Documentary+Films

= = =//[|Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)]//=

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//"Moore's fireball of a movie could change your life. It had me laughing with tears in my eyes." – ****Peter Travers** Rolling Stone **//

=// [|Freakonomics the Movie] // (2010)=

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=//[|Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism]// (2005)=

Lesson Plans for //[|Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism]// a PBS film

Heaven on Earth: the Rise and Fall of Socialism is a three-part PBS film about the history of Socialism, beginning with its philosophical beginnings in the late 18th century and concluding with the end of communism in Europe which was marked by the fall of the Berlin wall and the disillusion of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s to early 1990s.

=//[|Inside Job]// (2010)=

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From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker, Charles Ferguson (“No End In Sight”), comes INSIDE JOB, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, INSIDE JOB traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia. Narrated by Academy Award® winner Matt Damon, INSIDE JOB was made on location in the United States, Iceland, England, France, Singapore, and China.

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=//[|Life and Debt]//(2001)=

__**Life and Debt**__ is a feature-length documentary which addresses the impact of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and current globalization policies o //Life and Debt// is a documentary film about the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank policies on lending and economic development, with a special focus on Jamaica.

=//[|The Unforeseen]// (2007)=



//The Unforeseen// is a uniquely American story about the economic and environmental impact of "urban sprawl" (otherwise known as suburban development), focusing on Austin, Texas and its surrounding area. The film deals with issues of private property and public goods, political/economic institutions, consumer preferences, and a host of other important topics which are covered in an economics curriculum.