Movies Similar to Sigrid Kaag: van Beiroet tot Binnenhof

Hail Yourself, America!(2019)

In 2017, podcaster and comedian Ben Kissel ran for Brooklyn Borough President to stand up for his neighborhood. Facing New York City's political establishment, Ben and his team documented the campaign to show that even in the country's largest city, a "tall man for the small man" can make a big difference!

Madame(2019)

The documentary tells the story of Camille Cabral, Northeastern woman, transsexual, first Brazilian elected in France.

Drømmen om i Morgen(1945)

Social democracy propaganda film about future dreams for Denmark in 1960. Although Denmark is free again, the former opponent and worker, Svend, is disillusioned: "It is all something soft". The dream of the future is incarnated by a young woman, Karen, who shows Svend the visions of a better life in the 'youth's land'. There are homes and a nuclear-powered car for everyone.

Changing the Conversation: America's Gun Violence Epidemic

Re-framing the U.S. gun violence debate from Second Amendment rights to public health prevention.

Struggle(2012)

Struggle is the story of how Ohio's 2004 presidential election was rigged through high tech and old fashioned ballot stuffing methods to deliver the election to George W. Bush.

Partiledaren som klev ut ur kylan(2021)

Håkan Juholt came from the reserve bench and became captain of the whole team. A high-stakes bet that hardly anyone had dared to bet on. But after only 303 days, Håkan Juholt's time as party leader for the Social Democrats was over.

But... Seriously(1994)

A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.

Morkovcha [Korean Carrot Salad](2021)

This film tells a story of ethnic Koreans from Russia and the post-Soviet territories making their new home in New York City. The history of the diaspora is told through conversations with Lidiya Kan’s mother, personal stories, fragmented memories, and her family photo archive. An important character of the film is Morkovcha, the Korean carrot salad, an invention of the Russian Korean diaspora; its essence is symbolic of their mixed identity.

On Nation (and other dogmas)(2015)

From the re-appropriation of archive images with various contents (war images, soccer matches, social celebrations, religious rites, historical characters, etc.) and from different sources (including films by Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Leni Riefenstahl or Gianikian and Ricci Lucchi, as well as images from ads and news...), together with reflections of Pierre Bourdieu, Zygmunt Bauman, Bertolt Brecht, Hannah Arendt, Stanley Milgram, Eric Hobsbawn, Amin Maalouf, Josep Fontana, etc., Zavan Films producer develops this complex and kaleidoscopic work on (national, religious, commercial...) identities and their relation with war, economic profit and "legal crimes".

Orphan(1978)

Story of children growing up in Yugoslavia right after the end of World War II.

The Conspiracy - Assasination in Beirut(2024)

Lenin v Praze(1951)

Rok stalinské epochy(1951)

The Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith(2011)

The journey of Senator Margaret Chase Smith from Skowhegan to Washington D.C. included obstacles such as 1950s gender bias and McCarthyism. Along the way Senator Smith became the first woman in history to serve in both the U.S. House and Senate. Hosted by Jack Perkins, the film includes insightful interviews with Senators Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, and Bill Cohen.

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast(2004)

A raw and uncensored look at what really goes down in urban barbershops.

You Can't Kill Meme(2021)

A hybrid documentary feature film about the genesis of "memetic magick" and its application by the alt-right in the United States.

Citizen Krone, Austria between the Lines(2002)

This film journeys deep into the heart of Austria’s favorite daily newspaper, the Kronen Zeitung, the most widely-read paper per capita in the world. The “Krone’s” 2.7 million readers represent 43% of the Austrian press market. A reflection of the Austrian soul, this newspaper serves as a prism through which we can understand the rise of the populist Right in this country and examine the dangerous flirtation between media and politics.

Ditadura Gay(2021)

Based on conspiracy theories, a threat from an authoritarian, homophobic and retrograde government generates a revolution in the gay community that promises to dominate political power and impose its ideas on heteros, more or less as they always have, on the other hand. It is impossible? Yes. Is it ridiculous? Yes. But there are people who believe in the way they imagined it, a short that is a prologue to a possible future series...

Le Pen : Secrets, pardons et trahisons(2019)

Investigation into the Le Pen family, which has been a prominent presence on the political stage for three generations, with two of its members reaching the second round of the presidential election.

Les mystères de la mort de Yasser Arafat(2014)