This is an oldie but a goodie. In case you haven’t heard of her, Jane Elliott was a schoolteacher in the 60s and put together an experiment (and a theory) to battle racism that remains extremely controversial even today. Watch the original footage of her conducting this social and psychological experiment with her grade school
“AIDS, Inc. is a film about the multi-billion dollar AIDS industry, and how it profits from continuing fears and misconceptions about the disease. While AIDS grabs the headlines and raises billions of dollars with celebrity endorsements and billionaire endowments, we are no closer to finding a cure than when the scourge first appeared 30 years
Chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Documentary Category: Society
Over the course of the past few months, new studies and articles have been published about the decline of manhood. It’s only proof that this topic is gathering attention amongst academics and the news media, from nutrition and health blogs to almost every major outlet from the New York Times to NPR. And even with
It has long been considered the most compelling question in our history: Where do human beings come from? Although life has existed for millions of years, only in the past century-and-a-half have we begun to use science to explore the ancestral roots of our own species. The search for the ultimate answer has taken a
Was there really, 12,000 years ago, a fabulous island city whose people had already evolved all the trappings of civilization – sophisticated culture and society, writing, astronomy, religion, monument-building – while everyone else was still living in the Stone Age?
Video made by Johnson & Johnson heir about 3 years ago. Caused a bit of a stir and then the doco ‘dissapeared’. Has anyone else seen it around? Some great stuff opn the up’s and downs of poor little rich kids. VERY enlightening and shows just how disconnected from the daily grind these perfumed princess’s
BBC-Dogfighting Undercover-August 30, 2007 Investigation into the secret and dangerous world of international dogfighting. For a year and a half, a BBC undercover team operated alongside dogfighting gangs in the UK and Europe, capturing on camera the savagery of organised fights. The film also reveals how American pitbull terriers – a banned breed created to
Documentary Category: Society
Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo (“The Rose,” “Trading Places”) set out on a journey to find the evidence. This film which is neither left, nor right-wing is a startling examination of government. It exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913
Based on Jared Diamond’s critically acclaimed book by the same name, ‘Guns, Germs, and Steel’, this documentary attempts to discover the reasons for inequality that spans the globe. This is no small task by any means and Diamond travels across four continents and gets opinions from a wealth of scientists, historians, and archeologists.
Documentary Category: Society
For some people, finding a partner in life can be difficult. For others, it’s almost impossible. 10 years ago, a small factory in California began making an alternative partner. Each is tailored made to suit every taste. There are now 3,000 real dolls across the world providing some of those with love and companionship that
“Modern forensic science should make it impossible to commit murder and get away with it. Watch Dexter Online murdering bad guys. Ask yourself: how does he get away with it? It’s possible. How easy would it be to outfox the detectives? With the help of top forensic scientists, and real-life murder investigations, we explore whether
Often referred to as one of the best films ever made, this holiday classic is available for everyone to enjoy again and again. Plot: … all » George Bailey spends his entire life giving up his big dreams for the good of his town, Bedford Falls, as we see in flashback. But in the present,
Dylan Avery, Korey Rowe, and Jason Bermas bring you the most powerful 9/11 Documentary yet.
Michel de Nostredame (December 14, 1503 – July 2, 1566), usually Latinized to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous world-wide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book,
Psychology experiments similar to the stanford prison experiment.
STEALING A NATION (John Pilger, 2004) is an extraordinary film about the plight of people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean -secretly and brutally expelled from their homeland by British governments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, to make way for an American military base. The base, on the main island of
“A lighthearted look at stupidity and ignorance in modern society, as well as a brief history of the study of intelligence. Celebrities and other notable personalities are interviewed on the subject of the prevalence of stupidity in the media and culture.” -imdb.com
Super Size Me is an Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film, directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. It follows a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists exclusively on McDonald’s fast food and stops exercising regularly. The film documents this lifestyle’s drastic effects on Spurlock’s physical and psychological well-being and
A really interesting documentary about “snuff” porn and the urban legends that surround it. Does it exist? Is there a porn black market? This documentary is really worth the watch…
What should every person know about the food they ingest. The documentary “The Future of Food” changed the way we think about food by answering this very question. But, just how has food actually changed? Do we need to worry about genetically modified foods? What about artificial foods? Learn all this more as Kurt Olson,
The God Delusion explores the unproven beliefs that are treated as factual by many religions and the extremes to which some followers have taken them. Dawkins opens the programme by describing the “would-be murderers . . . who want to kill you and me, and themselves, because they’re motivated by what they think is the
The Root of All Evil? is a television documentary, written and presented by Richard Dawkins, in which he argues that the world would be better off without religion. The documentary was first broadcast in January 2006, in the form of two 45-minute episodes (excluding advertisement breaks), on Channel 4 in the UK. Dawkins has said
Patrick Deuel is the world’s heaviest man – almost 1100 pounds. This documentary opens with paramedics removing a wall of his house in Valentine, Nebraska and transporting him six hours to a hospital where he spent months trying to lose weight to qualify for a gastric bypass operation. This documentary moves among (primarily) Patrick and
On April 12th 2002 the world awoke to the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been removed from office and had been replaced by a new interim government. What had in fact taken place was the first Latin American coup of the 21st century, and the world’s first media coup.
“The U.S. vs. John Lennon” focuses on a part of the music icon’s life that is often overlooked: his politicization both during and after the Vietnam War. Towards the end of the Beatles’ career, Lennon began taking the band in a new direction, using their popularity to circulate a message of peace in songs such
Marijuana cultivating is one of British Columbia’s top money generating businesses. It’s illegal yet is estimated to be a business yielding over 7 billion dollars a year, with the majority of the exports going to the neighbors below, the USA.
“A loving tribute; shows where coffee comes from, how it’s served in different cultures, and how to make a perfect cup using various brewing methods.”
“Savaged by dogs, Electrocuted With Cattle Prods, Burned By Toxic Chemicals, Does such barbaric abuse inside U.S. jails explain the horrors that were committed in Iraq?”
Documentary Category: Society
Wake Up Call compiles the best clips from the most important documentaries into a single presentation that exposes the global elite’s New World Order agenda, the methods used to advance it, and why it’s so essential for us to come together as a collective and stop it. An ideal crash course for those still unaware
Documentary Category: Society
If you want to get a glimpse of a society that’s completely different than anything that 99% of people living in Western Society has ever experienced, watch this three part observational documentary right now.
Independent filmmaker Ron Swafford made the documentary called ‘Who Wants A Ride?’, which is about the Austin pedicab scene. An interesting look into a world that many are unfamiliar with. Expect some good (funny, outrageous, and even sexy!) stories about the pedicab world.
Documentary Category: Society
“Correspondent Lisa Ling documented the experience of filming this special from El Salvador to Los Angeles. Below are accounts of some of her chilling experiences, including finding out that she and her crew had been targeted for kidnapping and touring MS-13 controlled territory in Los Angeles with an active MS-13 member.”
Documentary Category: Society
Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other “establishment” notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitious based understanding of what we are and how we align with nature, to which we