I heard this documentary was great, and really makes the case that free speech comes at a high price these days... definitely going to rent it when I get a chance.

Quoted: ”Shut Up And Sing” travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the groups lead singer Natalie Maines in 2003.

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A revealing documentary which looks beyond the IT boom at the mass suicides of farmers adversely affected by India's new economy (it also illustrates why microfinance isn't a cure-all for poverty in the Third World).

Quoted: "I Want My Father Back" is a documentary that examines the crisis small farmers in India face as a result of globalization and government apathy.

Watching this documentary in the UW library as we speak... A great Australian-made documentary from 2003 that looks at the training programs young Indians go through in the name of customer service for the western world. Raises a lot of interesting questions about cultural sensitivity and stereotypes in both directions...

Quoted: It’s only a matter of time before tens of thousands of Indians will be saying “g’day mate” when they answer the phone.

Wow, I really need to see this... thanks for all the great recommendations.