Jan 18, 2018

Top 15 Documentaries That Explain Why the Occupy Wall Street Movement Was Born

By Tim Hjersted / filmsforaction.org
Top 15 Documentaries That Explain Why the Occupy Wall Street Movement Was Born

Starting with the most relevant at the top, these are the best documentaries that capture the spirit and motivation of the #OWS movement.

What was Occupy about? These documentaries give a deeper voice to the slogans and chants.


Occupy Love
85 min · Join acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper on a journey deep inside the global revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet. Occupy Loveexplores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide...
Occupy: The Movie
90 min · A documentary that takes an in depth look into the political movement that sprang from the 2008 economic collapse. It gives a balanced analysis of the movement's successes and failures from those who were instrumental in sustaining the...
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
98 min · In September 2011, The Occupy Wall Street movement propelled issues of economic inequality into the spotlight. 99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film goes behind the scenes of the movement, definitively revealing what happened...
American Autumn - an Occudoc
75 min · Shot on the front lines and meeting spaces of the Occupy movement in NYC, Boston, and Washington, DC from the earliest days through the end of January 2012,American Autumn: an Occudocis an inside looking out view of the occupy movement.
We're Not Broke
81 min · America is in the grip of a societal economic panic. Lawmakers cry Were Broke! as they slash budgets, lay off schoolteachers, police, and firefighters, crumbling our countrys social fabric and leaving many Americans scrambling to...
Rise Like Lions: OWS and the Seeds of Revolution
97 min · Scott Noblepulls together a combination of internet and original footage to create the firstfeature-length documentary on Occupy Wall St, telling the story and motivation behind the movement in its own words. It is a treatise to the...
Lifting the Veil:  Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy
114 min · This film explores the historical role of the Democratic Party as the "graveyard of social movements", the massive influence of corporate finance in elections, the absurd disparities of wealth in the United States, the continuity and...
Inside Job
108 min · 2010 Oscar Winner for Best Documentary, 'Inside Job' provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst...
Capitalism: A Love Story
127 min · Michael Moores Capitalism: A Love Storycomes home to the issue hes been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).
The Corporation
145 min · The Corporation is today's dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. This 26 award-winning documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the modern business corporation and the increasing role...
War By Other Means
52 min · John Pilger travels to many third world countries to investigate the devastating results of loans from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). This film shows how many wars today are not carried out at the barrel of a gun...
Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Politics
87 min · The definitive documentary explaining the influence of money on politics by Jonathan Shockley. If you like it, consider buying the high quality DVD or donating a few $ at http://goldenruledocumentary.blogspot.com/
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
162 min · A feature length documentary by Peter Joseph that presents the case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.
The Secret of Oz
110 min · Thirteen years ago, in a documentary called "The Money Masters", we asked the question why is America going broke. It wasn't clear then that we were, but it is today. Now the question is how can we get out of this mess. Foreclosures are...
The Yes Men Fix The World
86 min · The Yes Men Fix the World is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.

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