Noam Chomsky
Birthday: 1928-12-07
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography: American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist. He was an Institute Professor and professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky is well known in the academic and scientific community as one of the fathers of modern linguistics. Since the 1960s, he has become known more widely as a political dissident and an anarchist.
Movies
Teenage Paparazzo
A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society....
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State of Fear
Seven hundred and seventy one words from Orwell, Chomsky, Shakespeare and others. Seven hundred and ...
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The Corporation
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational mod...
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Salvia Divinorum: A Western Approach
Salvia Divinorum is an often misunderstood and powerful psychedelic plant used by the Mazatec shaman...
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The Great Irish Sell Off
A documentary exploring the effect of international investment firms ("vulture" funds) on the Irish ...
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Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality
In this remarkable documentary, Noam Chomsky offers a riveting but devastating critique of America's...
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WBCN and the American Revolution
The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound s...
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Noam Chomsky on the World: The Chomsky Sessions
Profiling prolific author and educator Noam Chomsky -- widely recognized as the father of modern lin...
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Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy
In two lectures and a 45-minute interview, intellectual and political activist Noam Chomsky -- credi...
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed f...
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After Work
Kuwait’s constitution says that every person has the right to a job, so in some places 20 people are...
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's...
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Stupidity
An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of ...
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best ...
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Human Resources
Documentary film exploring the rise of mechanistic philosophy and the exploitation of human beings u...
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Lake of Fire
An unflinching look at the how the battle over abortion rights has played out in the United States o...
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Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers
A documentary film about The Black Panther Party as told by its four former members....
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Her Socialist Smile
The memory of a particular moment in early 20th century history when, in 1913, Helen Keller (1880-19...
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Programming the Nation?
Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America...
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I Need That Record!
Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF ...
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The Book of Harth
A New York City-based conceptual artist embarks on a 20-year art project asking culturally significa...
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I Am
I AM is an utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and provocati...
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Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events...
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Four Horsemen
Documentary about the modern apocalypse caused by a rapacious banking system. 23 leading thinkers –...
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Ethos
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora...
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Psywar
This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an em...
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American Zeitgeist
American Zeitgeist is a feature length documentary by filmmaker Rob McGann that offers an historical...
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Last Party 2000
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts do...
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like
This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in ...
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ReGeneration
ReGeneration is a 2010 U.S. documentary film written and directed by Phillip Montgomery that looks a...
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Encirclement - Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy
Using the reflections and analysis of many renowned intellectuals, this documentary draws a portrait...
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Zapatista
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant re...
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In Prison My Whole Life
William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is...
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Ever Again
Ever Again examines the sweeping resurgence of antisemitism in 21st century Europe and its connectio...
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Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?
A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn ...
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Standing Army
Standing Army, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi, is an award-winning documentary film abou...
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Modern Slavery
There's 27 million slaves in the world today. We find them in the sex industry, as child soldiers, a...
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The Kingdom of Survival
The Kingdom of Survival explores modern skepticism in America, challenges the status quo and uncover...
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Utopia Tropical
Brazilian professor, academic and diplomat Celso Amorim and North American linguist and activist Noa...
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Falsos Positivos
The "Falsos Positivos" scandal that exploded on October 2008 revealed how and why ranks of the Colom...
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Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause
Linguist, intellectual and activist, Noam Chomsky discusses and reflects on the state of world event...
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American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
American academic Norman Finkelstein discusses foreign policy toward Israel and the Middle East....
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The Revenge of the Dead Indians
This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Ca...
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Chomsky & Cie
At a time when powerlessness and resignation carry the day, Noam Chomsky's work is a radical antidot...
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Better Left Unsaid
The premise behind Better Left Unsaid, lies in the unconfined analysis of the often violent extremis...
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De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
The unlikely encounter between Eduardo Moreira, a former banker, and the MST, the main social moveme...
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Walking with Pasolini
A documentary about Pier Paolo Pasolini and his film 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'....
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We Are Many
The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, aga...
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Best of Enemies
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great p...
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MIT: Regressions
A documentary on the history of the Institute and America, spanning from World War 2 to COVID-19. F...
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Edward Said: Out of Place
A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinia...
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The Brainwashing of My Dad
A filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her father, whose immersion in...
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Requiem for the American Dream
Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us ...
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Noam Chomsky: Knowledge and Power
An in-depth look at the work and views of the man described as 'one of the greatest minds in human h...
