Societal Documentaries
Highlighted Movie
Inside Iran | 90 minutes
What is it like to live in Iran? What are its people like? Rageh Omaar from the BBC explores the real Iran behind the politics and propoganda.
Century of Self: Episode 1 | 58 minutes
"Century of the Self" tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? Episode 1 discusses how Freud's theories started the industry of public relations.
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
The Greed Game | 58 minutes
Learn how the new super rich got rich in the financial meltdown and how you are paying for it.
The Power of Nightmares: Episode 1 | 60 minutes
The Power of Nightmares depicts rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and suggesting a strong connection between the two. Episode 1 explores the origins of radical Islamism stemming as well as neo conservatism which promised to mobilize America by creating a mythical enemy.
The Power of Nightmares: Episode 2 | 60 minutes
The Power of Nightmares depicts rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and suggesting a strong connection between the two. In Episode 2 the Neoconservatives and Islamists join forces to fight the Soviet Union and later target Bill Clinton.
The Power of Nightmares: Episode 3 | 60 minutes
The Power of Nightmares depicts the rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making
comparisons on their origins and suggesting a strong connection
between the two. In Episode 3, Curtis argues that Bin Laden had little support yet the Neo-conservatives created a myth of an organization to further their own political agenda including the invasion of Iraq.
The Trap: Episode 1 | 59 minutes
This episode shows how in the 1990s politicians from both the right and the left tried to extend an idea of freedom based Game Theory, a system which reduced people to calculating, self-interested robots led by incentives rather than any idea of public duty. Would this work?
The Trap: Episode 2 | 59 minutes
This series looks at individuality and freedom and how these concepts have shaped our society. How did a new found addiction to numbers and statistics change our society to be highly dependent on psychological drugs? What happens when a politician focuses more on what society wants rather than what society needs?
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