Sociology Movies

In 1980, Lionel Stoléru—France’s Secretary of State for Migrant Workers—introduced a "repatriation grant" of 10,000 francs...

This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they...

A lonely single working class woman falls for the charms of a smooth-talking wealthy sexy older man- but as she grapples with her desire how far...

The suburbs are often portrayed as dull, conformist and hermetic. But with over 80% of the UK population calling these areas home, this playful yet...

A director feels he is about to lose himself to the market forces and thinks that the only way he can protest is by making a political film. He...

Universam Grochów was a now-defunct shopping and service mall that emerged in the 1970s in Warsaw's Praga-Południe district. This...

Steve, a 25-year-old Black man from the Paris suburbs, seeks to escape the violence of his immediate surroundings by training to become an actor at...

"Bias" challenges us to confront our hidden biases and understand what we risk when we follow our gut. Through exposing her own biases, award-winning...

In today's climate debate, there is only one factor that cannot be calculated in climate models - humans. How can we nevertheless understand our role...

Why is social trust breaking down, and how do we find it again? This is the question at the heart of Leviathan. Directed and produced by Alexander...

Chileans are asked about their definition of the word (and the concept of) "power", as they answer images flash on the screen of powerful and...

In 2009, the Algerian team won their match against Egypt, thus qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, after significant tensions during the first leg,...

Kim Kardashian is the embodiment of our times. She's a total social figure. To analyze her is to talk about ourselves, our relationship with social...

Arguing that advertising not only sells things, but also ideas about the world, media scholar Sut Jhally offers a blistering analysis of commercial...

THE PERFUMED GARDEN is an exploration of the myths and realities of sensuality and sexuality in Arab society, a world of taboos and of erotic...

"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...

Director Drew Stone’s The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film is an incredible journey through the community and culture of the iconic New York...

Mia is thirty and getting divorced. She moves into a studio apartment in a low-income housing project. As a former swimming champion, she now finds...