Most interesting documentaries on Youtube

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Invisible Wound's - Break Down (Press TV 2014)

Some US veterans suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) get the chance to talk about their experiences and current condition along with their family members and experts.

Moral Injury And The US Veteran | Promo | Almost Sunrise

Voices of Resilience: America has been at war in Iraq and Afghanistan for over a decade, and has been slow to react to the thousands of returning vets struggling to overcome their moral trauma and return to their old lives.

 

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Who Is Julian Assange? (Habo Media 2010)

The world's most famous whistleblower defends himself from what he claims are unfair depictions of him and his work in the media.

This documentary is not about Julian Assange, but he was technical consultant during production of this film. I do not encourage anyone to become a hacker.
In the Realm of the Hackers (Film Australia 2003)

In the late 1980s two Melbourne teenage computer hackers known as Electron and Phoenix stole a restricted computer security list and used it to break into some of the world's most classified and supposedly secure computer systems. So fast and widespread was the attack no-one could work out how it had happened, until one of the hackers called the New York Times to brag about it. Ten years after their arrest, this dramatized documentary reveals not only how they did it but why, taking us headlong into the clandestine, risky but intoxicating world of the computer underground.

 

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Soldiers in Hiding - Documentary about US veterans (Filmworks Inc. 1984)

A grim portrait of Vietnam War Veterans, living out their lonely lives in the American wilderness, unable to cope with the lasting effects of their traumatic war experiences.

 

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National Bird Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary

From director Sonia Kennebeck and executive producers Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, NATIONAL BIRD follows the harrowing journey of three U.S. military veteran whistleblowers determined to break the silence surrounding America’s secret drone war. Tortured by guilt for their participation in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, and despite the threat of being prosecuted under the Espionage Act, these three veterans offer an unprecedented look inside this secret program to reveal the haunting cost of America’s global drone strikes. Also featuring famed defense attorney Jessalyn Radack—best known for representing Edward Snowden—NATIONAL BIRD is the first film that has revealed so much first-hand information about the U.S. drone program through on-the-record sources, connecting the stories of veterans and survivors as never seen before in a documentary.

National Bird Director: The Dark Side Of Drone Warfare | Forces TV

National Bird is a new documentary about the U.S. drone program. Watch this interview with director Sonia Kennebeck.

See also: Collateral damage: The psychological devastation of sending robot assassins to kill both terrorists and innocents -- Sott.net

 

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National Bird Director: The Dark Side Of Drone Warfare | Forces TV

Wow, it doesn't take too much imagination that this could be used against us in the Future. Put on a hit list of "terrorists", using facial recognition, and then droned off the Planet.

 

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Covering Columbine (Meg Moritz 2003)

Written and produced by Meg Moritz of the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the documentary includes footage from original coverage of the tragedy. The focus of the documentary, however, is on how journalists, students and community members feel about how the story was reported — both at the time and up to a year later.

Mind Control - George Orwell BBC 101 documentary
[The Real Room 101 (BBC Four 2013)]

Synopsis from imdb: A look at the enduring concept of Room 101, the psychological torture chamber created by 'George Orwell' for his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four". The documentary includes exploration of the room itself, Orwell's creative influences, the use of psychology of fear, and its impact on popular culture. Written by thomaswake16

 

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9/11. The Peace We Lost. (RT Documentaty 2016)

15 years ago, an unprecedented terror attack shook America to its core. Everyone remembers where they were the day hijacked passenger planes slammed into the World Trade Centre. We all watched in awe as the Twin Towers crumbled to dust, live on TV. Those events shocked the world and made Americans re-evaluate their beliefs and values. It marked the dawning of a new reality in America, both within its borders and far beyond. The war on terror became the nation’s foreign policy centrepiece and at home, tightened security measures conferred ever greater powers on law enforcement agencies.

People’s attitudes changed too. Americans today admit they became more suspicious of each other, aware of a constant pressure to be vigilant and always on guard. Personal freedoms were sacrificed in the name of security.

After 15 years, the wounds are still far from healed and even now the death toll continues to rise as many first responders, who tried to save lives from the rubble of ground zero, later developed terminal respiratory diseases. The 9/11 aftermath reshaped reality in modern-day American. RT Doc visits the U.S. ahead of the 15th anniversary to ask ordinary Americans how their lives changed and how they see their future.

9/11 (CBS, 2002)

A real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of James Hanlon and two French filmmakers, Jules and Gedeon Naudet, who were in Manhattan that day. Released March 2002.

 

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Are our eyes getting worse? - The myopia boom (ARTE 2017)
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Near-sightedness, also known as myopia, is increasing. An estimated one billion people could lose their eyesight by 2050.

