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The Docuseek Essential Collection

The Docuseek2 Essential Collection includes the most recent and most popular titles made available for streaming on Docuseek2 from our distributors. It is capped at 800 titles. The collection is updated at the beginning of each year to make room for new titles as they are added to Docuseek. For the most comprehensive set of films, see The Docuseek2 Complete Collection.

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The Docuseek Essential Collection includes the following titles:

30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle - image30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle

Photojournalist's personal odyssey through the streets of Seattle during the WTO meeting.

Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 72 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
300 Trillion – The Debt Trap - image300 Trillion – The Debt Trap

The worldwide mountain of debt is more than 300 % of the world’s annual economic output. Since the pandemic, debt expansion is out of control. Will the system collapse under its weight? The film explores the significance of our debt situation, looking at true stories behind the situation, from a debtors' prison in Mississippi to the world’s most notoriously indebted country.

First Hand Films | 2022 | 80 minutes
A Baptism of Fire - imageA Baptism of Fire

A new generation of freelance photographers flies low-cost to war zones on their own dime in the hope of selling images to printed media or websites.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 52 minutes
A Better Life - imageA Better Life

Returning to Todos Santos after 30 years, a look at the profound economic and social changes that have transformed this Guatemalan Mayan village.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 52 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
A Better Man - imageA Better Man

From Executive Producer Sarah Polley, A BETTER MAN follows a series of intimate conversations between a woman and her former boyfriend when she confronts him about their history of domestic abuse.

Women Make Movies | 2017 | 79 minutes
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen - imageA Boatload of Wild Irishmen

The life and work of legendary director Robert Flaherty ('Nanook of the North'), the 'father of documentary.'

Icarus Films | 2011 | 84 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
A Bold Peace - imageA Bold Peace

Almost 70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 89 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults
A Chance to Grow - imageA Chance to Grow

An experienced nurse gives a special perspective on what infants, parents and staff go through in the newborn intensive care unit

The Fanlight Collection | 2000 | 53 minutes | College/Adult/Professional
A Child Unlike Any Other - imageA Child Unlike Any Other

Jan Maka was a child like any other, until his family's lives were turned upside down when it was discovered he had autism.

National Film Board of Canada | 2005 | 11 minutes
A Concerned Citizen - imageA Concerned Citizen

Marine toxicologist Dr. Riki Ott, who helped fishing communities hit by the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon spills, creates a civics course to help young activists become effective.

Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 41 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults

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