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Using films about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as examples, BLOWBACK explores how movies shape our understanding of the wars that are fought in our name. | |
 | | The Boys Who Said NO!
Inspired by Black America's crusade for equal rights, young Americans choose to resist the Vietnam War, and openly refuse military service, risking prison to end the horrors of war. | |
 | | The Coming War on China
John Pilger reveals that the United States and China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war. The film is both a warning and an inspiring story of resistance. | |
 | | Eternal Harvest
More than 50 years after the US dropped billions of tons of explosives on Laos, 1/3 of the surface area is still contaminated by UXO which kills Laotians daily. This is a film about responsibility. | |
 | | Frenemies
Presents a balanced portrait of Cuban life today and a compelling argument for why the US should lift the devastating 60-year embargo. | |
 | | Gore Vidal
A summation of the life and work of Gore Vidal: novelist, essayist, polemicist, intellectual and bon vivant, who played a critical role in American public life for more than 50 years. | |
 | | Secrecy
A brilliant visual essay about the costs, benefits and history of the vast, invisible world of government secrecy. | |
 | | Torture Made in USA
Examines the George W. Bush administration's systematic use of torture and questions whether key members could be prosecuted for war crimes.
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 | | Torturing Democracy
Tells the inside story of how the U.S. government adopted torture as official policy in the aftermath of 9/11. | |
 | | Virtual JFK
A filmic examination of "virtual history." What would Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had lived and been re-elected in 1964?
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John Pilger reports that, in spite of a history of repeated US-backed suppression, popular democratic movements are gaining ground in Latin America. | |
 | | XXI CENTURY
A seven-part series that gives context and perspective to events since the 2000 presidential elections and 9/11. | |
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The Activists
The story of activists who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including their lives, the tactics they used, and the historical context.
The Age of Stupid
An old man (Pete Postlethwaite) living in a devastated world, watches 'archive' footage from today and asks: Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?
...and nothing but the truth
Looks at the failure of the mainstream media to ask important questions and cover opposing points of view.
...and the pursuit of happiness
The aftermath of 9/11: the war on terror, the Patriot Act, the looming Iraq war and massive peace demonstrations.
blood and oil
The stated reasons, and the real reasons, for the Iraq war.
Blowback
Using films about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as examples, BLOWBACK explores how movies shape our understanding of the wars that are fought in our name.
A Bold Peace
70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.
Bombies
The terrible aftermath of dropping cluster bombs during the secret air war in Laos and the international campaign to ban them.
Border South
Reveals the resilience, ingenuity and humor of Central American immigrants while exposing a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death.
The Boys Who Said NO!
Inspired by Black America's crusade for equal rights, young Americans choose to resist the Vietnam War, and openly refuse military service, risking prison to end the horrors of war.
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
John Pilger dissects the truth and lies in the 'war on terror'.
Citizen George
Presents the life and work of 86-year-old Quaker activist George Lakey, a non-violent revolutionary who has worked his entire life for justice and peace.
civilization
Iraq's history -- from the 'cradle of civilization' to the first Gulf War and UN sanctions.
Cocaine Unwrapped
Documents the devastating effects of the war on drugs and suggests realistic alternatives.
The Coming War on China
John Pilger reveals that the United States and China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war. The film is both a warning and an inspiring story of resistance.
the dawn
A look at what really happened in the presidential elections of 2000.
Deadly Mistakes?
A 2-DVD set designed to help students critically analyze some of our foreign policy interventions since World War II.
Death of a Nation
John Pilger's horrifying exposé of the West's complicity in the twenty-year genocide in East Timor.
Death of a Nation (Activist Version)
John Pilger's horrifying exposé of the West's complicity in the twenty-year genocide in East Timor.
The Doctor's Story
The US debate over abortion has severe consequences for health care in rural Nepal.
El Poeta
After his only son is murdered in the Mexican drug war, a mystic poet launches an international crusade to save his country.
