1. The Right to Live in Peace (El derecho de vivir en paz)
A moving portrait of Chilean singer-songwriter and political activist Victor Jara that chronicles the life of the talented artist who was imprisoned, tortured and machine-gunned by the country's dictatorship.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
2. Grand Central
On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. A marvel of engineering, architecture, and vision, the new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
3. Total Disaster
Armed with realistic bird puppets, trickster environmental activists pretend to be oil company Total—staging a satirical press conference to introduce “RéHabitat,” a program to rescue animals from the East African Oil Pipeline by relocating them to “more sustainable” habitats. Using humor and mischief, they expose a deadly ecological disaster in a zany effort to help #StopEACOP.
4. America: Freedom to Fascism
This is a documentary about an honest search for the truth about the Federal Reserve Bank and the legality of the Internal Revenue System. Through extensive interviews with recognised experts and authority, the director shows an astonishing revelation of how the Federal Government and the Bankers have fooled the American public by taking thier wages and putting it in the pockets of the super-rich.
It has an average vote of 7.139 on TMDB.
5. Radio Bikini
It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these times and tells the story of the US Navy Sailors who were exposed to radioactive fallout. One interviewed sailor suffered grotesquely swollen limbs and he is shown being interviewed with enormous left arm and hand.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
6. Brink of Disaster!
A student is held up in the library while a riot rages outside. As SDS protesters head to burn the library down, he has to fend them off with his baseball bat. This film opens with actual footage of civil disturbances in the 1960s, and moves on to images of historical American figures.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
7. Panama Canal
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower.
8. Antonio García-Trevijano: Transición e historia política de España en primera persona (Antonio García-Trevijano: Transición e historia política de España en primera persona)
Spanish jurist and republican thinker Antonio García-Trevijano expounds his political thought and reflects on the recent political history of Spain.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
9. Salvador (Puig Antich) (Salvador (Puig Antich))
The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.
It has an average vote of 6.771 on TMDB.
10. Primavera Lacrimógena (Primavera Lacrimógena)
A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.
11. Good Night, and Good Luck.
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
It has an average vote of 7.086 on TMDB.
12. The Yes Men
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Pussy Riot: Rage Against Putin (Pussy Riot, rage against Poutine)
Pussy Riot make a comeback after a long absence to stand with Ukraine. Their story and their struggle are told through archival footage and interviews with the group’s members.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
14. Influenza 1918
Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
15. Tupperware!
The remarkable story of Earl Silas Tupper, an ambitious but reclusive small-town inventor, and Brownie Wise, the self-taught sales-woman who built him an empire out of bowls that burped. Brownie was an intuitive marketing genius who trained a small army of Tupperware Ladies to put on Tupperware parties in living rooms across America in the 1950s. She rewarded her sales force with minks and modern appliances at extravagant annual jubilees which the company filmed. her saleswomen earned thousands, even millions, selling Tupperware. And the experience changed their lives.
16. The Maroons
A film about the Maroons—freed or escaped slaves that created their own communities during slavery. Both stories are examples of Gerima’s driving motivation—sankofa, reclaiming the past in order to move forward.
17. The Trans List
A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
18. Henry Browne, Farmer
Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted, specifically his efforts growing peanuts and cotton. This role is made even more poingnant when they visit the eldest son who is a cadet in the 99th Pursuit Squadron.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
19. National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
The grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
20. The Civilian Conservation Corps
American Experience celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Founded by Roosevelt during the Great Depression, the CCC put over 3 million men to work improving the countries infrastructure and national parks.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
