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First Principles/Moral
Questions

BBC Moral Maze http://www.bbc.c Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of
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Econ/Inequality

Inequality for All Netflix Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich makes a
compelling case about the serious crisis the U.S. faces
due to the widening economic gap

Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Netflix This documentary examines the roots of novelist and
Atlas Shrugged social philosopher Ayn Rand's ideas and how they're
manifesting in contemporary American society

The Flaw Netflix A look at the financial collapse of 2008, this


documentary investigates the causes of ruin by
interviewing experts as well as victims of the fallout.

Too Big to Fail Docudrama about the 2008 Financial Crisis, the
collapse of Lehman Bros and the passage of TARP.

Inside Job Charles Ferguson documentary about the failure of


regulation in the run of to the 2008 crisis and the
complicity of academic economics.

Identity

Miss Represen Netflix Explore how the mainstream media's often disparaging
tation portrayals of women contribute to the
underrepresentation of females in positions of
leadership

The Mask You Live In Netflix Explores how our culture's narrow definition of
masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at
large and unveils what we can do about it.

Outrage Netflix Director Kirby Dick exposes the hypocrisy of gay


politicians who publicly criticize the LGBT community
while hiding their own sexual orientation.
Call me Kuchu Netflix This powerful film follows David Kato, the first openly
homosexual man in Uganda, as he fights the nation's
looming anti-gay laws.

Kink Netflix Take a peek into the secret world of sex, bondage and
fetish porn with this documentary that tells the story of
the people who work at Kink.com.

Its a Girl Netflix This grave documentary spotlights the cultural traditions
that surround widespread female "gendercide" and
violence toward women in India and China.

Latino Americans Netflix This series chronicles the rich and varied history and
experiences of Latino Americans, who have helped
shape the United States in the last 500 years

A Good Day to Die Netflix Interviews and archival footage profile Dennis Banks,
co-founder of the American Indian Movement, which
staged the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee.

My Own Man Netflix When a man discovers he will be the father to a boy, his
fear and insecurities send him on an emotional,
humorous quest for his own manhood

In the Land of The Deaf Netflix Nicolas Philibert's documentary hones in on a school for
the deaf to provide a lens into a silent culture that
includes people from all walks of life

Dark Girls Netflix This fascinating and controversial film that goes
underneath the surface to explore the prejudices dark-
skinned women face throughout the world. It explores
the roots of classism, racism and the lack of self-esteem
within a segment of cultures

(A)sexual Netflix Awash in a sex-obsessed culture, asexuals -- people


who experience no sexual attraction -- struggle to claim
their identity

Breastmilk Netflix This frank documentary weighs the questions, myths


and societal pressures surrounding breastfeeding, an
intimate topic at the heart of motherhood

Naked Ambition Netflix Celebrity shutterbug Michael Grecco journeys to Las


Vegas to capture behind-the-scenes action at the
American porn industry's premier trade show

African Americans: Many Netflix Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. recounts African-
Rivers to Cross American history in full, exploring a range of cultural,
religious and social perspectives.
13th Netfix An in-depth look at the prison system in the United
States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial
inequality.

Black Panthers: The Vanguard Netflix This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black
of The Revolution Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring
and controversial organizations that captivated the
world's attention for nearly 50 years

I Am Not Your Negro Amazon Prime (: Writer Jam


() es Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America
with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

American Politics

The War Room Classic documentary following the Clinton campaign


through the primary process up until 1992 election night.
Shows the inner workings of campaign and one half of
what in retrospect are some suspect phone
conversations.

...So Goes the Nation In depth documentary on the 2004 Bush/Kerry election
campaign with a particular focus on Ohio, the key swing
state. Includes candid interviews with the heads of both
campaigns.

Street Fight Follows the (failed) attempt of now-Senator Cory


Brooker to win the Newark Mayoral election against the
thoroughly entrenched Sharpe James.

The Middle East

No End in Sight Charles Ferguson Documentary about the Iraq


Occupation and the role planning failure had in the rise
of the Insurgency

The Square Netflix This Emmy-winning, street-level view of the 2011


Egyptian Revolution captures the astonishing uprising
that led to the collapse of two governments

Bhutto Netflix This documentary examines the life of Pakistani prime


minister Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination sent her
nation's political system into a tailspin

Return to Homs Netflix Following a vicious attack on their Syrian hometown by


government troops, friends Basset and Ossama join the
insurgent forces in Syria's civil war.

