Documentaries – Page 29 – Everything Nonfiction

Review of Darfur Now

The media (and this film) has compared what’s happening in Darfur to the genocide that took place in Rwanda. And if the killings of several hundred thousand people is genocide, then they are correct. The big distinction in this case is that the genocide is being carried out by the Sudan government. In Rwanda, as in most all genocide cases, ethnicity is the primary source of conflict. In Darfur it seems to be a battle for resources. Oil is a factor with Exon Mobile emerging as the biggest player. One way to combat the problem is by divesting in U.S. companies that do business with the Sudan government.

Review of The 11th Hour

One of the key points in this film is that the only way we’re going to correct the problem is by creating a higher level of awareness. You would think that by now everyone would know that we can’t continue on the course that we have been on, but apparently that isn’t so because we continue to elect officials who don’t have a grasp of what has to be done.

Review of Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

The title of the book alone is enough to stir up controversy. Most of his critics, however, haven’t read the book. They get hung up on the title and become so inflamed that they can’t contain themselves. But if they would step back and listen (and read) they would see that the book gives both sides of the issue. He condems the violence from Palestine. And the word in the title that angers so many people fits what’s happening. Apartheid is defined as when one group of people forces their influence over another group of people.

Review of Deliver Us From Evil

Anyone who is even tangentially aware of this problem knows that it is a situation that has been perpetuated by the church through its indifference and its attempts to solve the issues by transferring the offending priests to other parishes. The lack of accountability is still going on and goes all the way to the Pope, who I didn’t know has been charged with covering up sexual abuse cases.

Review of My Kid Could Paint That

The controversy at the center of this film is whether or not Marla’s father Mark helped Marla with the paintings either through coaching or by doing some of the paintings himself. The ride that Marla nd her parents go through is a prime example of how our society and the media in general is quick to put people on a pedestal only to take delight in knocking that person back down. But this is not Brittney Spears we’re talking about here, this is a four year old girl.

Review of No End in Sight

Review of No End in Sight directed and written by Charles FergusonRating ***** This film covers the same ground as Bush’s War. It differs in two significant ways from the