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These films highlight or are useful for discussions of the role of corporate money in our political system. Hold a discussion of how we can take back our democracy after you show the film!
An Inconvenient Truth
Run Time: 96 minutes
Plot Outline: A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
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Bowling for Columbine
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot Outline: Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
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Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
Run Time: 82 minutes
Plot Outline: The inspiring story of a modern-day Mr. Smith’s quixotic campaign to win the 2006 MissouriDemocratic primary with little more than political savvy, tireless work, and passionate leadership over a committed group of grassroots volunteers that grows from a few friends to more than 500 by election day.
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Casino Jack
Run Time: 108 minutes
Plot Outline: A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
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The Distinguished Gentleman
Run Time: 112 minutes
Plot Outline: A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists.
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Granny D Goes to Washington
Run Time: 27 minutes
Plot Outline: a half-hour documentary that chronicles the extraordinary march across the U.S. by political activist, Doris Haddock. Passionate about democracy, she walked 3,200 miles from California to Washington, D.C. to dramatize the need to restore representative government in America and reduce the role of special interest money in politics.
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Inside Job
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot Outline: The first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.
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Iraq for Sale
Run Time: 75 minutes
Plot Outline: A documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war.
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Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington
Run Time: 92 minutes
Plot Outline: Frustrated by Washington and his apathy towards it, Mr. Schneider is finally shaken off his comfortable couch and compelled to storm to the capital of the world’s only superpower to find out what is going on with his government.
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Priceless
Run Time: 60 minutes
Plot Outline: A non-partisan documentary that examines citizen efforts to eliminate a root cause of countless social and environmental problems – the inordinate influence of special interest money in government.
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Sicko
Run Time: 123 minutes
Plot Outline: A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.
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Who Killed the Electric Car?
Run Time: 93 minutes
Plot Outline: A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
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Why We Fight
Run Time: 99 minutes
Plot Outline: Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
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