Social Documentary Movies

One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled,...

When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying...

Following a heated debate on a French news television channel, Left wing MP François Ruffin defies a TV columnist and attorney, Sarah...

"BATTLEGROUND" is a short documentary film conceived by Kwesi Thomas and Mark Bone which came to life through conversations immediately following the...

Documentary short about Mexico's femicide crisis.

What happened to those vedettes who represented the mexican cabaret’s exotic beauty in the ‘70s and ‘80s? Four decades after the...

Historical leaders of the PSOE, among them several former ministers, lambast the political legacy of Pedro Sánchez, President of the...

Wet’suwet’en leaders unite in a battle against the Canadian government, corporations, and militarized law enforcement to safeguard their...

"I often say sociology is a martial art, a means of self-defence. Basically, you use it to defend yourself, without having the right to use it for...

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera...

Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated...

In the form of a cyber-investigation, this documentary seeks to decode the manosphere and expose its dangers. Journalist Pierre Gault "infiltrated"...

The Specials don’t just write memorable songs - they soundtrack moments in history. This film explores how the band’s music was...

Deep Brazil. Between drifting through a city in the interior of Mato Grosso on the banks of the BR-163, we follow moments of the routine of Ana...

While much of the world struggles to keep the planet going, a frighteningly large group of American fundamentalist Christians are working to promote...

These children live in the four corners of the earth, but share the same thirst for learning. They understand that only education will allow them a...

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition...