Best Culture & Society Films of 2007
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco
While Los Angeles has ... to their hometown. Fittingly, Fog City Mavericks received its world premiere at the 2007 San Francisco International Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Sicko
After exploring the predominance ... medical help they need for ailments they incurred in 2001. Moore's film debuted at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Running With Arnold
Award-winning journalist Dan Cox ... had simply coasted into the high-level position on the trajectory of his former role as an iconic action star. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
American Meth
Filmmaker Justin Hunt leads ... James and Holly, whose four children speak candidly about the effect their parent's addiction has had on their upbringing. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Arctic Tale
March of the Penguins ... frozen landscape that could pose problems for all of humankind if it continues to thaw at the current rate. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Hollywood music consultant Bruce ... foundation, Ricker's documentary lovingly illustrates how Bennett has influenced American music and culture for over more than sixty years.. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Price of Sugar
Bill Haney's muckraking documentary ... in "authority," Hartley bucks governmental and corporate injunctions and begins to fight for improved living conditions for the locals. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Sopranos star James Gandolfini ... the day that they cheated death during combat -- often with horrific, life-altering wounds that left them permanently disabled. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Speaking Freely, Vol. 2: Susan George on Neo-Liberalism
Following three decades spent ... East, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America, few speakers are more qualified to address the topic of globalization. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Michael Palin's New Europe [TV Series]
In his post-Monty Python ... Soviet rule - and thus, countries "newly added" to the mainstream European community (hence the title of the program). [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
Author Norman Soloman teams ... the practice of promoting a prolonged policy of intrusive militarism under the patriotic banner of the "War on Terror." [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Her Name is Sabine
The disheartening failure of ... the autistic from the unique perspective of two people who have lived and learned from the widely misunderstood disorder. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Your Mommy Kills Animals
At a time in ... film that aims to tell the truth about the people who defend the creatures that cannot speak for themselves. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The 11th Hour
Co-directors Leila Conners Petersen ... and William McDonough to find out just what humankind can do about the most pressing issues of our time. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Oswald's Ghost
For the Baby Boomers, ... the Kennedy assassination while drawing telling parallels between that pivotal event and the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
American Drug War: The Last White Hope
This documentary follows director ... on either side of the narcotics battle, as the drug war is steeped in issues of race and class. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
The reflective documentary Pete ... Brown unveils the extent to which Seeger continually prompted societal change through his consciousness-raising music and offstage social efforts. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Business of Being Born
While the United States ... more harm than good. The Business of Being Born was screened as part of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Mark of Cain
Director Alix Lambert explores ... very eyes, you'll bear witness to an entire history of violence told exclusively through the art of the tattoo. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Surfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family
As far as raw ... Paskowitzes' strange, bewildering, and ultimately heartbreaking story via incisive interviews with family members, still photographs, and telling archival footage. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Africa Calling
Africa Calling documents one ... artists includes Kanda Bongo Man, Thomas Mapfumo, Angelique Kidjo, and Tinariwen. Dido and Youssou N'Dour duet on "7 Seconds." [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Desert Bayou
Filmmaker Alex LeMay explores ... and the rising tides of racism, religion, and politics threaten to wash away a century's worth of social progress. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Prisoner Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
The Prisoner Or: How ... home movies and glimpses of U.S. Army documents - all of which detail the sad absurdities that befell him. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Bob Dylan: Dylan Speaks
After taking note of ... the musical genius behind such classic songs as "Blowin' in the Wind", "Mr. Tambourine Man", and "Subterranean Homesick Blues". [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Unknown Soldier
Academy Award-nominated director Michael ... eyewitnesses, the viewer bears witness to an insecure nation's desperate attempts to reconcile its proud history and dark legacy. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Biker Mania: Revolution on Wheels
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Crazy Love
Filmmaker Dan Klores recounts ... details of this very strange love affair, and how this extremely unlikely couple has stayed together for 30 years. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Everything's Cool
Global warming has been ... to push global warming into public consciousness. Everything's Cool was screened in competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
For the Bible Tells Me So
