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The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence (2014)
, 1h30
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Joshua Oppenheimer

A middle-aged Indonesian man, whose brother was brutally murdered in the 1965 purge of "communists," confronts the men who carried out the killings. Out of concern for his safety, the man is not fully identified in the film and is credited only as "anonymous," as are many of the film's crew positions. Some shots consist of the man watching (what seems to be) extra footage from The Act of Killing, which includes video of the men who killed his brother. He visits some of the killers and their collaborators—including his uncle—under the pretense of an eye exam. Although none of the killers express any remorse, the daughter of one of them is clearly shaken when she hears, apparently for the first time, the details of the killings.
The Eye of the Storm
The Eye of the Storm (1970)

Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry

William Peters follows Jane Elliott's conversely controversial and lauded schoolroom exercise of dividing an otherwise homogenous group of elementary school kids by their eye color. It was a demonstration of prejudice and discrimination meant to teach the students about the unfairness of racism, developed as a response to the shooting of Martin Luther King in April 1968. The film records Elliott in 1970 while conducting the exercise for the third time.
Tell No One
Tell No One (2019)
, 2h1
Origin Pologne
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about child abuse, Films about child abuse

Ce documentaire a la particularité « de confronter directement des victimes de prêtres pédophiles, en caméra cachée, avec leurs agresseurs ». Il « met en cause la hiérarchie épiscopale dans la faiblesse — voire l’absence — des sanctions dans les cas de pédophilie », dénonçant l'hypocrisie de l'église polonaise et l'impunité des prêtres agresseurs.
102 Minutes That Changed America
102 Minutes That Changed America (2008)
, 1h42
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films about hijackings

Un travail minutieux de récolte d'images a permis de reconstituer, minute par minute, ce qu'ont vécu les New-Yorkais lors du 11 septembre 2001, entre l'impact du premier avion et l'effondrement de la seconde tour. De leurs appartements, de Times Square aux quais du New Jersey, les New-Yorkais commentent, observent, et surtout filment la catastrophe. Si certains restent incrédules, d'autres sont pris de panique. Les rumeurs circulent, les transports s'arrêtent et les lignes téléphoniques sont mises hors service. L'île de Manhattan se retrouve coupée du monde. Ses habitants cherchent à fuir en marchant le long des routes et prennent d'assaut les ferries.
The Youngest
The Youngest (2005)
, 1h4
Origin Philippines
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Prison films, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about child abuse, Documentary films about law enforcement, Films about child abuse

Ditsi Carolino received the Best Director award for the documentary film Bunso (The Youngest) at the OneWorld 2005 documentary films festival held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Beyond Citizen Kane
Beyond Citizen Kane (1993)
, 1h45
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships

The documentary tracks Globo's involvement with and support of the military dictatorship; its illegal partnership of the 1960s with the American group Time Warner (at the time Time-Life); Marinho's political manoeuvrings (which included airing on Jornal Nacional, the network's prime time news program, highlights of a 1989 presidential debate edited in a way as to favour Fernando Collor de Mello); and a controversial deal involving shares of NEC Corporation and government contracts. It features interviews with 21 people, including noted Brazilian politicians and cultural figures, such as politicians Leonel Brizola and Antonio Carlos Magalhães, singer-songwriter Chico Buarque, former Justice Minister Armando Falcão, politician Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who later was elected as president; and former employees Walter Clark and Armando Nogueira.
Stealing a Nation
Stealing a Nation (2004)
, 56minutes
Directed by John Pilger
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors John Pilger

In the 1960s and 70s, British governments, conspiring with American officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean. The aim was to give the principal island of this Crown Colony, Diego Garcia, to the Americans who wanted it as a major military base. Indeed, from Diego Garcia US planes have since bombed Afghanistan and Iraq. The story is told by islanders who were dumped in the slums of Mauritius and in the words of the British officials who left a 'paper trail' of what the International Criminal Court now describes as 'a crime against humanity'.
Motherland
Motherland (2010)
, 1h58
Directed by Owen 'Alik Shahadah
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Harry Belafonte, Abdulkadir Ahmed Said

Motherland is an epic documentary about the African continent from Ancient Egypt to the present. It is an overview of African history and contemporary issues but with the African people at the centre of the story. It is one of the first Pan-African features to be made.