Documentaries
An exposure of corruption: Afghanistan, on the Dollar Trail
By Mathew Benn, October 31, 2009
Afghanistan, on the Dollar Trail, written and directed by Paul Moreira and produced by Sue Spencer
“Obama’s War”: A glimpse of US debacle in Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, October 15, 2009
“Obama’s War,” the hour-long television documentary aired on “Frontline” Tuesday, provides a telling glimpse of the debacle facing the US intervention in Afghanistan, but no real explanation...
Sydney Film Festival 2009—Part 3: Some perceptive documentaries
By Richard Phillips and Ismet Redzovic, July 13, 2009
This is the third in a series of articles on the Sydney Film Festival held June 3-14.
Afghan Star: Eyes not opened wide enough
By Peter Kloze, June 23, 2009
Afghan Star, a documentary about Afghanistan’s version of American Idol, the television talent show, includes some interesting human material, but glosses over all the complex questions.
Billy the Kid: “Can you see inside me?”
By Joanne Laurier, March 31, 2009
Billy the Kid is an unusual independent film, about a teenager in a small town in Maine.
The Silence of the Quandts: The history of a wealthy German family
A documentary film by Eric Friedler and Barbara Siebert
By Emma Bode and Brigitte Fehlau, November 29, 2008
The award-winning The Silence of the Quandts deals with the unscrupulous rise of one of Germany’s richest and most influential families. The family, which owns 47 percent of auto manufacturer BMW, i...
Robert Hughes: A refreshingly frank comment on the art market
By Paul Bond, October 14, 2008
On September 16, even as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch were collapsing, Damien Hirst was setting a new record for sales at auction by an individual artist. His private auction at Sotheby’s nette...
New documentary on Pinochet’s dictatorship: Some wounds should not heal
By Debra Watson, September 25, 2008
The Judge and the General tells the story of recent efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of horrific acts of political repression committed three decades ago under Chilean military dictator Au...
