Documentaries

Essential films and documentaries that explore monetary systems, financial power, economic history, and alternative visions for the future.

Historical Analysis1996

The Money Masters

by Bill Still

Duration: 3h 30m

Comprehensive documentary tracing the history of the money changers and the evolution of the modern banking system. Explores how a small group of powerful bankers have gained control over the world's money supply.

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Economic Analysis2010

The Secret of Oz

by Bill Still

Duration: 1h 48m

Follow-up to The Money Masters focusing on the economic crisis and the fundamental flaws in the debt-based monetary system. Explores solutions based on the principles in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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Money Creation2012

97% Owned

by Michael Oswald

Duration: 1h 10m

Explores how money is created and the implications of having a banking system that creates money as debt. Features interviews with economists and financial experts.

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Economic System2012

The Four Horsemen

by Ross Ashcroft

Duration: 2h 17m

Examines the global financial crisis and the fundamental flaws in the economic system. Features interviews with prominent thinkers and activists.

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Central Banking2014

Princes of the Yen

by Michael Oswald

Duration: 1h 52m

Based on Richard Werner's book, this documentary reveals how central banks can create economic booms and busts, focusing on the Bank of Japan's role in Japan's economic history.

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Global Finance2017

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

by Michael Oswald

Duration: 1h 18m

Investigates how Britain transformed from a colonial power into a global financial hub and tax haven, creating a web of secrecy that now spans the globe.

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Corporate Power2003

The Corporation

by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott

Duration: 2h 25m

Examines the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time, analyzing its impacts on society and the environment.

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Financial Crisis2010

Inside Job

by Charles Ferguson

Duration: 1h 48m

Academy Award-winning documentary about the 2008 financial crisis, exposing the corruption and conflicts of interest in the financial industry.

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Alternative Systems2008

Zeitgeist: Addendum

by Peter Joseph

Duration: 2h 3m

Explores the global monetary system and proposes alternative economic models, focusing on the work of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project.

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Financial History2008

The Ascent of Money

by Niall Ferguson

Duration: 4h 20m

Historical documentary series tracing the evolution of money and finance from ancient times to the modern era, based on Ferguson's book.

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Government Transparency1987

The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis

by Bill Moyers

Duration: 1h 30m

Classic investigative documentary exposing how a secret parallel government operates outside constitutional constraints, with particular focus on financial control and covert operations.

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