Tag Archives: Documentary Film

Saturday Matinee: The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Luther Blissett

WATCH: The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange A new documentary by Juan Passarelli can be seen here on Consortium News, followed by a panel discussion with Passarelli, director Ken Loach and filmmaker Suzie Gilbert. Source: Consortium News Journalists … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Luther Blissett

In the 1970s, his legendary films El Topo and The Holy Mountain redefined movies as both art and entertainment while changing the face of cinema forever. In 1989, after his dream project Dune fell apart and a resultant decade-long break … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Project Nim

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Luther Blissett

“Project Nim” (2011) is a British documentary film directed by James Marsh focusing on a research project commenced in the early 1970s to determine whether a primate socialized by humans could communicate using a language based on American Sign Language. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Out of Shadows

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Luther Blissett

Source: OutofShadows.org The Out Of Shadows documentary lifts the mask on how the mainstream media & Hollywood manipulate & control the masses by spreading propaganda throughout their content. Our goal is to wake up the general public by shedding light on … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: American: The Bill Hicks Story

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Luther Blissett

From the film’s official website: Three years in the making, AMERICAN: The Bill Hicks Story brings the tale of one of modern culture’s most iconic heroes to the big screen. Like many who have a strong sense of their place in history, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Mediastan

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Luther Blissett

A small group of Wikileaks journalists make their way through Central Asia interviewing newspaper editors. Their real goal: to find local media outlets to publish secret US diplomatic cables. This intelligent, guerrilla-style doc follows their fascinating journey from Afghanistan to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Sacco and Vanzetti (2006)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Luther Blissett

SACCO AND VANZETTI brings to life the story of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of a murder in 1920, and executed in Boston in 1927 after a notoriously prejudiced trial. The ordeal of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: I fight, therefore I am

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Luther Blissett

I fight therefore I am (in french: Je lutte donc je suis) is a documentary film about social and political struggles in Greece and Spain which provides an overview of the struggles in Europe against austerity, capitalism and fascism. A … Continue reading →

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