1. An Inconvenient Truth

   (2006)
   This feature documentary about global warming was the fourth highest grossing documentary ever - it earned US$49 million at the box office. It was also the film that brought climate change into the global arena and earned former United States Vice President Al Gore an Oscar and a Nobel prize in the process.

   An Inconvenient Truth

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2. Flow: For the Love of Water

   (2008)
   This provocative feature-length documentary calls for a UN resolution to make access to drinking water a human right.

   Flow: For the Love of Water

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3. Chinatown

   (1974)
   Brilliantly constructed, this detective film examines corruption, greed, adultery, murder, and a complex water scandal.

   Chinatown

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4. Up The Yangtze

   (2008)
   Centring on China's Three Gorges Dam, this doco reveals the monumental eco and social disaster; once complete, the dam will have displaced over 2 million people.

   Up The Yangtze

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5. Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

   (1988)
   Based on actual events, the film includes incredible real footage of the gorillas in their natural habitat.

   Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

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