Documentaries– theme –

Edward Snowden, who could access to the top secret information of the NSA (National Security Agency), made an internal whistleblowing by taking that confidential information out. "America is intercepting communications around the world," he said. From the two works "Citizenfour" and "Snowden," we can learn about his disclosure and the conflicts surrounding it.

The movie "The Booksellers" portrays people who hunt the vast world of books like hunters and have an abnormal obsession with their favorite books. Real-life rare book collectors talk about their love for books, discover new values, educate the next generation, and learn how to confront the threat of the internet.

When the Hong Kong democracy movement is reported in Japan, Agnes Chow Ting is often mentioned, but there is a person in Hong Kong who was recognized as a symbolic figure of the democracy movement before her. The main character of the movie "Denise Ho: Becoming the Song" is a star singer whose tumultuous life we can learn about.

In the movie industry that started with "silent movies," how has the importance of music been recognized? What did the genius who created the impressive music in "JAWS" bring to movie soundtracks? Through incorporating actual footage from various movies, the documentary film "Score: A Film Music Documentary" delves deep into the world of movie soundtracks, exploring the creativity of these remarkable persons.

I used to think of Greta, an environmental activist, as an "angry person" or a "righteous person." But that's not the case. She took action because she couldn't bear the "anxiety." Through the movie "I Am Greta," let's get to know the real Greta and her strong feelings.

The movie "Collective" portrays the struggle of Gazeta magazine, which exposed that the cause of the death of patients who survived a fire but died one after another was "disinfectant diluted 10 times more than indicated" and pursued state corruption. It is a shocking work that reflects the end of a country where "monitoring of power" no longer works.

The shocking documentary film "V siti" moved the police in the Czech Republic, and is filled with the ugliness of middle-aged men who take advantage of a girl's "loneliness". We should realize the reality that simply "restricting internet access" is not enough to protect children.

I was so shocked by "For Sama" that I thought such a movie could never exist again. The journalist, who is also a mother and a revolutionary, documented the city in Syria that was continuously bombed and raised her daughter in the same city. This is not a reality that can be dismissed as "I didn't know."

Mads Brugger is a documentary filmmaker who has no ethical conflicts, but only curiosity, which resulted in his "expulsion" from North Korea for making this film, "The Red Chapel. This shocking film shows the "everyday" and "extraordinary" life in North Korea, where Brugger went undercover under the guise of "friendship.

With the backing of President Putin, the Chechen Republic maintains its dictatorship, and an abnormal situation that can only be called "Gay-Cleansing" continues in the country. The film "Welcome to Chechnya" depicts this reality at great risk and also portrays the struggles of support groups fighting against the "modern-day Holocaust."

I, who am not well-versed in history, had a vague impression that "in the Tokyo Trial, the victorious countries carried out unjust judgments." However, that impression was completely wrong. Watching the movie "Tokyo Trial Digital Remastered" helped me understand how fairly the Tokyo Trial was conducted.

Our daily lives rely on the electricity generated by nuclear power plants, but the fact remains that no country in the world has yet decided on a final disposal site for nuclear waste. Based on the movie "Journey to the Safest Place on Earth," learn about the history of the issue of "nuclear waste" and the struggle of people who are confronting it.