money (Episode 3:Marx): failing to challenge and question important economic and political issues
Will Yearsley, “Masters of Money (Episode 3:Marx)” (2012) The third and final episode of this rather so-so series on significant economist / philosophers who influenced 20th…
More to tiny houses than size in “Beyond Curb Appeal: Jay Shafer and the Politics of Tiny Houses”
George Packard, “Beyond Curb Appeal: Jay Shafer and the Politics of Tiny Houses” (2011) While cruising the Internet (as you do), I found this little film…
Masters of Money (Episode 2: Hayek): a breathless race through the life and work of a defender of classical economics
Tristan Quinn, “Masters of Money (Episode 2: Hayek)” (2012) Using a mix of interviews with former politicians, economists and academics together with a voice-over narrative by…
Masters of Money (Episode 1: Keynes): good introduction to the work and ideas of a major 20th century economist
Martin Small, “Masters of Money (Episode 1: Keynes)” (2012) This is the first episode of a three-part series by the BBC on significant economists / philosophers…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Sharia Money (Episode 2: The Price of Paradise): easy-to-follow documentary on Islamic banking and finance
“Sharia Money (Episode 2: the Price of Paradise)” (2011) In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and people’s realisation that the global finance industry,…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Outsourced!: small-scaled film offers a resigned look at call-centre work outsourcing
Anna Cater and Safina Uberoi, “Outsourced!” (2006) An interesting and pleasant personalised film revolving around eight call-centre workers in India and Australia, “Outsourced!” examines the effect…
French and French-language Films
The World According to Monsanto: hard-hitting documentary about the infamous agribusiness corporation
Marie-Monique Robin, “The World According to Monsanto / Le Monde selon Monsanto” (2008) At issue in this informative documentary directed by the investigative journalist Marie-Monique Robin is…
Debtocracy: good film about the 2011 Greek financial crisis and how it could be solved
Katerina Kitidi and Aris Hatzistefanou, “Debtocracy” (2011) Made on the cheap, this is a passionate and compelling documentary about the current Greek financial crisis, how it…
The American Dream (by The Provocateur Network): informative if biased documentary on money and American banking
Tad Lumpkin and Harold Uhl / The Provocateur Network “The American Dream” (2010?) This is a well-made animated documentary that tries to explain how the American people…