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Documentary films raise awareness about underreported geopolitical issues, challenge dominant narratives by revealing and amplifying the voices of the marginalized, and advocate for change by expressing the complexity of conflict through first-hand, grounded accounts of human experience. Documentary films claim to be real, true, and right. Are they? Can they serve as a platform for critical analysis and a reflection of human experience in its most urgent form? This course is designed to familiarize students with topical and continuing geopolitical issues caused by overarching American involvement, to analyze award-winning documentary films in terms of their cinematic strategies, and to practice imagining the smell, touch, and scream comprising the human cost of world conflict. Since this course meets only four times, perfect attendance is mandatory.