Closure Netflix Angela Burt Tucker, a black woman raised by a white


adoptive family, searches for her biological parents after
25 years without any contact
The Green Prince Netflix Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a top leader in
Palestine's militant Hamas movement, spends a decade
working as a mole for Israeli intelligence

Frontline: Syria's Second Front Netflix Journalist Muhammad Ali crosses into Syria to travel
with moderate rebel fighters as they launch attacks
against the al-Qaida-linked group ISIS

Motherland Afghanistan Netflix Afghani American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows


her father, a women's health specialist working to
rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan

Four Videos that Explain http://tinyurl. Four videos explaining multiple viewpoints on the Israeli
Views on the Israeli com/kakj57p Palestinian conflict. Important to understand the
Palestinian Conflict motivations from multiples sides.

Africa

War Don Don Netflix This gripping documentary follows the trial of Issa
Sesay, a leader in Sierra Leone's civil war who stands
accused of crimes against humanity

Frontline: The Ebola Outbreak Netflix Go inside an emergency field hospital in Sierra Leone,
where medical professionals are combating the vast
Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands

Asia

Joshua Netflix This documentary regards the position of Hong Kong


and China after the Handover. In particular, it follows a
group of school children protesting against China trying
to implement the so-called National Education in HK. At
the end, they also look at a more broad perspective, but
not too extensively.

Latin America/The
Caribbean
Fidel Netflix This documentary takes a look at the political and social
impact that the immensely powerful Cuban dictator Fidel
Castro has had on the world

Our Brand is Crisis Documentary following a group of American political


consultants brought in to aid the election of Sánchez de
Lozada to the Presidency of Bolivia using tools from 90s
campaigning. Hangs around for the aftermath where they
watch their chosen candidate wreck the economy and lead
to the rise of Evo Morales.

Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Netflix The story of Argentinian superstar Mercedes Sosa
Latin America comes to life through film clips spanning her 60-year
career and interviews with her contemporaries.

NarcoCultura Netflix This documentary examines how the culture of


narcotics trafficking has become a twisted new version
of the American Dream

Life and Debt http://www.snagfi Employing both conventional and non-conventional


lms.com/films/titl documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the
e/life_and_debt "mechanism of debt" that is destroying local agriculture
and industry in Jamaica and other developing countries
—and substituting them with sweat-shops and cheap
imports.

Aluna Netflix Filmmaker Alan Ereira joins the leaders of the ancient
Kogi tribe of Colombia, who explain how the world must
guard against environmental devastation

The Cuba Libre Story Netflix This documentary series recounts the tumultuous
history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest,
freedom fighters and Cold War political
machinations
Europe

The Invisible Front Netflix This documentary chronicles Lithuania's struggle


against Soviet forces in the 1940s from the perspective
of resistance leader and writer Juozas Lukša

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Politics and Justice

The House I Live In Netflix Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki's documentary shines a


harsh light on America's "war on drugs" and its long-
term impact on society.
The Other Side of Immigration Netflix Contemporary immigration issues between the United
States and Mexico receive careful study in this
documentary, which uses extensive interviews

Anytown, USA Netflix This documentary follows the 2004 mayoral race in
Bogota, N.J., detailing the foibles and petty grudges that
can make small-town politics contentious

Stuck Netflix Following the fates of four orphans from around the
world, this earnest documentary argues that
international adoption laws are deeply flawed.

Kids for Cash Netflix Determined to deter kids from crime, a juvenile court
judge hands out harsh sentences for trivial offenses,
until one parent questions his motives

Drugs Inc. Netflix This absorbing documentary series follows the entire
supply chain of the illicit drug trade, tracing its
production, export, sale and consumption.

Art/Culture

Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry Netflix Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei uses social media
and art to inspire protests and suffers government
persecution for his actions.

