Author: Lucy Purdy / Source: Positive News
Although the world may benefit from more positive film-making, films that expose problems have a valuable place too. Here are three documentaries that changed the world (…and one that could)
1. Super Size Me
This 2004 film by US independent filmmaker Morgan Spurlock tackled the fast food industry’s corporate influence – and how it encourages poor nutrition for profit.
Spurlock ate only McDonald’s food for 30 days. Six weeks after its debut, McDonald’s dropped supersized portions.
2. Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore’s moving exploration of US gun culture was released in 2002. Moore said the film was ultimately about how the nation’s culture of fear leads to violence, domestically and internationally. Soon…
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