Barack Obama
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Filmography
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Paper Lanterns
(2016)A Japanese man's quest to memorialise the 12 American prisoners of war killed by the Hiroshima blast.

Citizenfour
(2014)History unfolds in real time as Edward Snowden, holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room, blows the whistle on a secret government surveillance program.

Shadows of Liberty
(2012)Renowned journalists, activists and academics offer an inside account of the broken media system. It's a story where corporations call the shots.

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing
(2016)This documentary revisits the Boston Marathon bombings through the prism of individuals whose lives were forever changed by the attacks.

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
(2022)In politics, most pursue power. He pursued peace. Shimon Peres’s influence and integrity were instrumental in the founding and preservation of Israel.

On Her Shoulders
(2018)Everything changed on the night of August 3rd 2014. Isis stormed Nadia Murad’s Yazidi community and killed 700 people. Men and elders were massacred, while women and children were forced into sex slavery. Nadia Murad eventually escaped and lived in a refugee camp until she came to Europe. As Nadia engages with the global media, she faces insensitive and personal questions about rape, while trying to address how people can help the surviving Yazidi community. With director of Yazda, Murad Ismael at her side, and support from lawyer Amal Clooney, she prepares to present her case at the UN public hearing. On Her Shoulders is an intimate insight into the pressure of international scrutiny, and the resilience and courage of this year’s 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Putin and the Presidents
(2023)Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Over five administrations, the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

How (not) to Build a School in Haiti
(2022)This documentary follows a semi-retired construction worker and his project to build a school in Haiti that spirals out of control.

Mitt
(2014)Filmmaker Greg Whiteley chronicles Mitt Romney's ultimately failed quest to become president of the United States, from Christmas 2006 to his concession speech to President Obama in 2012.

Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang
(2015)Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman is on a mission. After forging an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he wants to improve relations between North Korea and the US by staging a historic basketball game between the two countries. But the North Korean team isn’t the only opposition he’ll face. . . Condemned by the NBA and The Whitehouse, and hounded every step of the way by the press, can Dennis keep it together and make the game happen? Or will it all go up in a mushroom cloud of smoke?

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
(2018)Illuminating profile of Arizona Senator John McCain, whose recent battle against cancer epitomizes the courage and fortitude of a man who spent five-plus years as a Vietnam POW, followed by an illustrious 31-year career in Congress.