Social Justice Movies

“Beneath the Concrete, The Forest” is a short experimental documentary that takes us inside an ongoing struggle inside the city of...

An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform the prison food system. Seeds of Change captures the intersecting stories of life-long farmer Mark...

A wounded woman is capable of much; a swarm of well organized and motivated women can do much more.

"A short documentary amplifying what I witnessed this past long weekend. I hope this film helps spread the word about the importance of the Fairy...

A Minneapolis high school football team, coached by dedicated police officers, battle for a championship amid COVID school closures, the death of...

A documentary about trans woman rapper and producer htmljones/ish99ni (Ishaani Ponniah), framed through the visual language of early-2000s...

'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented...

An animated tribute to the text of "If I Must Die," the final poem written by Palestinian writer, scholar, activist, and martyr Dr. Refaat Al-Areer.

Ten years ago, the paths of Abou, Laura, Cadiatou and Jacques have crossed Emmanuelle’s. She was their French teacher at a high school in...

The Hundred Squares: "No more delays," the cry of citizens echoes from the lives of those barely holding out against discrimination and hatred....

A day at school turns volatile when a traumatized student and a new inner-city teacher inadvertently go head to head.

Kristina Wong is an actual elected representative of Koreatown, Los Angeles. But before she created a raucous show about her current stint in Public...

Louis Guilloux (1899-1980) is one of the great figures of 20th-century literature. Rolland Savidan and Florence Mahé's film accurately...

Fulfilling her work as a bailiff in Salvador, Íris delivers warrants and is often forced to execute orders that go directly against what she...

La Lucha follows five students navigating trauma, poverty, and broken systems as they fight to graduate. With expert voices and national stats, the...

Through intimate stories and day-to-day routines we get a naturalistic glimpse into the lives of individuals with disabilities in the bustling urban...

A devout Muslim who writes, composes, and even records hymns praising the Prophet, Muhammad Rahat Khawaja is a respected elderly man who works in...

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

In contrast to the lens that focuses exclusively on the racist traditions that are rooted in America’s social history, the moral counterweight...