Filmakers - Politics and Current Affairs

Politics and Current Affairs

6 film(s) found

	Ending Welfare As We Know It The film follows six welfare mothers over the course of a year as they struggle to comply with new work requirements, find reliable child care and transportation, battle drug addiction and depression, confront domestic violence, and try to make ends meet in the new era of welfare reform. more »
	The Forgotten Man While many have characterized WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange as a heroic champion of free speech, his ongoing exposé of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of Private Bradley Manning. Reporter Quentin McDermott tells the inside story of Bradley Manning and his daring intelligence heist. more »
	Israel-Palestine: Two Peoples, Two States for One Peace This film is the record of these meetings of the Geneva Initiative that succeeded in bringing Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiating table in order to discussion a peaceful solution to their conflict. more »
	Nicaragua—Dictatorship Restored? In a bid to win reelection and position himself for a lifetime presidency, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega circumvents the Constitution and begins persecuting opposition. The former revolutionary hero’s actions unite activists in a protest movement to thwart his illegal maneuvers. more »
	Race to Execution A gripping documentary that offers a compelling investigation of America’s death penalty, probing how race discrimination infects our capital punishment system. more »
	Waging A Living "Waging a Living"is an award-winning documentary and Academy Award nominee that chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners struggling to earn enough to pay their bills. more »