Human Rights Documentaries
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Ghosts of Rwanda | 58 minutes
This special two-hour documentary marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide--a state sponsored massacre in which some 800,000 Rwandans were methodically hunted down and murdered by Hutu extremists. The program examines the social, political, and diplomatic failure that converged to enable the genocide to occur. "Ghosts of Rwanda" presents ground-breaking, first hand accounts of the genoci
Auschwitz: Episode 4 | 50 minutes
The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly within the most infamous of the death camps. The fourth episode, "Corruption", tells the story of the widespread corruption by SS officers at Auschwitz, taking valuables from the bodies of those gassed and having affairs with prisoners, and the even more corrupt way in which this was handled.
Auschwitz: Episode 5 | 50 minutes
The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly within the most infamous of the death camps. The fifth espisode, "Frenzied Killing", shows us that as the scale of the fight heated up, so did the killing, with the entrance of Adolf Eichmann into Hungary and the liquidation of the gypsy camp at Auschwitz.
Auschwitz: Episode 6 | 50 minutes
The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly within the most infamous of the death camps. The sixth episode, "Liberation and Revenge", tells the story of the chaos following the liberation of the camps, as Nazis escape into hiding and Jews struggle to find somewhere to settle, some forming avenging groups.
Big Bucks, Big Pharma | 45 minutes
This new documentary looks at how illness is used, manipulated, and, in some instances, created by pharmaceutical companies to make greater profits.
Big Easy to Big Empty | 57 minutes
Are corporate political favors responsible for the deaths of the Katrina victims? One year after Hurricane Katrina hit the south and the levies broke in New Orleans, why is the city's situation deteriorating even further while most assume reconstruction was well under way?
Black Wallstreet | 45 minutes
Take a journey to Tulsa Oklahoma 1921 to learn about the worst race riot in US history.
Cambodia: Year Zero | 59 minutes
John Pilger vividly reveals the brutality and murderous political ambitions of the Pol Pot / Khmer Rouge totalitarian regime.
Chechnya: The Dirty War | 48 minutes
What is going on in Chechnya? Why are Chechen rebels committing acts of terrorism in Russia? And why are they complaining of the murdering of civilians by the Russians?
China's African Takeover | 24 minutes
This short film looks at how China, a country where human rights are often not respected, is expanding to Africa, a continent where worker rights violations are often not regulated.
China's Olympic Lie | 24 minutes
Unreported world investigates claims that the chinese government is steamrolling houses and locking up anyone that complains in preperation for the 2008 Olympics.
Gujarat - Getting Away With Murder | 25 minutes
Up to 2000 Muslims were murdered with complicity of the provincial Hindu government of the Gujrat region of India. And the perpetrators confessed on tape. Unfortunately, powers at large are strong enough that video taped confessions were not strong enough to bring the perpetrators to trial.
Hearts and Minds | 112 minutes
A courageous and startling film, Peter Davis' landmark documentary "Hearts and Minds" unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam.
Hitler's Children: Dedication | 49 minutes
Episode 2 of this five-part series on how the German youth were brainwashed into becoming disciplined, Nazi killing machines. Looks at the roles of the BDM and girls and women in Nazi society
Hitler's Children: Education | 49 minutes
Episode 3 of this five-part series on how the German youth were brainwashed into becoming disciplined, Nazi killing machines. Looks at the role of education in brainwashing children, particularly the Hilter Elite schools, into becoming future leaders in the mold of Hitler
Hitler's Children: Sacrifice | 49 minutes
Episode 5 of this five-part series on how the German youth were brainwashed into becoming disciplined, Nazi killing machines. Continuing to look at the use of youth on the front line and how they willingly and unwillingly carried out atrocities
Hitler's Children: Seduction | 49 minutes
Episode 1 of this five-part series on how the German youth were brainwashed into becoming disciplined, Nazi killing machines. It looks at how Hitler enticed and manipulated children to join the Hilter Youth
Hitler's Children: War | 49 minutes
Episode 4 of this five-part series on how the German youth were brainwashed into becoming disciplined, Nazi killing machines. Looks at the use of children on the front line in combat and how they were brainwashed into becoming so loyal to the Nazi regime
Hitler's Holocaust: Episode 1 | 46 minutes
Episode 1 of this six-part series on the Holocaust. It looks at the round-ups and killing of Jews in Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia.
Hitler's Holocaust: Episode 2 | 46 minutes
Episode 2 of this six-part series on the Holocaust. It looks at Antisemitism in Europe before and after Hitler's rise to power and how it became an integral part of state policy in Nazi Germany.
Hitler's Holocaust: Episode 4 | 46 minutes
Episode 4 of this six-part series looks at the creation and systems of the Nazi death camps.
Hitler's Holocaust: Episode 5 | 46 minutes
Episode 5 of this six-part series is called Resistance and looks at those that tried to disobey the genocidal Nazi war machine.
Hitler's Holocaust: Episode 6 | 46 minutes
Episode 6 of this six-part series looks at the end of the Second World War and the discovery and liberation of the concentration camps in Europe by the Allies.
Jewish Anarchists | 57 minutes
The Jewish Anarchists was one of several immigrant movements of the late 19th century whose goal was to improve workers rights in direct defiance of the establishment. This film interviews the elderly staff of this now defunct anarchist newspaper to understand their story and lessons learned.
Justicia Now! | 40 minutes
A film that documents the physical and emotional reality of those affected by this toxic contamination of the Chevron Texaco oil dump in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest.
Operation Hollywood | 58 minutes
The film industry and the U.S. military have a very close working relationship. The armed forces supply Hollywood with use of expensive equipment and stage props as long as Hollywood aids in military propaganda. This investigative study explores this relationship and any moral consequences it might have.
Palestine-Israel 101 | 32 minutes
Do you understand the history behind the Israel-Palestine conflict? "Palestine-Israel 101", a film created by The American Task Force on Palestine, is a two part piece. The first part gives a brief yet thorough historical outline of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The second part focuses on a two state solution to the conflict which will provide more security for Israel, Palestine and the Uni
Paying the Price | 75 minutes
In a hard-hitting special report, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger investigates the effects of sanctions on the people of Iraq and finds that ten years of extraordinary isolation, imposed by the UN and enforced by the U.S. and Britain, have killed more people than the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan.
Secrets of the CIA | 44 minutes
Ground breaking documentary work and life changing stories that reveal the truth of what the CIA does to promote its budgets and increase its influence globally.
SiCKO | 124 minutes
This is Michael Moore's new documentary about healthcare or the lack of it in the United States. Learn why U.S. healthcare is second-rate yet by far the most expensive in the world.
Slavery: The Making of America Ep 1 | 53 minutes
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Morgan Freeman narrates this well made series on Slavery in the US. If you want to know how the US was built, you can't ignore Slavery. This is Episode 1 of 4 covering the period from the 1620s to the 1730s
Slavery: The Making of America Ep 2 | 54 minutes
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Morgan Freeman narrates this well made series on Slavery in the US. If you want to know how the US was built, you can't ignore Slavery. This is Episode 2 of 4 covering the period from the 1740s to the 1830s
Slavery: The Making of America Ep 3 | 54 minutes
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Slavery and the Making of America - Seeds of Destruction: Slavery and the making of america is a four-part series documenting the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction.
Slavery: The Making of America Ep 4 | 55 minutes
Slavery and the Making of America - Seeds of Destruction: Slavery and the making of america is a four-part series documenting the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction.
Stealing a Nation | 56 minutes
Would Britain eradicate a nation's entire population using trickery and force in order to make a business deal with the United States? If Britain's own courts deemed this illegal and commanded politicians to allow the citizens to return to their homeland, would they ignore their own judicial system? John Pilger investigates.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. | 81 minutes
Was it really a lone racist named James Earl Ray that killed Martin Luther King or was his assassination part of a much bigger plan? And why was the FBI treating Martin Luther King like a threat?
The Diamond Empire | 80 minutes
Gems are genuinely worth more based on their scarcity. So diamonds must be very rare, right? The entire industry is dominated by one company that has gone to extraordinary lengths to turn an ordinary product into a valuable commodity. Why do some say that this industry is brutal and has it been pulling the wool over our eyes?
The Globalization Tapes | 70 minutes
A group of Indonesian filmmakers trace the development of contemporary globalization from its roots in colonialism to the present. The story isn't told by experts, but by insightful union members from factories and plantations in Indonesia.
The Origins of AIDS | 90 minutes
What was the cause of AIDS? Though it is widely agreed that Aids originated from Chimpanzees, how it came from the chimpanzees to men is hotly debated. This film provides strong evidence of scientists being inadvertently responsible.
The Slow Poisoning of India | 25 minutes
“The Slow Poisoning of India” shows how the uses of toxic pesticides have caused widespread congenital abnormalities in the children of Kochinim, Kerala. The film also discusses the effects of the rampant use of fertilizers and pesticides in decimating the ecology of the region and how farmers are moving back to organic farming to ensure sustained development.
This Is What Democracy Looks Like | 68 minutes
"This Is What Democracy Looks Like" Is the first film that shows what it was really like in the Seattle 1999, WTO convention. Film was made by the footage of over 100 cameras from people that were there.
Unrepentant | 109 minutes
This film brings damning accusations of forced sterilization, genocide and the theft of Native lands by the United Church of Canada and the Canadian government.
Welcome to Australia | 49 minutes
Is Australia really the land of freedom and welcoming which the government states? Or does the country, like so many others, have a dark history of oppression?
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