Economics Movies

  • 2012
    Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

    Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

    Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

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    The poor may always have been with us, but attitudes towards them have changed. Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the...

    Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
  • 2004
    Debt

    Debt

    Debt

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    DEBT is the story of a frantic pursuit: the search for the responsible for the televised cry of hunger of Barbara Flores, an eight-year-old...

    Debt
  • 1970
    Between You and You All

    Between You and You All

    Between You and You All

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    A chronicle of the lives of a couple and the gradual dissolution of their relationship.

    Between You and You All
  • 1987
    The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture

    The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture

    The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture

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    This documentary from 1987 looks at the serious malaise that plagued the US manufacturing sector at the time. No longer competitive in the world...

    The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture
  • 2012
    Death By China

    Death By China

    Death By China

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    In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization with the strong support of a Democratic President and Republican Congress. Before the ink was dry...

    Death By China
  • 2019
    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?

    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?

    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?

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    Should the United States eliminate the penny? "Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?" is a documentary that explores the different sides of the...

    Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?
  • 2024
    How Trump’s second term will be different

    How Trump’s second term will be different

    How Trump’s second term will be different

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    "What Donald Trump’s win means for abortion, immigration, foreign policy, and more. "Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States,...

    How Trump’s second term will be different
  • 2018
    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

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    Since its adoption in June 1955 by the Congress movement, the Freedom Charter has been the key political document that acted as a beacon and source...

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today
  • 2009
    The Secret of Oz

    The Secret of Oz

    The Secret of Oz

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    It is well known in economics academia that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 is loaded with powerful symbols of monetary...

    The Secret of Oz
  • 2012
    When Bubbles Burst

    When Bubbles Burst

    When Bubbles Burst

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    It is becoming increasingly difficult to protect ourselves from extreme financial volatility. This feature documentary will examine the mechanics...

    When Bubbles Burst
  • 1983
    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

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    This feature documentary reveals how Bank of Montreal chairman William Mulholland dealt with his debt-laden customers Dome Petroleum and Mexico...

    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
  • 2018
    The Bubble

    The Bubble

    The Bubble

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    Diving deep into the true causes of the Great Recession, the financial crisis of the 2010s, renowned economists, investors and business leaders...

    The Bubble
  • 2009
    Capitalism Hits the Fan

    Capitalism Hits the Fan

    Capitalism Hits the Fan

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    With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic...

    Capitalism Hits the Fan
  • 2009
    The Pit

    The Pit

    The Pit

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    Documentary directed by Johanna Lee's that explores the emotionally charged, cutthroat world of commodities trading. They try to make a living...

    The Pit
  • 2018
    The Power of Zero

    The Power of Zero

    The Power of Zero

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    As the US debt spirals out of control, it polarizes society and threatens to disrupt traditional retirement with an impending freight train of...

    The Power of Zero
  • 2012
    Hard Times: Lost on Long Island

    Hard Times: Lost on Long Island

    Hard Times: Lost on Long Island

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    Though the recession officially ended in summer 2009, the fallout continues for some 25 million unemployed and underemployed Americans, many of whom...

    Hard Times: Lost on Long Island
  • 2009
    1929: The Great Crash

    1929: The Great Crash

    1929: The Great Crash

    6.72009HD

    A documentary exploring the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on...

    1929: The Great Crash
  • 1975
    The Way the Eagle Shits

    The Way the Eagle Shits

    The Way the Eagle Shits

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    Al Levin examines the system which functions to keep the working class in the United States oppressed.

    The Way the Eagle Shits
  • 2012
    Payback

    Payback

    Payback

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    An adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.

    Payback
  • 2019
    Laboratory Greece

    Laboratory Greece

    Laboratory Greece

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    A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary,...

    Laboratory Greece