Eternal Harvest
More than 50 years after the US dropped billions of tons of explosives on Laos, 1/3 of the surface area is still contaminated by UXO which kills Laotians daily. This is a film about responsibility.
Frenemies
Presents a balanced portrait of Cuban life today and a compelling argument for why the US should lift the devastating 60-year embargo.
Gore Vidal
A summation of the life and work of Gore Vidal: novelist, essayist, polemicist, intellectual and bon vivant, who played a critical role in American public life for more than 50 years.
Heart Of Sky, Heart Of Earth
Six young Maya present a wholly indigenous perspective, in which all life is sacred and connected, as they resist the destruction of their culture and environment.
Human Terrain
Examines and questions the US military's new counterinsurgency initiative, 'Human Terrain Systems', under which social scientists are embedded with combat troops.
In Whose Interest?
A revealing critique of US foreign policy since World War II.
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ithaka
The campaign to free Julian Assange takes on intimate dimensions in this portrait of a father's fight to save his son.
La Camioneta
The transformation of an old American school bus into a brightly-colored public bus in Guatemala speaks volumes about our globalized world.
Life 3
A 12-part series about Globalization and its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world.
pax americana
Spreading human rights and democracy...or empire?
Paying the Price
John Pilger exposes the devastating effect that UN sanctions had on the children of Iraq during the 1990s.
Priceless
A non-partisan look at the consequences of big-money campaign donations and a Capitol overrun by lobbyists.
Project Z
An investigation into how war games, worst-case scenarios, complex systems, and networked media produce the very crises they seek to model, predict and report.
Project Z
An investigation into how war games, worst-case scenarios, complex systems, and networked media produce the very crises they seek to model, predict and report.
The Quiet Mutiny
John Pilger reveals the shifting morale and open rebellion of Western troops serving in Vietnam.
Return to Kandahar
Post-war Afghanistan, as seen through the eyes of Nelofer Pazira, star of the movie "Kandahar," as she searches for her childhood friend.
Secrecy
A brilliant visual essay about the costs, benefits and history of the vast, invisible world of government secrecy.
Shadows of Liberty
Uses shocking examples of cover-ups and censorship by the US media to show how a few mega corporations exercise control over the content of our news.
Shattered Sky
The story of how America led the world to solve the ozone crisis. Will we dare to do the same with climate change?
Stealing a Nation
Award-winning reporter John Pilger exposes how the British Government expelled the population of a group of islands, including Diego Garcia, so the US could build a military base.
Torture Made in USA
Examines the George W. Bush administration's systematic use of torture and questions whether key members could be prosecuted for war crimes.
Torturing Democracy
Tells the inside story of how the U.S. government adopted torture as official policy in the aftermath of 9/11.
Una Paz Audaz
El camino de Costa Rica hacia la desmilitarización.
Valentino's Ghost (New Edition)
Exposes the ways in which America's foreign policy agenda in the Middle East drives the mainstream media's portrayals of Arabs and Muslims.
Virtual JFK
A filmic examination of "virtual history." What would Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had lived and been re-elected in 1964?
The Vow from Hiroshima
Marking the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, this is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of Hiroshima, who has devoted her life to ridding the world of nuclear weapons.
The Vow from Hiroshima
Marking the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, this is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of Hiroshima, who has devoted her life to ridding the world of nuclear weapons.
Walking the Cuban Tightrope
Centered on the legacy of Cuba's national hero, poet José Martí, this film goes to the heart of the Cuban people's enduring struggles for freedom and dignity.
The War on Democracy
John Pilger reports that, in spite of a history of repeated US-backed suppression, popular democratic movements are gaining ground in Latin America.
The War You Don't See
John Pilger's powerful and timely investigation into the media's role in war.
war, peace and patriotism
Patriotism, the 'chicken-hawks' and weapons of mass destruction.
XXI CENTURY
A seven-part series that gives context and perspective to events since the 2000 presidential elections and 9/11.
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