Saul Landau

Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up (2010)

This documentary chronicles half a century of hostile U.S.-Cuba relations. The film highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage at first backed by Washington, then ignored by the very government that launched a "war against terrorism. ...

We Don't Play Golf Here (2007)

Much to the dismay of residents of Tepoztlan, Mexico, where they still speak the indigenous language of Nahual, foreign investors have brought globalization to their village - building factories, shopping malls, and, most egregiously, a golf resort with 15 ...

Syria: Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2004)

Iraq: Voices From the Street (2002)

A U.S. congressional delegation, led by Congressman Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia) and former South Dakota Senator James Abourezk, travel to Iraq in September 2002 to meet with Sa'doun Hammadi, Speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly, and Tariq Aziz, former ...

The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas (1995)

"Just before dawn on New Year's Day 1994, armed Mayan Indians declared war on the government. They immediately seized eight towns in Chiapas and set in motion events that ripped away a facade of prosperity and stability to reveal 'the other Mexico'. They d ...

Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land (1992)

A unique story of a small urban community of Native Hawaiians and the women who championed for their rights to their land against all odds. ...

The Uncompromising Revolution (1988)

Profiles the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro at political middle age. The Cuban leader reflects on his life and Cuba — past, present and future – and declares his continuing faith in communism. In numerous other interviews, including encounters with ...

Quest for Power: Sketches of the American New Right (1983)

Documentary chronicling the emergence of the religious New Right in the early Eighties, when, buoyed by the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan as President, conservative politicians and organizations launched nationwide attacks on communism, homosexuality, fem ...

Target Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War (1983)

Traveling through villages along the Nicaraguan-Honduran border, the filmmakers document the impact of the covert war against Nicaragua's Sandinista government, featuring interviews with mercenaries, soldiers, spies and civilian victims. ...

From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today (1982)

In this documentary portrait of post-revolutionary Nicaragua, director Helena Solberg follows the Chavarría family while examining the broader social and political changes following the 1979 overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. Interweaving personal test ...

Steppin' (1980)

At the end of the 70s there was a vigorous fight for socialism in Jamaica. In this film Landau follows Michael Manley on his tour in Jamaica, during his election. ...

Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979)

Documentary about the atomic testing done in the desert of Nevada, the health risks it posed to closely involved military personnel, and the lack of transparency from US administrations about its effects on the public at large. ...

The CIA Case Officer: John "Bob" Stockwell (1978)

Documentary portrait of former CIA official John Stockwell, who resigned after becoming disillusioned with the organization's activities. ...

Land of My Birth (1976)

Documentary about the Jamaican presidential campaign of Michael Manley ...

A Song for Dead Warriors (1974)

A Song for Dead Warriors examines the reasons for the Wounded Knee occupation in the spring of 1973 by Oglala Sioux Indians and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The film captures the conflict between AIM, the Sioux militants, the government's ...

Who Shot Alexander Hamilton (1974)

A portrait of the Watergate Congress at work ...

Cuba and Fidel (1974)

The documentary explores the life and political influence of Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution. Through interviews and archival footage, the documentary offers an in-depth look at the events that brought Castro to power and his impact on Cuba an ...

What Is to Be Done? (1972)

Mordant, self-aware, freighted with sensitivity toward Chile's problem, wary of caricature, disposed toward consciousness of human fallibility, it is a deft blend of fiction and documentary set in the tumultuous days leading up to the election of Salvador ...

Robert Wall: Ex-FBI Agent (1972)

This television program follows an FBI agent provocateur, Robert Wall. Wall chronicles how he spied on people and institutions. He describes how he surveilled Stokeley Carmichae and tried to incite violence at a peace march. ...

Zombies in a House of Madness (1972)

A short film where jail house poet, Michael Beasley, reads his poetry illustrated by footage taken inside the San Francisco jail, in 1972. Music by Country Joe and His All-Star Band. ...

The Jail (1972)

Life inside a San Francisco jail ...

Brazil: A Report on Torture (1971)

The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government. ...

Fidel (1971)

This film provides a unique view of Cuba's leader, containing fascinating archive footage of the Bay of Pigs invasion and scenes of Che Guevara - alongside interviews with political prisoners. ...

Conversation with Allende (1971)

This interview was conducted shortly after the late President Dr. Salvador Allende won the Chilean elections of 1970. Dr. Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected socialist president in Latin America. Three years later, Allende was killed duri ...

From Protest to Resistance (1968)

Documentary film about three veterans of the Civil Rights movement who have become peace spokesman for the new opposition activist. It traces their thought and action over the past year, as they see themselves moving from demonstration to political organiz ...

Losing Just the Same (1966)

This documentary reflects on the lives and aspirations of an African American family - the Johns - who moved to West Oakland from Louisiana, focusing on Robert Lee Johns and his mother Agnes. ...

Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979)

Documentary about the atomic testing done in the desert of Nevada, the health risks it posed to closely involved military personnel, and the lack of transparency from US administrations about its effects on the public at large. ...

Conversation with Allende (1971)

This interview was conducted shortly after the late President Dr. Salvador Allende won the Chilean elections of 1970. Dr. Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected socialist president in Latin America. Three years later, Allende was killed duri ...

Oh Dem Watermelons (1965)

Commissioned by the San Francisco Mime Troupe as a short to be screened during intermission for its rather infamous 1965 Minstrel Show (Civil Rights from the Cracker Barrel), which assaulted racial stereotypes by wildly exaggerating them. Scored by Steve ...