The place of gay ... So was directed by Daniel Karslake, longtime producer of the PBS news and public affairs series In The Life. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Award winning documentary filmmaker ... sides of the national divide. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib received its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Manda Bala
Brazil is a nation ... cars. Manda Bala (Send A Bullet) won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
My Kid Could Paint That
Most four-year-olds make paintings ... in his film My Kid Could Paint That, which was an official selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
No End in Sight
On March 19, 2003, ... war for the first time. No End in Sight was screened in competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains
Participant Productions, the same ... Not Apartheid, which theorizes a Middle East peace solution and how Israel's staunch stance has negatively effected the region. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Devil Came on Horseback
In late 2006, former ... moving personal journey, and shed light on a region of the world rapidly plunging into its own inescapable hell. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Seth Gordon's documentary The ... close to both men, and shows how the passionate arcade subculture harbors very powerful feelings about both of them. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Urban Spotlight DVD-Zine: Us West Coast World Premiere
Urban Spotlight DVD-Zine: U.S. ... program features stories on and appearances by Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and Too Short, as well as many others. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion
More than 30 years ... captivating archival footage combine to examine the social movement that has effectively split American politics right down the middle. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Beyond Belief
The title of Beth ... and deeply felt manner. Murphy recounts Quigley and Retik's story, from 9/11 through their voyages to the Middle East. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Friends of God: A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi
In this documentary, celebrated ... and right-wing politics and asks what their doings may entail for the sociocultural (and political) landscape of Middle America. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
S.W.A.T. Behind the Scenes
S.W.A.T. Behind the Scenes ... what happens when a special weapons and tactics team is called into duty. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Red Without Blue
Mark Farley and his ... family and sibling. Red Without Blue won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Using a project initiated ... James Salter offer additional depth and analysis by presenting a broad look at the prevalent themes of war literature. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Marines
The PBS documentary The ... signifies, ideologically. The program also discusses the tight-knit, almost fraternal bond that typically develops between members of the corps. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Why We Bang
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Big Rig
Few Americans get a ... has his or her own unique reason for getting into the trucking business, and a compelling story to share. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Confessions of a Superhero
Four mere mortals adapt ... to achieve fame in a town where heroes are cheap, and stars come priced at a dime a dozen. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Twisted: A Balloonamentary
As eight dedicated balloon ... Stewart narrates an animated segment which shows just how many possibilities exist in the wondrous world of balloon twisting. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Manufacturing Dissent
In an era where ... out just how documentary director Michael Moore has evolved from a simple filmmaker into an icon of left-leaning politics. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
King Corn
Two friends with one ... so readily consume without so much as a second though and the alarming state of the contemporary agricultural industry. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
What Would Jesus Buy?
Bill Talen is a ... by Morgan Spurlock, What Would Jesus Buy? received its world premiere at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Helvetica
In 2005 a number ... interviews over 20 design experts in the film, including Michael C. Place, Paula Scher, Matthew Carter and David Carson. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Last Days of Left Eye
During her lifetime, Lisa ... VH1, The Last Days of Left Eye was screened as part of the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar...
Writer-director Eric Chaikin's feature-length ... Joe Jamail; comics Eddie Griffin and Michael Ian Black; TV commentators John Stossel and Nancy Grace, and many others. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Autism: The Musical
At a time when ... over the course of an entire year, this documentary follows the ambitious production from early planning to opening night. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Taxi to the Dark Side
From the producer of ... them on face value. The film won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 80th Annual Academy Awards. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
9 Star Hotel
Middle Eastern director Ido ... improved circumstances in the future belie their lingering fears of being discovered and shot or arrested by Israeli authorities. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Trained in the Ways of Men
Documentary filmmaker Shelly Prevost ... a mistrial, the murderous quartet was convicted in a second trial under the caveat of "sexual deception as provocation." [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Darfur Now
Ted Braun's documentary about ... a central figure in the World Food Program; and actor Don Cheadle, the star of the movie Hotel Rwanda. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Mormons
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Pro Bull Riders: Bulldiculous - Flint Rasmussen
Every rodeo needs a ... of the Year Rasmussen now offers a behind the scenes look at the life of a world-class rodeo clown. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Angels in the Dust
