Documentaries / Films / Lectures - The Introduction
Coordinated by Metod Blejec
This library is a selection of documentaries, films and lectures in video format sourced from the web for documentary enthusiasts. If you are a documentary fanatic, feel free to skip this library and go directly to Top Documentary Films. This library is open to copy, disseminate, and use for personal and other uses. Below are few points behind this library.
1.] Films are divided into several segments: Zeitgeist—Foundation, Religion, Education, Economy, War, Society, Science, Environment, Animals & Food, Politics & Conspiracy, Thinkers & Creatives and China.
2.] Most films have links to online video resources except those I have not found in full length or those that exist only as excerpts or trailers. The reason they are included here is because I have them as computer files and can pass them on to you should you so wish to watch them. Some are available only on DVD due to extreme copyright laws.
3.] Asterisk (*) sign indicates I do not have these films as files but are available online or on DVD.
4.] Under the link there are also tags; keywords for easier navigation between subject matters. Sections that are blank are those I have not yet seen and is waiting to be filled out. You can help me out.
5.] Some films have must see next to their titles. This rating refers to films that I suggest to see first as they appear to be (almost) a foundation of our society. That does not mean, however, that some films are not falsely represented or exaggerated.
6.] Few links have also warning notes as those films show explicit violent or disturbing graphic scenes.
7.] Some films also note the duration of the film. Other films without this note are usually under 2h in length.
8.] Some links may not work anymore since it has been a while I have started collecting them. If that is so, please do make a note of it and let me know. I am also constantly adding to the list so if you have more suggestions please let me know.
9.] Please also note that some links may not work due to region restrictions. In other words, you are trying to see them in the wrong country. This mainly regards to Channel 4 (UK) and BBC (UK). Some may not work due to copyright. I am working on finding alternative links to replace current one.
NOTE: Some films, documentaries, lectures may be unbelievable (or are conspiracy theories), so watch all films with a critical eye especially those sections with additional note!
The idea behind this list is to share. So please pass it on!
Introduction into Society
Around the World in 90 Minutes / Must see
- Tags: space, human, life, society, environment, economy, culture, history, war, statistics, looking down on earth
- Note: What would you show an alien fallen from the sky who wanted to know what we are? This film may be a good starting point.
Ethos & Zeitgeist
- (Watch this section with a critical eye!! All films are overly dramatized.)
Ethos / * / Follow the playlist. / Must see
- Tags: ethos, flaws in our systems, mechanisms that work against democracy, environment, politics, economy, war, USA, government
Zeitgeist / Remastered, final version / Must see
- Tags: religion (monotheistic), modern myth, economy, banks, money, monetary power, profit, debt, sustaining profit
- Similar to Zeitgeist: Addendum.
Zeitgeist: Addendum
- Tags: economy, money, monetary power, profit, future thinking, Venus project, sustainability
- Similar to Zeitgeist.
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward / * / 2h 41min
- Tags: Human Nature (Part 1), nurture vs nature, environment, culture, genes, addiction, memory, adaptation, shaped by the society, Social Pathology (Part 2), market, money, labour, economic paradigm, GDP, profit, consumption, economise (?), waste, industry, value system, advertising, money = debt, interest, inequality, monetary-market system, psychosocial stress, Project Earth (Part 3), Venus project, sustainable, resource-based economy, nature, resources, money = false incentive, Rise (Part 4), value system disorder, poverty, oil, energy peak, growth model, exponential population growth
Religion
In God's Name / Part 1 of 9. Follow the link. / * / Must see
- Tags: 12 spiritual leaders, Amma, Dalai Lama, Pope, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, where is/was god?, religious doctrine, preaching, sacred
A War on Science
- Tags: lawsuit, christian fundamentalists, evangelicals, science classes in schools, creationism
Jesus Camp / Must see
- Tags: evangelicals, christian fundamentalists, child preaching, child 'abuse', brain washing
- Note: Slovene subtitles (??)
God's Next Army / *
- Tags: evangelicals, christian fundamentalists, teenage and early adulthood preaching, brain washing, extreme right
Occupation 101 / Link currently not working
- Tags: Zionism, Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Richard Dawkins: The Rout of All Evil / Must see
The God Delusion / Part 1
The Virus of Faith / Part 2
- Tags: religion, monotheistic religion, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, conflict, belief system
Richard Dawkins: The Enemies of Reason
Slaves to Superstition / Part 1
The Irrational Health / Part 2
- Tags: superstition, belief, new age religion
Richard Dawkins: The Genius of Darwin
Life and Everything / Part 1
The Fifth Ape / Part 2
God Strikes Back! / Part 3
- Tags: the theory of evolution, Darwin, science in schools, creationism
Sex Crimes And Vatican / Link currently not working
- Tags: child abuse, Vatican, Christianity, religion, Ireland
- Warning: Talks about underage sexual abuse by priests.
