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The Greater Good
The Greater Good (2011)
, 1h19
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about health care

The three anecdotes around which the film is based are those of:
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (2007)
, 1h16
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about immigration, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité

In 2006, producer/director Lisa F. Jackson travelled alone to the war zones of the Democratic Republic of the Congo documenting the plight of women and girls impacted by the conflicts there. She was "afforded privileged access" to the realities of life in Congo, and found "examples of resiliency, resistance, courage and grace". In a 2008 interview with NPR, Jackson said "I knew going to eastern Congo as a white woman alone in the bush with a video camera that I might as well have landed from a spaceship." Jackson had been a victim of gang rape thirty years earlier, and shared this experience with the survivors she interviewed. Much of the film features these women recounting their stories, which have left them "traumatised and isolated - shunned by society and their families, and suffering life-long health effects, including HIV." Context and background are discussed in interviews with doctors, politicians, peacekeepers, activists and priests. Jackson visits a clinic devoted to treating women with traumatic injury due to sexual violence, particularly cases of vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistula. In addition, Jackson went out into the bush to interview some of the perpetrators, soldiers who spoke without apparent conscience about the women they had raped, and their often bizarre justifications. "You really can say that there's a culture of impunity in the Congo, where none of these men will face arrest for what they've confessed to me on videotape," Jackson noted. The focus of the film, though, is the stories of the victims, "who just poured their hearts out to me with these stories, including over and over again, please take these stories to someone who will make a difference.
The Ground Truth
The Ground Truth (2006)
, 1h12
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Political films
Actors Sean Huze

The film addresses the issues many soldiers face upon their return from the War in Iraq, including problems with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and an inability to meld back into "normal" society. The film includes footage of soldiers in Iraq and personal interviews with about two dozen people directly affected by the war (either veterans or family members/friends of veterans). The veterans, both men and women, speak of their experiences before, during, and after the war. The veterans speak about recruitment and training, combat, their returns home, facing their families, and their difficulties in making the necessary changes needed to fit back into society. The Ground Truth was released in theatres on September 15 of 2006 and released on DVD on September 26 of the same year. People can sign up to host screenings of the film online at The Ground Truth or view a low-resolution copy online, see bottom.
The Hacker Wars
The Hacker Wars (2014)
, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about computing, Documentary films about technology

h)ac(k)tivist-noun : une personne qui utilise la technologie pour provoquer un changement social. The Hacker Wars - un film sur le ciblage des (h)ac(k)tivistes, activistes et journalistes par le gouvernement américain. Il y a une guerre en cours, la guerre de nos esprits. La guerre des pirates.
The Heart of the Game
The Heart of the Game (2005)
, 1h37
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Ludacris

The film begins two years before African-American Darnellia Russell attends the predominantly white and upper-class Roosevelt High School. Bill Resler, a tax law professor at the University of Washington, becomes their new girls basketball coach. Resler, a coach who uses animal and nature themes to motivate his team, believes they can win the Washington State championship but they fall short in the first game of the state tournament.
The Heart of Whiteness
The Heart of Whiteness (2005)
, 48minutes
Origin South africa
Genres Documentary

Le climat social de l'Afrique du Sud se caractérise par des ségrégations qui demeurent vives. Rehad Desai part à la découverte des Afrikaners. Il interroge ces derniers sur la définition de leur identité : que signifie être blanc pour eux ? 10 ans après la fin de l’apartheid, le souci de séparation est toujours présent. Les Afrikaners vivent en communauté dans des quartiers hautement sécurisés, loin des « personnes de couleur ». La ville d’Oriana située dans la province du Cap-du-Nord en est l’exemple le plus concret.