Art of Conflict Netflix Narrated by Vince Vaughn, this thoughtful look at


Northern Ireland's street murals examines them as an
expression of the region's violent history

Fela Kuti Netflix This documentary examines the role that musician Fela
Kuti -- dubbed "Black President" -- played in shedding
light on atrocities in his homeland

20 Feet from Stardom Netflix Winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best
Documentary Feature, this film takes a look at the world
of backup vocalists and the legends they support

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Netflix Follow renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic
is Present before, during and after an exhibition of her work at New
York's Museum of Modern Art

Rap Sheet: Hip Hop and the Netflix This documentary uncovers the existence of "Hip-Hop
Cops Cops," an alleged effort by the police and FBI to monitor
hip-hop's biggest names

Fifi Howls From Happiness Netflix This documentary profiles renowned Iranian artist
Bahman Mohassess, whose provocative work put him
at odds with his country's political leaders
Science/Tech/The Internet

Particle Fever Netflix The creation of the Higgs boson particle, an elusive key
to unlocking secrets of the universe, unfolds on camera
in this landmark documentary.

TedTalks: Space Trek Netflix Brilliant minds give clues about ancient celestial life
forms, future spacecraft and the universe's most
peculiar places

We Steal Secrets: The Story of Netflix This film reveals how Julian Assange fired a global
Wikileaks debate on secrecy when his website, Wikileaks,
published thousands of confidential documents

Downloaded Netflix Discover the history of Napster, which began as an


unassuming bit of computer code in 1998 and would
eventually change the nature of music sales

Terms and Conditions May Netflix Through interviews with technology thought leaders and
Apply futurists, this timely documentary examines the erosion
of privacy in the digital age

Health

Fed Up Netflix This eye-opening documentary examines the underlying


causes of childhood obesity, which has become an
ever-more serious medical issue in America.

How to Survive a Plague Netflix Faced with their own mortality, a group of mostly HIV-
positive young people break the mold in taking on
Washington and the medical establishment

Hotline Netflix This documentary on the world of telephone hotlines,


from suicide prevention to psychics, provides a look at
the faces on the other end of the call

The Waiting Room Netflix This intense documentary goes behind the closed doors
of a public hospital struggling to care for a community of
largely uninsured patients

No Woman no Cry Netflix explore the grave issue of maternal mortality through
this documentary, which profiles several pregnant
women from around the world whose lack of access to
basic health care and nutrition places them and their
unborn children in unnecessary danger

Vitality Netflix A journey into the world of healthcare in our modern


world. The current medical system is failing due to an
emphasis on the treatment of disease instead of
prevention
Running from Crazy Netflix Actress Mariel Hemingway becomes an advocate for
suicide prevention and strives to overcome her family's
history of mental illness

Orgasm Inc Netflix Orgasm Inc. is a funny and sobering look inside "big
pharma" and the marketing campaigns associated with
a pill for female sexual dysfunction

Environment/Animals

Food Inc. Netflix

A Fierce Green Fire Netflix This documentary profiles the evolution of


environmental movements, from early efforts at
conservation to current concerns over global climate
change

Dirty Business Netflix Rolling Stone reporter Jeff Goodell examines America's
continuing dependence on coal and the effects of that
reliance in this eye-opening documentary.

Blackfish Netflix This fascinating documentary examines the life of


performing killer whale Tilikum, who has caused the
deaths of several people while in captivity

Religion

Unborn in the USA Netflix This exhaustive chronicle of the U.S. pro-life movement
investigates the inner workings and deep pockets of the
influential group

Waiting for Armageddon Netflix This documentary follows evangelical Christians who
believe that Armageddon is imminent and that Israel will
be the site of the second coming.

Sons of Perdition Netflix This potent documentary trains a piercing lens on three
teenage boys trying to navigate mainstream society
after being exiled from a polygamist cult

War

Countdown to Zero Netflix This film takes an unblinking look at the threats posed
by a growing list of nuclear-armed states and weighs
the prospects for global disarmament.

Nanking Netflix This graphic documentary recounts a World War II-era


tragedy in which Japanese soldiers murdered 200,000
Chinese citizens and raped tens of thousands

Other

Schooled Netflix This provocative documentary scrutinizes the business


of college athletics, a billion-dollar industry whose
athletes don't earn a dime

Freakonomics Netflix Several documentary directors each film a segment


representing one chapter of Steven D. Levitt and
Stephen J. Dubner's best-seller Freakonomics

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