Nearsightedness is increasingly affecting young people in particular, and many even face partial blindness. But scientists now know what is causing this myopia epidemic - above all it’s a lack of daylight. Almost a quarter of the world's population suffers from myopia. No problem, you might think - because minor forms of myopia can be corrected. But the disease is now reaching alarming proportions: a fifth of those affected are severely short-sighted, and if nothing is done, up to a billion people could become virtually blind by 2050. How has this dramatic eyesight development come about? Nearsightedness is everywhere, especially in Asia - in the South Korean capital, Seoul, normal eyesight is even a rarity: 95 percent of people in their twenties can’t see properly unaided. Europe is still a long way from that, but here, too, the proportion of young people with myopia is already close to 50 percent. This worrying development is a global phenomenon: cases of myopia in Europe and the United States have almost doubled in the past 30 years and tripled in Asia. Although scientists have been searching for the cause of nearsightedness for years, there is still little public awareness of the problem of myopia. What triggers myopia? Genetic factors? Environmental influences? Too much staring at exercise books and computer screens? After years of guesswork, researchers now seem to have found the real cause of rampant myopia: daylight is a critical factor in the development of the sense of eyesight.

 

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Mosul Between War & Peace: Iraqis rebuild the city & trust after ISIS retreat (RT Documentary 2018)

A year after Iraqi forces pushed out Islamic State terrorists from Mosul, life is all but normal. Residents struggle to get back on track amid ruined streets strewn with corpses. However, reconstruction is only one of the challenges Mosul residents face. Families of Islamic State fighters and people who suffered from them now have a hard time trusting each other.

 

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Financial Events Surrounding 911 - Part 1

Strange economic anomalies before and after 911

Financial Events Surrounding 911 - Part 2

 

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This documentary is about the way the City of London adapted to the collapse of the the British empire and the subsequent effect that had on British Sterling.

They essentially moved as much wealth offshore into what are known as the crown dependancies, which are fitting referred to as secrecy jurisdictions.
This offshoring coupled with the creation of the Eurodollar Market that is “regulated” by the Bank of England have become linchpins in the criminal/finance straitjacket that has led to everyones wages stagnating in real terms for the last thirty odd years.

The documentary covers similar ground to the book Treasure islands by Nicholas Shaxson who features quite heavily.

 

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Syria Dispaches: An End in Sight? (Press TV DOC 2018)

Six years into the war in Syria, the film tries to give a vivid picture of the country both on the front line and behind it. As Daesh is waning, things are looking up in this country once again.

 

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This documentary is in French, but you can use Auto-translate function in YouTube player.
Textile: Mode toxique? (Capa Presse 2013)

Synopsis from here:
70% of our clothes are made in Asia. For four months, a team of Special Envoy investigated the chemicals used to make them: dyes, fixatives, waterproofing ... She discovered that some Asian factories used substances that are potentially dangerous for our health. She had many famous brands made in Asia and sold in France analyzed. As a result, more than half contain endocrine disruptors. Are the European Reach standards, which determine the substances to be banned from the textile industry, applied? In Bangladesh, Sophie Bonnet and Antoine Demonet discovered that some manufacturers did not respect them, despite the official commitments made by the brands. Journalists have pulled up the line of products used to dye our clothes. In Dhaka, they found that the substances used by subcontractors in the textile industry were often the cheapest on the market and could contain toxic agents. In addition, they have infiltrated a dyehouse that subcontracts for famous Western brands, where they saw many children working. They handled chemicals without gloves or masks. In southern India, it is the residents of the textile factories who point to a health catastrophe. Sophie Bonnet and Antoine Demonet have investigated villages contaminated by dyes and chemicals, where cancer and infertility are at record levels. In France, meeting with customs officers responsible for opening containers from Asia. They involve toxic gases used to transport clothes. Also meeting with sellers of sick clothes and buyers who claim to have been intoxicated by their clothes ... In the era of fast, disposable and low-cost fashion, what do western consumers know about the chemicals in their clothing?

 

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10 Minutes: Social Media Crackdown (Press TV DOC 2018)

Many people around the world have turned away from mainstream news organizations to social media websites for alternative viewpoints. But a number of controversies are seriously undermining public trust in major social media platforms.

 

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Uncovered: The War on Iraq • FULL DOCUMENTARY • BRAVE NEW FILMS (2004)

The George W. Bush administration intentionally deceived the American people in order to justify going to war in Iraq in 2003.

Using a wealth of different sources, Robert Greenwald's 2004 film investigates the motives and pretexts of the administration of former President George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq after 9/11.

Greenwald's film dissects the different catalysts leading to the war, from the media's treatment of the issue to the practice of "data mining." A panel of experts lend their voices to this examination, including CIA analysts, a former CIA director, previous ambassadors and a weapons inspector.

ABOUT BRAVE NEW FILMS Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films are at the forefront of the fight to create a just America. Using new media and internet video campaigns, Brave New Films has created a quick-strike capability that informs the public, challenges corporate media with the truth, and motivates people to take action on social issues nationwide.

Karen Kwiatkowski: Inside the Pentagon's "Office of Special Plans"

Neo-Cons Obsessed With Middle East: Lt. Col. Kwiatkowski (Ret)