Religulous - No Available Link
- Tags: monotheistic religion, Christianity, comedy
The Trouble With Atheism
- Tags: atheism vs religion, science, morality
Education
Sir Ken Robinson, Do Schools Kill Creativity? / Must see
- Tags: education system, creativity, nurturing, redefining the education
Sir Ken Robinson, Bring on the Learning Revolution! / Must see
- Tags: education revolution, creativity, nurturing, linearity in education, Life not linear it is organic, talent, intelligence, conformity, standardisation, changing industrial model of education to agricultural model
Sir Ken Robinson, Changing Paradigms? / Must see
- Tags: creativity, humanity, education system, ADHD, individual potential
Sir Ken Robinson / Hammer Lectures / *
- Tags: Lecture, The Element book presentation, creativity, education, schools
Presentation ZEN / *
- Tags: online resource, alternative education, inspiring
Dr. Tae: Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning / *
- Tags: Dr Tae, alternative education, skateboard teaching and learning, certification vs. qualification
Jesse Schell: Learning is Beautiful / *
- Tags: alternative education, video games, play
Shawn Cornally: The Future of Education Without Coercion / *
- Tags: faults in education, alternative education, incentives
Finland's education success / *
- Tags: Finish education system, success, caring for every student
Children Full of Life / * / 1 of 5
- Tags: Japanese education system, amazing teacher, drama, children, school for life
Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education / *
- Tags: learning through video, global, sharing, education, open source
Education for Sustainable Future / Must see
- Tags: education, sustainability, learning, alternative education, experimental approaches, alternative vs standard, future learning, life, students, teachers, mentors
Economy
The Corporation / 3h / Must see / Part 1 of 23. Please follow the link. (I am searching for a full uninterrupted version.)
- Tags: corporations, corporate thinking, profit, power, debt, money, legal person, monetary power
The Money Masters / 3h 30min / Must see
- Tags: money, profit, banks, federal reserve, war creating, war sustaining, politics, debt, monetary power
Empire of the City: The Ring of Power / Must see
Part 1 / 2h 23min
Part 2 / 2h 40min
- Tags: City of London, City of Vatican, City of Columbia, financial control, religion control, military control, the triad of power: religion, money, military
The Shock Doctrine / * / Must see
- Tags: Naomi Klein, shock doctrine, Milton Friedman, economy, capitalism, neo-liberalism, war, profiteering, Chicago School, Chicago boys, after the book The Shock Doctrine
- Note: May have region restrictions!
No Logo / *
- Tags: Naomi Klein, branding, corporate identity, logotypes, corporations, lifestyle, after the book No Logo
The Ascent of Money / Channel 4 / * / Must see
Dreams of Avarice / Episode 1
Human Bondage / Episode 2
Blowing Bubbles / Episode 3
Risky Business / Episode 4
Safe as Houses / Episode 5
Chimerica / Episode 6
- Tags: Professor Niall Ferguson, money, history of money, monetary power, power, banking, corporation, shares, bonds, bubbles, market, stock, financial crash, finance, fraud, legal robbery, emerging markets, financial instability, trade, market fluctuation, neo-liberal doctrine, insurance
- Note: May have region restrictions!
Darwin's Nightmare
- Tags: Africa, Tanzania, Victoria lake, fishing industry, transportation, importing arms dealing, exporting fish
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room / * / Part 1 of 10. Follow the link
- Tags: Enron, banking, stock, deregulation, fraud, robbery, investment, stock, energy
Super Rich: The Greed Game / *
- Tags: economy, super-rich, banks, finance, hedge fund, brokers, financial crisis, global economy, financial risks, mortgages, lending
97% Owned *
- Tags: money, how money is created, 97% money is digital, creating money out of nothing, economy, banks, finance, financial crisis, global economy, financial risks
War
War of the World / Channel 4 / *
The Clash of Empires / Episode 1
The Plan / Episode 2
Killing Space / Episode 3
A tainted Victory / Episode 4
The Ice Box / Episode 5
The Descent of the West / Episode 6
- Tags: Professor Niall Ferguson, 100 years war, a new history of 20th century, race, empires, Japan, Britain, Russia, China, America, invasion, communism, WW 1, the great depression, Nazi Germany, WW 2, democracy, atomic bomb, arms race, cold war, Korea, Cuba, Latin America, Vietnam, Cambodia, China's revolution, collapse of Russian empire, fall of the Berlin wall, Balkans, ethnic cleansing, Rwanda, 9/11, Arabic uprising
No End In Sight / Part 1 of 3. Follow the link.
