Social Issues Movies

This documentary follows a community action group led by American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky in Rochester, New York. Together, they...

Candace Parker takes a personal look at the past, present and future of Title IX and the drive for equality in sports.

Joko Supriyanto is a high school student in Yayasan Pendidikan Anak Luar Biasa (Special Needs Education Foundation) Cepogo, Boyolali--a foundation...

An old lady lets herself go with the stories of a sprightly old man, sitting next to her. But when she reveals that she is married, he waves her...

This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, as the province entered modernity. The collective...

Is it anyone's business if consenting adults want to pay or accept money for sex? Sex worker and author Maggie McNeill tells her startling tale about...

Using local media footage from the London Borough of Southwark spanning the past 20 years, this documentary discusses complex social issues including...

"Is This the Right Place for Us?" is a short experimental documentary that interrogates how the modernization of parks and playgrounds in Long Branch...

Irama Betawi is the name of an ondel-ondel group that still actively busks in Jakarta. Sometimes they busk on the streets. Other times, they are...

After finding some videos she uploaded to YouTube when she was a child, Manuela attempts to follow the trail she herself has left on the Internet. A...

Earl Kenneth Kaufmann is the Scary Guy. Banned and kicked out here and there. Because of his looks. A motivation trainer and speaker who campaigns...

Fasli is a child born and raised in Kampung Kalo, Lengko Ajang, Manggarai Timur, East Nusa Tenggara. This film is about Fasli and his family; a...

Gu Bo is a beloved father and husband, but also a writer who struggles to be true to his sexual identity.

Chatting with another recent graduate, a former student activist learns about the controversial origin of a now-beloved campus group. she embarks on...

In the silence and darkness of a trembling mountain, we discover the underground world through the eyes of a boy, an old miner and a woman. Where...

Tjipto Setiyono, 85, is a rickshaw painter. Despite being past his prime, he lives alone in a 3-by-3 meter square boarding room, in which...

SPACED OUT written, edited and directed by Priyakanta Laishram is a movie dedicated to all the people who are on the road to recovery from drug...