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Discordia
In the fall of 2002, it was announced that Benjamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech at Concordia Un...
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The Peace!
Amid an escalating war in Iraq, rising terror levels and the threat of nuclear attack, a growing bod...
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Project Censored the Movie
'Project Censored: The Movie' explores media censorship in our society by exposing important stories...
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Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn
This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from the A...
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PIIGS
PIIGS is a documentary that challenges prevalent European budgetary policies and the austerity dogma...
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The Divide
The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - whe...
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Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
This video focuses on the formative influences in Noam Chomsky's life--those factors which enable hi...
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maver...
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Accidental Anarchist
Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save u...
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The Occupation of the American Mind
Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated ...
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Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
Ed Asner narrates this documentary about U.S. involvement in Colombia's drug trafficking and civil u...
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Propaganda: Engineering Consent
How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), ...
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Vincennes, l'université perdue
Recounts the epic of Vincennes Experimental University Center, from its creation after the events of...
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Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle
For fifty years, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark has challenged the abuses of U.S. power a...
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Brexitannia
A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, somet...
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The Weight of Chains 2
'The Weight of Chains 2' is a documentary film largely dealing with the effects of the Washington Co...
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The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature
The Chomsky–Foucault debate was a debate about human nature, between Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucaul...
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The Weight of Chains 3
Boris Malagurski explains how the military-industrial complex, big business and political interest g...
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The World Awaits
"The World Awaits" is a documentary feature depicting the effects of nuclear weapons and the urgent ...
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The CIA's War Against Cuba
"The CIA's War Against Cuba" - a briefing of the past ten years of CIA activities in Cuba, and the a...
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Noam Chomsky: The Mafia Principle of Global Hegemony
Renowned scholar and tireless critic of America's international policies and military behavior, Noam...
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American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals
This documentary fulfills a unique niche by taking a non-partisan, unbiased approach to the history ...
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Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Documentary filmmaker Makoto Sato offers this reflection on the life and career of Edward Said, the ...
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Noam Chomsky: Internationalism or Extinction
Noam Chomsky confronts the Anthropocene. He describes the avoidable but lethal realities of climate ...
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¡Las Sandinistas!
¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the disappearing stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat a...
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Symphony Of The Invisible
"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you c...
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The Era of Neoliberalism
This film shows how four decades of neoliberal policies have resulted in a widespread of social inju...
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A Walk Through the Tenderloin: The Invisible Class
A WALK THROUGH THE TENDERLOIN is a short film out of THE INVISIBLE CLASS, a feature length documenta...
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The Invisible Class
From the people in the streets, to it's root causes, The Invisible Class will forever change your pe...
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The Last Days of the USSR
From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry betwee...
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In the Name of My People
This a documentary film on Afghanistan and the effects of wars of the last 38 years. Malalai Joya, A...
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Os Mortos Resistirão Para Sempre
Cinepoem about the current Palestinian tragedy, with Brazilian films from 1922 and 1932 (the indigen...
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Resist with Noam Chomsky (Newsreel #1)
This short film offers a rare look at Noam Chomsky in the late 1960s as he speaks candidly about the...
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Hidden in Plain Sight
This documentary takes a bold, unflinching look at the nature and consequences of U.S. foreign polic...
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Haiti: Killing the Dream
A documentary focusing on the the events in Haiti following the coup of September 30, 1991. The prog...
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Freeing Silvia Baraldini
Documents the life of former, U.S. political prisoner Silvia Baraldini who after 15 years as an acti...
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Freedom Besieged
Freedom Besieged is a feature-length documentary concerning the economic and political climate of Gr...
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Die grüne Lüge
Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food products, fair production processe...
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Preventive Warriors
Preventive Warriors examines George W Bush's foreign policy -- specifically in the National Security...
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Anima Mundi: Permaculture, Deep Ecology & the Soul of the World
An independent, unique and interesting feature on peak oil, climate change, permaculture and Gaia th...
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Internationally Speaking
People from all over the world share their opinion of America, its government, its foreign policy, a...
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Greasy Rider
Filmmakers Joey Carey and J.J. Beck pack up their vegetable oil-powered 1981 Mercedes-Benz and set o...
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Our Own Private Bin Laden
Terrorism is the new millennium's greatest threat, and Osama Bin Laden is the ultimate icon of moder...
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Rush to War
In today's post-9/11 world, director Robert Taicher searches for the rationale behind the war in Ira...
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