- Tags: Iraq war, sustaining the war for profit, terrorism
Why We Fight / *
- Tags: war, 9/11, reasons for fighting, history of fighting, 2003 Iraq war
The Fog of War / *
- Tag: Documentary about Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara's Experience
The Lies that Led to War / CBC: The Fifth Estate / *
- Tag: war on terror, preempted war, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, republican, cherry picking, weapons of mass destruction, 9/11
Iraq for Sale / *
- Tags: war privatized, Iraq, contractors, Halliburton/KPR, Blackwater, Titan/CACI, abuse of power, lobbying, war profiteering
Society
I am
- Tags: What is wrong with our world? What can we do about it? Cooperation, collaboration, love, the cancer of society, competition, energy, connectivity
Civilization: Is the West History? / Must see
Competition / Episode 1
Science / Episode 2
Property / Episode 3
Medicine / Episode 4
Consumerism / Episode 5
Work / Episode 6
- Tags: competition, science, property, medicine, consumerism, Work, society, history, social issues, advance, social decay
Adam Curtis, The Century of the Self / Must see
Happiness Machines / Part 1
The Engineering of Consent / Part 2
There is Policeman Inside all our Heads, He Must Be Destroyed / Part 3
Eight People Sipping Wine / Part 4
- Tags: Freud's psychoanalysis in practice, the self, ego, super-ego, the id, Anna Freud, Edward Bernays, public relations, Wilhelm Reich, orgonomy, economy, profit, politics, lobby
Adam Curtis, The Mayfair Set - No Available Link
- Tags:
Adam Curtis, The Power of Nightmares / Must see
Baby it's Cold Outside / Part 1
The Phantom Victory / Part 2
The Shadows in the Cave / Part 3
- Tags: loss of common enemy, new myth—terrorism, fear, modern warfare, profits, diversions from reality, consumerism
Adam Curtis, The Trap
Fuck You Buddy / Part 1
The Lonely Robot / Part 2
We Will Force You to be Free / Part 3
- Tags: freedom, governments, public servants, and the ideologies/philosophies behind them and their institutions
Adam Curtis, Pandora's Box
The Engineer's Plot / Part 1
To The Brink of Eternity / Part 2
The League of Gentlemen / Part 3
- Tags:
Us Now / * / Must see.
- Tags: alternative ways of organisation and governance, group action, gift economy, sharing, collectivism
Arithmetic, Population and Energy / a talk by Al Bartlett / Part 1 of 8. Follow the link.
- Tags: exponential formula, growth, human population, energy consumption, 8%/year growth, social disconnect, crisis
Michael Moore, Bowling For Columbine - No Available Link / * / Must see
- Tags: guns, gun control, second amendment, America's rifle association, Columbine shooting
Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11 - No Available Link / *
- Tags: American war, Iraq, G. W. Bush, 9.11.
Michael Moore, Sicko - No Available Link
- Tags: American health system, NHS, Cuban health system
Michael Moore, A Capitalism: The Love Story - No Available Link
- Tags:
John Pilger, The War on Democracy / Must see
- Tags: American democracy, Venezuela, Latin America, politics, profit, economy, CIA, dictatorship
John Pilger, Breaking The Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror / *
- Tags: terrorism, US war policy, United States, Great Britain, G.W. Bush, war on terror, prisoners of war, Afghanistan, Iraq, preempted war, John Pilger
Our Drugs War / *
Everyone's at It
The Life and Death of a Dealer
Birth of a Narco-State
- Tags: drugs, narcotics, Britain, US, crime, drug dealing, drug production, drug smuggling, addiction, illegal, legalization
- Note: May have region restrictions!
Sex Slaves
- Tags:
The U.S. vs John Lennon / Must see
- Tags: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, peace movement, USA, Vietnam war, protest, revolution
Manufacturing Consent / 2h 47min / *
- Tags: Noam Chomsky, media, debates, propaganda, public relations, representation, US government, Vietnam war, East Timor, Cambodia, critical thinking, linguistics
Stupidity / *
- Tags: stupidity, stupid people, the lowest common denominator, imbecile, moron, IQ, television, viewers
Science
Dangerous Knowledge / *
- Tags: science, maths, physics, revolutionary ideas, infinity, certainty, logic, continuum hypothesis, disorder, computer science, Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel, Alan Turing
Nuclear Fusion / Horizon / *
- Tags: nuclear fusion, science, neutrons, solar luminescence, eternal power
Fractals - The Colors Of Infinity / * / Part 1of 6. Follow the link.