Filmmaker Louise Hogarth's documentary ... rape and as a humanist reflection on the way in which grassroots compassion can help turn broken lives around. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Coma
While the subject of ... competition at the 2007 Silverdocs Film Festival, a competition founded by the American Film Institute and The Discovery Channel. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
International Dancehall Queen, Vol. 5
The home video release ... Jamaica, wherein contestants from all over the world gravitate to the island to engage in a dancing contest-cum-fashion show. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Life After Death: The Movie
In the world of ... event. Jamie Hector of HBO's The Wire hosts a program that no hip hop fan will want to miss. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Roswell: Operation UFO
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Young Yakuza
In an era where ... himself to a life of crime and struggling to remain righteous in a world consumed by selfishness and greed. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Terror's Advocate
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder transcends ... to defending the undefendable, director Schroeder also reveals the uncanny connections between the world's increasingly expansive blind terrorist networks. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: Cesar's Toughest Cases
Even experienced animal communicator ... of those hard to crack cases in one package that highlights the man remarkable mysteries of the animal kingdom. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: Power of the Pack
Veteran animal communicator Cesar ... holistic techniques frequently seen on The Dog Whisperer in order to break through to even the most difficult dogs. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Frontline: Endgame
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Grandes Luchadores
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Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Dr. Jack Kessler's life ... through the specific case of Allison Kessler, and thus examining the subject on an intensely personal, deeply human level. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Case for Christ
The documentary The Case ... out if there is any proof of the resurrection, and to discover the historical veracity of the New Testament. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Kings and Criminals
Kings and Criminals takes ... practice, sprinkling interviews with tattoo artists as well as enthusiasts who go back for more and more body ink. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Ganges
Running in excess of ... the sea and the land itself witnesses the union between Indian cities such as Calcutta and the Sunderbans swamps. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Laughing Matters...The Men
It's no secret that ... honest look at everyday gay life. Additional featured comics include Eddie Sarfaty, Bob Smith, Andre Kelley, and Alec Mapa. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Kings of Chrome
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Sand and Sorrow
Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Paul ... own indigenous people, creating what would most likely go down in history as one of humanity's most shameful moments. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
National Geographic: Inside the Green Berets
The troops at the ... of the soldiers - the day-to-day risks they traverse, and the heroism they wield - in the said region. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The People's Palace
For well over a ... People's Palace, one of the first documentary explorations of the NYPL, its history and its vast array of resources. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Suze Orman: Women and Money
American financial counselor and ... women how to overcome any related obstacles that might prevent them from achieving self-actualization in fund management and investment. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out!
British actor, comic and ... course of history itself with anecdotes from his own life story, familial experiences and adventures in film and theater. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Pursuit of Excellence: Lords of the Gourd
For competitors who take ... finally see just how heated the competition gets for the title of biggest gourd grower in New York State. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Sun Dogs
The true story of ... man and beast will learn the importance of never giving up hope and always reaching for a brighter future. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA
This 70 minute HBO ... film explores how the animal rights advocate came to believe so strongly in the humane treatment of all creatures. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Little Rock Central High: 50 Years Later
The events that transpired ... progress eked out by the school, even as they unveil related challenges that still confront students and faculty members. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Lost Wave: An African Surf Story
Two narratives intersect in ... troubled history - a history that involves colonialism and longstanding slavery. E! reporter and surf fanatic Sal Masakela narrates. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Skid Row
Grammy-winning Fugee Pras Michel ... homeless situation - including the fact that Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the entire United States. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Queen: Behind the Mask
Queen: Behind the Mask ... to show how she has done her best to keep her public and private life in very different spheres. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Bullrun Presents: New York to L.A. - Cops, Cars and Superstars
Bullrun Presents: New York ... particular expensive cars. The program showcases some of the competitors, and offers plenty of footage of the machines themselves. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
This Is Roller Skating and Other Odd Rarities
This Is Roller Skating ... In addition to the piece mentioned in the title, this collection includes Science and Garden, and The Noisy Landscape. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Married in America 2
