New Documentary Following the Life and Career of George Orwell

By Coll Rowe | October 23 2025 | English Language Arts

Orwell: 2+2=5 is a 2025 documentary film, directed and produced by Raoul Peck. It follows the life and career of George Orwell, and how his political observations are still relevant in present day, particularly the lessons from his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

 

George Orwell (1903–1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of many works of nonfiction and fiction. He is best known for his novels 1984 and Animal Farm.

 

Some notable works by and about George Orwell:

75th Anniversary
9780452284234

Written 75 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever.

$19.00 US
May 06, 2003
Paperback
384 Pages
Berkley

75th Anniversary Edition
9780452284241

George Orwell’s timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire of a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism.

$16.00 US
May 06, 2003
Paperback
128 Pages
Berkley

9780143036357

A selection of George Orwell’s politically charged essays on language and writing that give context to his dystopian classic, 1984.

$15.00 US
Sep 06, 2005
Paperback
128 Pages
Penguin Books

Introduction by John Carey
9780307595041

For the first time in one hardcover volume—three classic novels by the author of Nineteen Eighty- Four and Animal Farm.

$35.00 US
Apr 05, 2011
Hardcover
712 Pages
Everyman's Library

The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
9780525563723

1984 isn’t just a novel; it’s a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell’s final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes—Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, two plus two equals five—that gain potency with every year. Its vast influence resonates throughout world culture at every level, from high to pop.

$20.00 US
Apr 13, 2020
Paperback
384 Pages
Anchor