Platform Films

Produced by award-winning Platform Films, this documentary examines how the truth is being censored in the mainstream and social media, in education and education and entertainment and how terrorism law is being used to silence dissent. With contributions from Ken Loach, Peter Oborne and Sarah Wilkinson.

In 2017, with the support of an extraordinary grassroots movement, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn came close to becoming prime minister. The establishment trembled. Britain stood on the threshold of huge political change. But within three years all, it seemed, was lost. What happened and why?

The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide' explores the impact of the Gaza conflict on British politics. It examines what lies behind the pro-Israel stance of the Labour Party under leader Keir Starmer, and documents the demonstrations, protests and direct actions which aim to end the complicity of the British establishment in genocide, and join the worldwide movement for peace and justice. The reaction to what’s happening in Palestine has been unparalleled in this country and throughout the world— the huge marches, protests, and direct actions have been massive. But at the same time, they have been outrageously minimised and misrepresented in the mainstream media.

A modern day Citizen Kane, told from the worker's point of view. The story of a strike / lockout caused by tycoon Murdoch sacking 6000 of his workers to increase profits. The film exposes the deep and enduring immorality at the heart of the News International Empire. The defeat of this workers strike led to the falling wages and corporate control of the media of today. The loss of this historical struggle has affected the lives of the 99% for the worst. The film is totally funded by donations with no corporate support.

A portrait of the social and political landscape of Northern Ireland in the early 1980s, on the 15th anniversary of the start of the modern Troubles.