1. Here and Elsewhere (Ici et Ailleurs)
Here and Elsewhere takes its name from the contrasting footage it shows of the fedayeen and of a French family watching television at home. Originally shot by the Dziga Vertov Group as a film on Palestinian freedom fighters, Godard later reworked the material alongside Anne-Marie Miéville.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
2. La bataille de Jérusalem (La bataille de Jérusalem)
This documentary, filmed after October 7, places recent events in context and retraces the extraordinary history of this region to shed light on the present, interviewing actors and witnesses to this conflict: Islamists, Jewish nationalists, imams, rabbis, intellectuals, urban planners, soldiers, etc.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Investigating Operation Condor
In the name of the struggle against terrorism, a special operation - code named CONDOR - was conducted in the 1970s and '80s in South America. Its target were left-wing political dissidents, the organized labor and intellectuals. Condor soon became a network of military dictatorships supported by the U.S. State Department, the CIA, and Interpol.
4. Point and Shoot
At first glance, Matthew VanDyke—a shy Baltimore native with a sheltered upbringing and a tormenting OCD diagnosis—is the last person you’d imagine on the front lines of the 2011 Libyan revolution. But after finishing grad school and escaping the U.S. for "a crash course in manhood," a winding path leads him just there. Motorcycling across North Africa and the Middle East and spending time as an embedded journalist in Iraq, Matthew lands in Libya, forming an unexpected kinship with a group of young men who transform his life. Matthew joins his friends in the rebel army against Gaddafi, taking up arms . Along the way, he is captured and held in solitary confinement for six terrifying months.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
5. Anulloje Ligjin (Anulloje Ligjin)
A documentary that investigates the complexity of a nation, Albania, through the narration of the convoluted history of its monuments. What happens to the statues when they are destroyed, what are they replaced with and where do their marble shreds end up? What happens to their expensive bronze? And again: what do the sculptors who made these statues think of these destructions, what is their opinion. And today? Which statues are being destroyed in Albania today?
6. Beyond Utopia
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
It has an average vote of 8.061 on TMDB.
7. Charles Gagnon
Documentary about Charles Gagnon, Québécois politician, FLQ member and communist leader.
8. Archamps, au sommet de la richesse (Archamps, au sommet de la richesse)
(Archamps, au sommet de la richesse)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
9. HyperNormalisation
We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing, and nothing ever changes. It is normal. Welcome to the post-truth world. How we got to where we are now…
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
10. Homeland Gone (Homeland Gone)
Lebanon is a country hijacked by sects, money, and power. While citizens long for a collective identity to thrive as a community, politicians use the sectarianism for their corrupt ambitions. Unless there is a change, Lebanon will be lost forever.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
11. Martin Weill - Voyages dans l'Europe Identitaire (Martin Weill - Voyages dans l'Europe Identitaire)
(Martin Weill - Voyages dans l'Europe Identitaire)
12. Wild Romania (România Sălbatică)
Recorded over 10 years, România Sălbatică shows the colorful beauty of Romanian nature accompanied with wildlife.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
13. Escola sem Censura (Escola sem Censura)
(Escola sem Censura)
14. Notarangelo the Soul Hunter (Notarangelo ladro di anime)
David Griecos documentary showcases the underappreciated photography of Domenico Notarangelo, and through it, tells the story of Matera, it's people and it's history.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
15. 13th
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
It has an average vote of 7.914 on TMDB.
16. Karama Has No Walls
'Karama has no walls' is set amidst Yemen's 2011 uprising. The film illustrates the nature of the Yemeni revolution in stark contrast to the gross violations of human rights that took place on Friday, March 18th 2011. Juma'at El-Karama marks a turning point in the Yemeni revolution as the tragic events that took place on this day -when pro-government snipers shot dead 53 protestors - shook the nation and propelled hundreds of thousands more to flock to the square in solidarity with their fellow citizens. Through the lenses of two cameramen and the accounts of two fathers, the film retells the story of the people behind the statistics and news reports, encapsulating the tragic events of the day as they unfolded.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
17. The Society of the Spectacle (La Société du spectacle)
Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
18. Karl Marx und seine Erben (Karl Marx und seine Erben)
(Karl Marx und seine Erben)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
19. Four Hours at the Capitol
The documentary is an immersive chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when thousands of American citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election, many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s presidency.
It has an average vote of 7.513 on TMDB.
20. Do Lado de Fora (Do Lado de Fora)
(Do Lado de Fora)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
