Society

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Madness in the Fast Lane
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Madness in the Fast Lane

In 2008, two Swedish sisters, Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, were filmed by BBC cameras throwing themselves into oncoming traffic on a British motorway. The shocking scenes came to national attention in the UK, where they were w...
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
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Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street follows the lives of five young heroin addicts in San Francisco over a period of three years. It chronicles the experiences of Jake, Jessica, Tracey, Oreo, and Alice as they naviga...
Survivalists
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Survivalists

In recent years, the concept of “survivalists”—individuals convinced that the end is nigh and who do all they can to prepare for the inevitable collapse of society—has become increasingly familiar, even if it is sometimes dis...
Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation
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Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation

Murder is always an uncomfortable subject, but crimes driven by hate are even more troubling. Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old Black British man, was killed by a gang of white teenagers in a racially motivated, unprovoked att...
Ruby Ridge
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Ruby Ridge

Ruby Ridge, by Barak Goodman, tells the true story of the Weaver family, who held out against the federal government in an armed standoff that captivated the nation. In August 1992, on a remote stretch of land in northern Ida...
HyperNormalisation
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HyperNormalisation

HyperNormalisation, by Adam Curtis, argues that in an age of perplexing world events and uncertainty, politicians and the public alike have retreated into an over-simplified version of reality. Over the past 40 years, those i...
13th
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13th

13th explores how mass incarceration in the United States is connected to the justice system and racial discrimination. It argues that forms of slavery have persisted in the United States through the criminalisation of certai...
The Fear of 13
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The Fear of 13

The Fear of 13 documents the life of a convicted murderer who spent 21 years on death row in Pennsylvania. Through his own narration, Nick Yarris explains how he tried to convince the court to carry out his execution. However...
Twin Sisters: A World Apart
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Twin Sisters: A World Apart

Twin Sisters: A World Apart tells the story of identical twin sisters from China who were adopted by different families. One set of parents settled in California, while the other lived in a remote fishing village in Norway. M...
The Choice is Ours
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The Choice is Ours

The Choice Is Ours presents an optimistic vision of a future in which science and technology are used for the benefit of both humanity and the planet. The film challenges conventional ideas of “human nature,” arguing instead...
The Culture High
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The Culture High

The Culture High takes an in-depth look at the debate surrounding marijuana legalisation, building on director Brett Harvey’s previous documentary. It seeks to uncover the deeper forces behind the arguments both for and again...
Divorce Corp
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Divorce Corp

The statistics on divorce are well known and often cited: forty per cent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce, and the numbers appear to be continuing to rise. Divorce Corp, however, goes beyond these fam...