- Tags: fractals, fractal geometry, Arthur C. Clarke, Mandelbrot set, science, maths
The Search for Life: The Drake Equation — No available link / *
- Tags: search for extra-terrestrial, life in the universe, Drake equation, SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence), ET
Environment
Home / Must see
- Tags: environment, climate crisis, environmental statistics, areal photography, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, epic scale, poetic
The Light Bulb Conspiracy / Must see
- Tags: planned obsolescence, environment, ecology, economy, consumer culture, waste, e-waste
Waste = Food / Must see
- Tags: cradle to cradle, biosphere, technosphere, biodegradable, sustainable, circular economy, future design/architecture, progressive chemistry, forward thinking
A Crude Awakening / Must see / Link currently not working
- Tags: oil, energy, natural resources, oil peak, oil crash, alternative energy, geopolitics, economy, fossil fuels, Baku, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth - No Available Link
- Tags: Al Gore, climate change, environment, global warming, greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide, polar caps melting
Crude Impact - No Available Link / Must see
- Tags: climate, extinction, population, global warming, oil, human rights, food, fossil fuels, oil peak
Edward Burtinsky, Manufactured Landscapes - No Available Link / Must see
- Tags: photography, China, electronics, waste, economics, environment, energy, manufacturing, recycling
The 11th Hour / Must see
- Tags: global warming, climate change, nature, future, sustainability, future thinking, future design and architecture, Leonardo Di Caprio
The Great Global Warming Swindle
- Tags: climate change, science of warming, against global warming propaganda, scientific reasoning
The Curse of Oil / Storyville, BBC / *
Rich and Poor / Part 1
The Pipeline / Part 2
- Tags: oil, conflict, war, pollution, inequality, exploitation, causes and effects of oil
Extreme Ice
- Tags: environmental issues, ice, Antarctic, Arctic, photography, time-laps, Science, melting, glacial ice
Animals & Food
Our Daily Bread / Must see / Link currently not working
- Tags: food, industry, food production, fruit, vegetable, meat, film with no comment
Food Inc / *
- Tags: food, food production, corporate resistance
Animal Farm / *
Food for Thought / Episode 1
From Mouse to Man / Episode 2
Arrival of the Clones / Episode 3
- Tags: animals, plants, engineering, production, food manufacturing, selective breathing, bio-technology, genetic science, genetic manipulation, transgenics, cloning, genetic technologies, franken-food, bio-medicine, stem cells, animal testing, DNA
- Note: May have region restrictions!
The Cove / *
- Tags: dolphins, killing of dolphins, Japan, food, sea food poisoning, mercury, activism, whaling, flipper
- Warning: Shows explicit slaughter of dolphins!
Earthlings / *
- Tags: humanity's abuse of animals, pets, food, clothing, entertainment, scientific research
- Warning: Shows explicit footage of abuse, killing and disregard for animals and their rights from start!
Slaughterhouse: The Task of Blood / BBC / *
- Tags: animal killing, animal slaughter, food, meat, factory,
- Warning: Shows explicit animal slaughter in slaughter house from start!
Controlling Our Food / *
- Tags: Monsanto, bio-engineering, food control, seed monopoly
Politics & Conspiracy
- (Watch this section with a critical eye!!)
