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Adam Smith, The Birth of the Free Market
Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries and took root in the practices of colonialism and the slave trade. (Episode 1 of the Capitalism series)
Icarus Films | 2014 | 53 minutes
After the Spill
The oil and gas industry has historically dominated Louisiana politics and is largely responsible for the state's rapidly disappearing coastline.
Bullfrog Films | 2016 | 62 minutes
Aiming High
Focuses on Uganda's successful economic recovery in the wake of Idi Amin's regime.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 26 minutes
Amazon Mirror
During the 1980s, Brazil's military dictatorship erected a massive Amazon dam, leaving residents without electricity for 40 years. A film crew explores the decision to stay.
Pragda Films | 2020 | 78 minutes
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
Abigail Disney looks at the Disney family legacy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less.
GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 87 minutes
Argentina: Hope in Hard Times
The Argentine people, in the face of economic collapse, provide a hopeful example for the rest of us.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 74 minutes
Argentina: Turning Around
An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina.
Bullfrog Films | 2008 | 37 minutes
Art and Oligarchs
Newly-minted Russian art collectors have many reasons for investing in fine art, some more sleazy than others.
Icarus Films | 2010 | 52 minutes
At the Crossroads
Provides an overview of U.S.-Canadian economic ties, with possible alternatives to marriage with the United States.
National Film Board of Canada | 1987 | 58 minutes
Bank Job
Artist/filmmaker team Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell investigate how debt is created in our economy, and devise a clever plan to purchase and destroy over $1 million of private debt.
Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 87 minutes
