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A BBC documentary by Adam Curtis exploring the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations. Part 1: "Happiness Machines". (2005, 58 mins,)
This film analyzes the movement of a society from freedom to tyranny in five steps. (NOTE: One segment in this film features the Stanford Prison Experiment which has been criticized on many grounds.) (2001, 100 mins,)
Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world - except the United States. This film takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S. (2016, 45 mins.)
Al Jazeera film examines the symbiotic relationship between the movie industry and the military-industrial complex. (2012, 49 mins.)
This investigative mini-documentary exposes the cynical deceptions and faux humanitarianism behind the PR campaign to sell the dirty war on Syria. (2018, 25 mins,)
John Pilger documentary analyzing propaganda as a weapon in selling wars. The title refers to censorship by omission and the collusion of journalists in nominally free societies such as Britain and the United States. (2010, 96 mins,)
Three-part BBC series by Adam Curtis that explores the modern concept and definition of freedom, specifically, how a simplistic model of human beings as self-seeking, almost robotic creatures led to today's idea of freedom. (2007, 3 parts, each 48 mins,)
Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert DiNiro (1997, 96 mins,)
This groundbreaking documentary explores Hollywood's long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypic images. (2006, 50 mins.)
This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites - working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies - exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (2004, 79 mins,)
The PR industry's management of "the public mind" uses propaganda and disinformation to spin the news, organize phony "grassroots" front groups, and conspire with lobbyists and politicians to exploit the American people. (2002, 47 mins,)
Documentary that delves into the history and tactics of war propagandists - soldiers armed not with guns, but with words, pictures and commercial advertising techniques in their "battle to win hearts and minds". (2004, 56 mins)
Award-winning documentary that provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. (2004, 86 mins.)
The true story of the scandal that ripped through “The New Republic” magazine when one of its most popular writers admitted to fabricating stories. (2003, 93 mins.)
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