Global Warming or Global Governance
- Tags: climate change, global warming, scientific reasoning, against global warming propaganda, one world government, new world order
WikiRebel / *
- Tags: Wikileaks, Julian Assange, free information, conspiracy, voice of voiceless, accountability, governments
911 - Ripple Effect
- Tags: conspiracy theory, 9/11, modern myth, politics, extremism, terrorism
Endgame: Blueprint For Global Enslavement
- Tags: Bilderburg group, 120-200 most powerful individuals, politics, industry, one world order, one world government
Eternal Vigilance - No Available Link
- Tags: 2000 and 2004 US elections, plots behind ballot counting, stolen election
One Nation Under Siege
- Tags: conspiracy theories, politics, 9/11, US governance, US patriotic act, US laws
Conspiracy Of Silence
- Tags: Lawrence King, Boys Town - Nebraska, sexual abuse, under age sexual abuse, pedophilia, '80s
Liberty Bound
- Tags: media, corporations, politics, law making, terrorism, government, US patriotic act
Hacking Democracy
- Tags: hacking, democratic elections, American elections, electronic voting, conspiracy
Obama Deception / *
- Tags: Barack Obama, Bilderburg Group, new world order, international banking, lies, deception, politics, economy, betrayal
Funny thing happened on the way to the Moon / *
- Tags: conspiracy theory, landing on the moon, document investigation, NASA, NASA space program, race to the moon, deception, staging
Thinkers & Creatives
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness / Must see
Seneca on Anger / Episode 1
Schopenhauer on Love / Episode 2
Epicurus on Happiness / Episode 3
Montaigne on Self-Esteem / Episode 4
Socrates on Self-Confidence / Episode 5
Nietzsche on Hardship / Episode 6
- Tags: Alan De Boton, philosophy, practical philosophy, on anger, on love, on happiness, on self-esteem, on self-confidence, on hardship
Derrida / Must see
- Tags: Derrida's philosophy, lectures, discussions with Derrida
Noam Chomsky, Distorted Morality
- Tags:
Randy Pausch, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams / The Last Lecture / Must see
- Tags: inspirational, the wall theory, last lecture, Carnegie Mellon University
Žižek! / Must see
- Tags: Žižek's philosophy, lectures, discussions with Žižek
Slavoj Žižek, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema - No Available Link / Must see
- Tags: psycho-analyzing films, psychoanalysis, Hollywood films analyzed, film history, giants of cinematography
Living in the End Times – According to Slavoj Žižek
- Tags: Žižek's philosophy, communism, Marxism, contemporary issues, propaganda
Joseph Beuys / * / Part 1 of 7. Please follow the link.
- Tags: Joseph Beuys, art, German, the career of Joseph Beuys, from WW2 until his death in 1986
The Secret - No Available Link
- Tags: self help, what you can do in life, inspirational, life guidance, achieving an American dream
Dan Pink, Drive: The Surprising Science of Motivation
- Tags: motivation, drive, incentive, autonomy - self-direction, mastery, purpose
Orson Wells, The One-Man Band / * / Must see
- Tags: On the life of American director Orson Wells.
Four American Composers: John Cage / *
- Tags: art, performance, installation, philosophy
Marina Abramović, Balkan Baroque / 1999 / * / Must see
- Tags: art, performance, installation, philosophy, collaboration, Balkan
John Baldassari, Some Stories / *
- Tags: John Baldassari Documentary
Jean Baudrilard, The Violence of the Image / 2004 / *
- Tags: Baudrilard's lecture on the violence of the image
Matthew Taylor, 21st century enlightenment / RSA / *
- Tags: progress, progression, enlightened, innovation, individualism, collectivity, empathy
The Invention of Dr. Nakamats / *
- Tags: inventor, Japanese, floppy disc, eccentric, (mad), design, innovation, Nobel Laureate for Nutrition, obsession, lifestyle
The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off / *
- Tags: Johnny Kennedy, skin condition, dieing, death, charity, humour, human spirit
Why Beauty Matters, by Roger Scrution / * / Part 1 of 6. Please follow the link.
- Tags: beauty, preaching, art, traditional art vs contemporary art, religion, usefulness vs uselessness, philosophy, conservative view
China
Undercover Tibet / *
- Tags: Tibet, undercover, free Tibet, struggle, protest, forced relocation, Han, imprisonment, China
- Note: May have region restrictions!
Ghosts / *
- Tags: immigration in the UK, China, Chinese illegal immigration, cockle picking, exploitation, smuggling
Last Train Home / *
- Tags: China's annual migrations, Chinese new year, traveling home, train
- Note: May have region restrictions!
China Blue' / Independent Lens / *
- Tags: Chinese labour, working conditions, economy, outsourcing, cheap labour, migration
China's Olympic Lie / Unreported World / *
- Tags: China's human rights violation, Olympic Rush, China's development
Brat Camp / China / *
- Tags: spoiled children in China
Trading in Death / China / *
- Tags: human rights, violence, violation of human rights in China
One Child Policy / China / *
- Tags: one child policy in China, growing population, nation of spoiled children
The Dying Rooms / *
- Tags: children, China, one child policy, abandoned, abortion, sterilization, distress, orphanage, abandoned girls, malnourished, abuse of children, human rights violation, death
- Warning: Shows explicit children abuse from start! This is the most distressing film seen to date!!
China's Stolen Children / * / Limited time. Searching for better link.
- Tags: China, one child policy, human trafficking, trading in children, distress, abduction
- Note: May have region restrictions!
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