Michael Apted's documentary Married ... ongoing series. He revisits each of the couples, quizzing them about how married life satisfies, surprises, and challenges them. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Hoodz: Hoodz to Hoodz
Hoodz: Hoodz to Hoodz ... program showcases how these mean streets helped to create some of the most respected hip-hop artists of their time. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Streets: NYC
Streets: NYC captures a ... they do best. In addition to the skating, the film showcases the artwork and the fashion of this subculture. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Satanic Sluts
Six members of sexually ... voodoo in this release featuring Chelsea Chainsaw, Morgana, Dischordia, and Poisoned Venus in a series of darkly compormising positions. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Modern Land Warfare: Battle Tank
The documentary release Modern ... tanks in land-based military conflicts. Featured models include the Vickers FMC/VFM5, the IKV-91, the M-1/A-1 Abrams and much more. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Modern Land Warfare: Mobile Warfare
The release Modern Land ... in land-based military conflict. Subtopics include The Cadillac Gage Commands, the AMX-40, The Leopard ARV and the M2/M3 Bradley. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Elvis' Memphis: A Magical History Tour
The Magical History Tour ... visiting and discussing at length the favorite Memphis-area locales of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Aaron Presley. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Concise Elvis' Memphis: A Magical History Tour
The Magical History Tour ... yet economy-size documentary jaunt to several Memphis-area locales favored by the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Aaron Presley. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Beyond Elvis' Memphis
The Magical History Tour ... Old Opry. A more abbreviated (feature-length) version of this program is available, called simply The Concise Beyond Elvis' Memphis. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Concise Beyond Elvis' Memphis: A Magical History Tour
The Magical History Tour ... The Grand Old Opry. A more extended (epic-length) version of this program is available, called simply Beyond Elvis' Memphis. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Oprah: Unauthorized
Per its title, the ... and an exploration of the many scandals that cropped up over the years and threatened to tarnish her image. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Real Heroes: Inspirational Stories of Giving
Pat Boone hosts the ... who fled its borders to find sanctity for himself and his family in the United States; and several others. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Meeting Resistance
For the gut-wrenching documentary ... insurgents and provide an all-too-rare glimpse of the U.S. Iraqi occupation from the other side of the political fence. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case
The filmmaker who had ... launches a no-holds-barred attack on the president he holds accountable for creating a chilling climate of fear and oppression. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Metal Shop, Vol. 2: Maximum Edition
The Metal Shop series ... metal bands of the 1980s. Metal Shop, Vol. 2 profiles such acts as Def Leppard, Lita Ford and Nelson. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Metal Shop, Vol. 3: Adrenaline Edition
The Metal Shop series ... bands of the 1980s. Metal Shop, Vol. 1 profiles such bands as Megadeth, Firehouse, Skid Row and The Scorpions. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement
The conspiracy-themed release Endgame: ... Group, the evolution of the North American Transportation Control Grid and the collapse of the United States of America. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Rebellion of Thought: Post-Modernism, The Church and the Struggle For Authentic Faith
The documentary release ... the challenges of living a Biblically-oriented Christian life within the framework of an increasingly complex and confusing postmodern culture. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Man Who Souled the World
Filmmaker Mike Hill profiles ... of World Industries ultimately resulted in the creation of some of the most unlikely cult heroes in contemporary sports. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Hood Life 3: The Documentary Continues
Hood Life, Vol. 3: ... of the often perilous existence for those who attempt to survive on the mean streets of the inner city. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Rock Stars
Rock Stars offers bleak ... of crack addiction, focusing on the drug underworld in a number of New Jersey towns including Newark and Irvington. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Super High Me
Taking inspiration from Morgan ... drug for thirty days so that the movie can highlight the various differences between clean-living and waking and baking. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Illinois Senator Barack Obama ... African prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 27 years and the Kenyan town where Obama's father was raised. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Tommy Fleming: A Journey Home
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Friedrich Gulda: So What - A Portrait
From the late 1940s ... a combination of rare archival and concert footage - all set to prerecorded narration by Gulda and Ulrich Mühe. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
American Gangster: Season 02
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As Is: The Angelo Roberts Story - Friend or Foe
For decades, mobster Angelo ... or Foe? etches out a portrait of Roberts's rise to power and his brutal reign as a mafia kingpin. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Planet in Peril
A program that deliberately ... animal and human life, and speculate on the dire future of the Earth if such catastrophes continue to grow. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
C-Murder: The Movement
