A snapshot of society on the verge of rewiring its history in “Crimea: Unmasking Revolution”
Artyom Somov, Pavel Burnatov, “Crimea: Unmasking Revolution” (RT.com, 2014) Powered entirely by interviews with Crimean
Tag: Propaganda Films
Films made with an obvious bias to serve a larger agenda or to mitigate a controversial topic and make it safe for general public consumption.
Exposing Browder: a glimpse into a sordid world of tax fraud and undermining a sovereign country
“Exposing Browder / Spisok Braudera” (Rassledovaniye, 2014) At last this Russian documentary exposing the shady
British Films | Multi-media Presentations
5 Biggest No Campaign Economics Scare Stories Debunked: cherry-picking easy targets to attack so as to look good
Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp / Business For Scotland, “5 Biggest No Campaign Economics Scare Stories Debunked” (September
Fascism As It Is: snapshot film of the Ukrainian crisis that indicts mainstream Western news reporting
Andrey Karaulov, “Fascism As It Is” (2014) Looking hastily made, this documentary is a snapshot
Thought-provoking and entertaining inquiry into animal rights in “Speciesism: the Movie”
Mark Devries, “Speciesism: the Movie” (2013) As home movies go, few possibly extend very far
North American Films | Northern European Films
Manderlay: a not entirely satisfactory study of slavery in American society
Lars von Trier, “Manderlay” (2005) The sequel to “Dogville” is an interesting philosophical if rather
British Films | Multi-media Presentations
Economic Case for an Independent Scotland: a not entirely convincing case made for going alone
Ivan McKee / Business for Scotland, “Economic Case for an Independent Scotland (Part 2)” (The
Australian and New Zealand Films | Southeast Asian Films
Beatriz’s War: Timor-Leste’s first film is a story of hope, determination and perseverance
Bety Reis and Luigi Acquisto, “A Guerra da Beatriz / Beatriz’s War” (2013) A major
The Wind Rises: a dishonest, cowardly film that supports current Japanese militarism
Hayao Miyazaki, “The Wind Rises / Kaze tachinu” (2013) Miyazaki’s swansong film is a fictional
The War on Bugs: a study of “Starship Troopers” as a satire on American and Western fascism and cultural brainwashing
Rob Ager, “The War on Bugs” (2012) Researched, written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager,