Essential Hopscotch: Documentaries Vol. 1

For the first time, three acclaimed documentaries from the Hopscotch film library collected in a special box set. Over five hours combined duration, plus extensive DVD extras.

Fahrenheit 9/11
Generating controversy and political debate like no other film in memory, Fahrenheit 9/11 is by turns a determinedly truthful, scathingly funny, intensely thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining movie from Academy Award-winner, Michael Moore.

Combining rare footage, expert testimony and a hunt for answers to tough questions, Moore takes on the burning issues facing America today. His camera turns a sceptical lens on President George W. Bush and his inner circle that ignored the Saudi connection to 9/11 and instead rushed headlong towards war with Iraq.

Extras:

• Bonus disc with over 90 minutes of additional material including eyewitness Iraqi accounts of invasion
• Washington press briefing
• 9/11 testimony, extended interviews and featurettes

Soundtrack to War
Screened locally on ABC TV, this documentary showcases spontaneous music performances by a striking cast of battle-weary soldiers in Iraq.

These unrehearsed performances are made more powerful by the backdrop of a destroyed city and the distraction of gunfire and explosions. From critically-acclaimed Australian filmmaker George Gittoes, this is a powerful and insightful look at war and the human condition.

Extras:

• Audio commentary with director George Gittoes
• Bonus interview footage

Touching the Void
Based on the best-selling novel, this documentary from Academy Award-winner Kevin MacDonald recounts the mountain climb Joe Simpson and Simon Yates undertook in 1985. Making it to the top in three days, they run into blizzard weather on a treacherous ridge on their way down, where Simpson falls and shatters a leg – a veritable death sentence. A heroic battle for survival unfolds in which both men are faced with life or death decisions that test the human spirit to its limit.

Extras:

• 'Return to Siula Grande' and 'What Happened Next?' featurettes and theatrical trailer