Best Documentary Essay Examples & Topics. Page 4

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Kimjongilia (2009) by N.C. Heikin

The documentary film focuses on the cruelty of the North Korean despotism and the hopeless status which the residents of North Korea, the people who experienced oppression and starvation every day, had.
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Documentary Presentation: The Confessions

The case involves four ex-soldiers from the US Marines accused and convicted of the murder of Michelle Bosko in 1997. Critics argue that The Confessions reveals the weaknesses of the American justice system.
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God Grew Tired of Us

The title of the film "God Grew Tired of Us" is rather succinctly used by the film maker in order to help audiences understand the plight of the 3 main characters in the movie and [...]
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History of World Cinema

The physical and the personal appearance of the Jews are compared to that of the Germans and the filmmaker perfectly convinces the viewers that the Jews are inferior to the Germans.
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“The West Memphis 3” Documentary

The events that led to the arrest were faulty since they did not involve the establishment of substantial evidence that the three were guilty of the crime.
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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

When the Levees Broke truly reveals that Lee was driven by the issues this tragedy addressed and incorporates all of the characteristics that distinguish his film style consciousness, talent, and passion.
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For the Bible Tells Me So

The consequences of socially constructing homosexuals and homosexuality as an abomination according to the film "The Bible Tells Me So" are destroyed family relationships and discrimination of the homosexuals by the society.
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Beyond the Nuclear Family

Such issues as the definition of family, family structures and roles, influential factors for changing families, and the family of the future are discussed in Beyond the Nuclear Family directed by Suzi Taylor.
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The Kony 2012 Controversy

The film attempts to attract the world attention to view the inability of the leaders in the western world as being the major factor that has resulted in the inability to stop Kony and his [...]
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Political Leadership in Africa (Do or Die Affair)

The mother is very encouraging and in the end, the governor is reassured of his chances of winning the presidency. At the press conference, the governor intent is to inform the public of his aspirations [...]
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Documentary Movie “Why We Fight”

The movie title is based on the World War II period when series of movies attempting to explain and justify the reasons behind American going in to war.
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The Summary of Harvest of Empire

Thus, the active immigration processes and the 'invasion' of the Latinos in the USA are the logical consequences of the prolonged territorial expansion of the USA and its economic influence in the region that is [...]
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China’s lost girl

This documentary begins with Ling's discussion of the origin of the one child policy that the government of China established. This documentary brings to light the plight of women and girls in China.
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High and Tide: A film Evaluation

From the film, I have come to understand that while the reality of globalization is ignored by people in the developed world, it is changing the lives of many in the developing nations.
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The Interactive Documentary Wasteland

In this case, the documentary is trying to show that these people are striving to make a living from very deplorable and unimaginable circumstances.
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The Grizzly Man

He believes that the turmoil in that landscape was synonymous with the turmoil in the lead character's soul. The author wanted to contrast the illusions that were perceived by Treadwell and the reality that existed [...]
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Triumph of the Will

Triumph of the Will, describing the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, is a propaganda film of the highest caliber that was produced by the golden girl of the German film industry, Leni Riefenstahl. The [...]
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Videocracy: A Double-Sided Sword for the Fame-Hungry

A snapshot of the life path of the great, the miserable plebs and the cunning in-between specific social layer, journalists, the movie director has managed to show the amazing fusion of tragedy and mockery of [...]
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The Corporation & Our Media, Not Theirs

Of course, a lot of negative things about corporations are revealed, but still the film shows that it is possible to influence corporations; this film makes the viewers not only see and admit the facts [...]
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No Rest for the Wicked

The sixty-minute documentary produced by historian Tristan Hunt unravels the influence of Calvinism, Puritanism, and the Industrial Revolution on the current global order that is dominated by capitalism.
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“Shadow of Hate” Film Analysis

Irish Catholics were also the subject of hate propaganda and were viewed as agents of the Vatican and the Pope; hysterical American Protestants used all means to stop the spread of Catholicism in America, and [...]
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The Cove Documentary

In spite of awareness, there has been sufficient evidence that hunting of dolphins is increasing by the day. From the film, it is evident that a small proportion of dolphin is consumed locally while the [...]
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“World in the Balance: China Revs Up”

It must be noted that cars are one of the primary contributors to the release of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, with the growing car population in China it is to be expected that the [...]
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