C-Murder: The Movement follows ... lets the camera look at this lifestyle, including the devastation his friends, family, and neighbors experiences during Hurricane Katrina. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Future We Will Create: Inside the World of TED
Every year, the greatest ... look inside the one-of-a-kind convention. Speakers include Vice President Al Gore and Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Rock and a Heart Place
In 1993, East Coast ... to help those less fortunate. The film thus provides a striking and inspiring redefinition of the meaning of Christmas. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Cocaine Wars
This gritty urban documentary ... trade is street violence, and Cocaine Wars seeks to provide a glimpse of this unfortunate aspect of the struggle. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton
With great energy and ... caught up in the throes of creative invention. Interviewees include: Catherine Deneuve, Uma Thurman, Sophia Coppola and many others. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Power of Forgiveness
The simple act of ... Laureate Elie Wiesel, Reverend James Forbes, Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh, and best-selling authors Marianne Williamson and Thomas Moore. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
NOVA: Sputnik Declassified
For many around the ... satellite to spy on the Russians, and extended pre-Sputnik discussions about how the U.S. should kick-start the space race. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Tim Marlow With... Gilbert and George
Two iconoclastic performance artists ... which the artists pontificate on their lives, religions (or lack thereof), and personal feelings about artistic expression per se. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Hot Rod Television: Too Fast Edition
Hot Rod Television: Too ... Edition features footage of numerous automobiles that have been modified by their owners to become high-performance vehicles. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Human Weapon: Hand to Hand Military Combat
Human Weapon: Hand to ... of the men steps in the ring in order to find out how well they have absorbed the teachings. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Third and a Mile: The History of the Black Quarterback
Third and a Mile: ... in the NFL. The program showcases many of the celebrated names who helped break down that particular color barrier. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Gustave Courbet
While seldom discussed in ... times, and approach to the craft of painting, and asks what prompted him to hone such a unique style. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Speaking Freely, Vol. 4: Chalmers Johnson on American Hegemony
Speaking Freely, Vol. 4: ... the Patriot Act, and the many ways the executive branch seized power during the administration of George W. Bush. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Troy's Story
An inspirational saga familiar ... recounts this tale by intercutting private home movies, track footage, and interviews with Bayliss, his competitors and his family. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Sumatran Folk Cinema
Take a psychedelic trip ... spans the spectrum from Dangdut rock and roll to Minang Orchestral music - and includes virtually everything in between. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Deserter
Deserter concerns the efforts ... his way to Canada, with his wife, after deciding he no longer wants to serve in the Iraq war. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
An Evening with Quincy Jones
African American music mogul ... Winans, James Ingram, Lesley Gore, Herbie Hancock and Bobby McFerrin, who pay homage to the maestro with their performances. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections
As the 2008 presidential ... citizens view the voting process, and inspire voters to take an active role in mending our broken electoral system. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Lahaina: Waves of Change
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Cats of Rome
The attitude toward stray ... proprietors struggle against all odds to care and provide for the needy felines to which they have offered sanctuary. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Long Live Pakistan
Certainly, few nations have ... and shakers, including one with the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, filmed just prior to her December 2007 assassination. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Human Weapon: Season 01
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The Jena 6
Mumia Abu Jamal narrates ... shined a harsh light on lingering racial inequality in the 21st Century, and the violence that can still follow. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
The Search for Osama Bin Laden
September 12, 2001: As ... far failed to ferret him out, and whether he escaped from Tora Bora or someone simply let him walk. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Season 01
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Choppahead: Chopper Animals and Mayhem Machines, Vol. 2
This documentary takes a ... bikes and showcase them in a variety of locations. This program shows how this passion extends throughout the world. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
21 Up South Africa: Mandela's Children
The lives of six ... education, and contending with the growing AIDS crisis that ultimately claims the lives of several participants in the film. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Quest for Sunken Warships
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On the Ecstasy of Ski-Flying: Werner Herzog in Conversation with Karen Beckman
This release features celebrated ... articulator of stories and images from the collective unconscious. This session was filmed at the Slought Foundation in Philadelphia. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
Democracy and Disappointment: On the Politics of Resistance, Alain Badiou and Simon Critchley in Conv
Co-edited, produced and chaired ... work culminated with this discussion by Levy and Critchley on the disappointment attached to the limitations of modern democracy. [ best culture & society films - 2007 ]
