A documentary playbook for a tyrant's rise to power, highlighting six key steps: seize power, crush your rivals, reign through terror, control the truth, create a new society, and rule forever. [ How to Become a Tyrant credits: Peter Dinklage/ 180 min/ Documentary/ Abuse of Power/ 2021 ] External Reviews "It's the quirky delivery that gives How to Become a Tyrant an … [Read more...]
The Guardians | Documentary
An investigation of the Nevada family court system reveals corrupt practices that empower court-appointed guardians to forcibly institutionalize and rob the elderly. [ The Guardians credits: Dir: Billie Mintz/ Dee Drenta/ 104 min/ Documentary/ Psychiatric Coercion, Corrupt Government/ 2018] External Reviews "This revealing investigative documentary set in Las Vegas … [Read more...]
They Say It Can’t Be Done | Documentary
Entrepreneurs offering a wealth of technological advancement say the main obstacle to such progress isn't capital or technological limitations but heavy-handed -- and often wrong-headed -- government regulation. [ They Say It Can't Be Done credits: Dir: Michael Ozias/ Gregory McNeal/ 81 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Regulation, Econ 101/ 2019] External Reviews "A fascinating new … [Read more...]
Better Left Unsaid | Documentary
A critical look at the social justice movement and its drift into anti-liberal and often violent extremism. [ Better Left Unsaid credits: Dir: Desh Amila, Curt Jaimungal/ Daniel Bonevac, Noam Chomsky, Janice Fiamengo/ 91 min/ Documentary/ Themes/ 2021] External Reviews "Better Left Unsaid charts the social justice movement’s descent into censorship and cancel culture. Its … [Read more...]
Badass Beauty Queen | Documentary
Anastasia Lin wins the annual Miss World Canada beauty contest and uses her newfound notoriety to campaign against human rights abuses in communist China. [ Badass Beauty Queen credits: Dir: Theresa Kowall-Shipp/ Anastasia Lin/ 100 min/ Documentary/ Libertarian Heroes, Anti-Socialism/ Country/ 2018] External Reviews "An incredibly inspirational and thought-provoking … [Read more...]
The Internet’s Own Boy | Documentary
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES Aaron Swartz -- an internet wunderkind and "open access" advocate -- is threatened with 35 years in federal prison for the crime of downloading a large number of copyrighted documents, and commits suicide. [ The Internet's Own Boy credits: Dir: Brian Knappenberger/ 105 min/ Documentary, Biography/ Law & the individual] "The … [Read more...]
Rush to Judgment | Documentary
Per The Federalist, "A new film does a deep-dive into the 2019 Covington Catholic event that was a media creation, and it's worth your time...Rush to Judgment is a comprehensive study into the media’s character assassination of Nick Sandmann and the students at Covington Catholic High School in 2019 at the Lincoln Memorial." The film has not yet been released but is expected to … [Read more...]
Zappa | Documentary
A biographical look at musician Frank Zappa, revealing among other things his often individualist, libertarian thinking and politics. [ Zappa credits: Dir: Alex Winter/ David Bowie, Arsenio Hall, Mick Jagger/ 129 min/ Documentary, Biography/ Individualism/ 2020] External Reviews "The film is a complex and surprisingly satisfying portrait of an artist who defiantly marched … [Read more...]
Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World | Documentary
This extensive profile of libertarian economist Thomas Sowell explores his thoughts on race, history and economics. [ Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World credits: Dir: Tom Jennings/ Adaecus Brooks, Patrick Byrne, Alton Demore/ 60 min/ Documentary/ Libertarian Heroes/ 2021] Note: the full documentary is available here and can typically be found online via … [Read more...]
The Soviet Story | Documentary
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES The untold story of Soviet mass murder is documented through rare archival photographic footage and interviews with survivors. [ The Soviet Story credits: Dir: Edvins Snore/ 86 min/ Documentary/ Democide, Anti-Socialism/ 2008] Note: the full documentary can typically be found via online search. "The extermination of tens of … [Read more...]