A black nurse explains her role in the “Tuskegee Experiment.” Based on a true story. [ Miss Evers Boys credits: Dir: Joseph Sargent/ Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer/ 118 min/ Drama/ Working for Government, Government as Bigot, Government Healthcare] “Libertarians have been relating the story of the Tuskegee Experiment to doubting listeners for years, so it … [Read more...]
Mr. & Mrs. Loving (1996)
A married interracial couple’s determination to reside in their home state of Virginia, in violation of Virginia laws against interracial marriage, leads to the legal overturning of all such laws in sixteen states. Based on a true story. [ Mr. & Mrs. Loving credits: Dir: Richard Friedenberg/ Timothy Hutton, Lela Rochon, Ruby Dee/ 105 min/ Drama, Romance/ Government as … [Read more...]
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
A highly regarded military nurse is discharged for being a lesbian. Based on a true story. [ Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story credits: Dir: Jeff Bleckner/ Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubes / 91 min/ Drama/ Social Tolerance, Government as Bigot] “The credit for most of what is good about Serving in Silence, has to go to Glen Close, who is just terrific … [Read more...]
Coming Out Under Fire (1994)
The story of the men and women who were the first targets of the U.S. military’s antigay discriminatory policies during World War II. [ Coming Out Under Fire credits: Dir: Arthur Dong/ 71 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Government as Bigot, Sexual Liberty] "Coming Out Under Fire is an entertaining, well-made documentary, told with sympathy and sometimes humor, and it drives … [Read more...]
Incident at Oglala (1992)
An inquiry into the alleged framing of AIM member Leonard Peltier by the FBI. [ Incident at Oglala credits: Dir: Michael Apted/ 90 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Corrupt Government, Government as Bigot] "A well-made, methodical documentary." During the 1970s, the American Indian Movement (AIM) was organized to reform and resist the reservation system that had been imposed … [Read more...]
Thunderheart (1992)
A part-Sioux FBI agent turns against his superiors when he discovers a deadly operation by his agency to squelch Native American resistance to government control. [ Thunderheart credits: Dir: Michael Apted/ Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene/ 118 min/ Thriller/ Government as Bigot, Second Amendment] “Thunderheart succeeds as both semi-factual exposé and fictional … [Read more...]
Europa Europa (1991)
Nazi officials unknowingly promote a young Jewish man to the highest ranks of the Hitler Youth. Based on a true story. [ Europa, Europa credits: Dir: Agnieszka Holland/ Marco Hofschneider, Rene Hofschneider, Julie Delpy/ 115 min/ Action-Adventure, Biography, Foreign Language/ France, Germany/ In German with English subtitles/ Democide, Government as Bigot] “This bizarre … [Read more...]
China Cry (1990)
A young Chinese woman experiences the horrors of a state gone mad. Based on a true story. [ China Cry credits: Dir: James F. Collier/ Julia Nickson Soul, Russell Wong, James Shigeta/ 103 min/ Drama/ Escape from Socialism, Government as Bigot] “A touching story of life under socialism...It’s especially recommended for libertarian Christians, who will likely appreciate its … [Read more...]
Farewell Moscow (1987)
A Soviet Jew suffers the full wrath of the state after applying for emigration. Based on a true story. [ Farewell Moscow credits: Dir: Mauro Bolognini/ Liv Ullman, Daniel Olbrychski, Aurore Clement/ 95 min/ Drama/ Italy/ Filmed in English/ Escape from Socialism] Back in the bad old days of the U.S.S.R., someone once joked that if the Soviet borders were ever opened, … [Read more...]
Victim (1961)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS When a young gay man in 1960s Britain commits suicide rather than face an inquiry regarding (then illegal) homosexual activity, a closeted bisexual barrister avenges his death and fights the law responsible for it. [ Victim credits: Dir: Basil Dearden/ Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price / 100 min/ Drama, Thriller/ Britain/ Government as … [Read more...]