12 Years a Slave.
Steve McQueen. Los Angeles, Ca: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2013.
Room.
Lenny Abrahamson. United Kingdom: Studio Canal, 2016.
(Can be used to show invisible nature of groups of people)
Straight Outta Compton.
F. Gary Gray. Hollywood, CA: Universal Studios, 2015.
(Highlights the invisible nature of black teens as they came of age in the L.A. area in the 1980’s & 90’s)
RENT.
Chris Columbus. Los Angeles, CA: Columbia Pictures, 2005.
(This Broadway play turned movie depicts the struggles of being a victim of AIDS and how it can disrupt a person’s sense of identity)
Wag the Dog.
Barry Levinson. West Hollywood, CA: New Line Cinema. 1991.
(This comedy attempts to show how the American people can be distracted from domestic issues by using war)
Waking Life
. Richard Linklater. Los Angeles, CA: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2001.
(Although more philosophical in nature, some clips can be used to demonstrate feelings and attitudes of what people hope for in their dreams)