Social Justice Movies

Anne Braden: Southern Patriot is a first person documentary about the extraordinary life of this American civil rights leader. Braden was hailed by...

Survivors of violent crimes and prisoners incarcerated for murder connect to undergo astonishing transformations, liberating themselves from the...

In a rapidly changing America where mass inequality and dwindling opportunity have devastated the black working class, three Detroit men must fight...

Elders in the LGBTQ2+ community come together to navigate concerns around inclusion late in life, while learning how to support each other in a safe...

Both cautionary tale and rallying cry, Shouting Down Midnight recounts how the Wendy Davis filibuster of 2013 galvanized a new generation of...

When student journalist Savannah Lin becomes embroiled in the complicated dynamics of a social justice "safe space," she must choose between...

Spain, 1932. Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel travels to the region of Las Hurdes, in Extremadura, where he shoots his third film, a very...

Docu-drama about a youth club which is preparing to make a film on priest Daens and his political socail movement Daensisme.

The ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest are home to giant trees and many secrets, which science is just beginning to understand. But these...

An intimate insider’s journey to uncover buried truths and explore how the community in Monroe, Georgia has been impacted by the 1946 quadruple...

A Western-like documentary set in a remote rural region in Lesotho: a frontier space where the ways of modern society are of little, if any, value....

Sara is a judge very committed to the cases she hears in her office. After meeting David, a young artist, on the beach, she must make decisions about...

Sarah Kamya is a school counselor in New York City. She began the project Little Diverse Libraries on June 3rd and has already raised over $13,000,...

Nepal's Civil War ended in 2006, but not for Devi; rebel warrior, mother and sexual violence survivor. As those in power try to erase rape from the...

When a progressive, midwestern pastor's life is threatened by extremists, she must answer to a gang of interrogating FBI Agents as she reels from the...

"Jeunesse Rouge" is a documentary exploring young French Communist revolutionaries fighting for a just and equal society. The film follows their...

When tragedy interrupts their secret seaside tryst, the prospect of going public brings two men to a standoff.

In Iraq 2003 Corporal Martin Webster filmed fellow soldiers beating Iraqi youths during rioting in Al Amara. Two years later, a British newspaper...

Six individuals from diverse backgrounds embrace cycling as a way to overcome daunting personal and systemic challenges. Through these struggles,...