Social Justice Movies

This is the story of a homeless orphan boy who wants to go to school and learn like every child should. He doesn't have the means but manages to soak...

When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled - a place now threatened by...

After a failed suicide attempt due to immense drug debt, Noel is released from the psych ward, and Enzo, her plug, will stop at nothing for his money...

"Gaza Is Our Home" is a profoundly personal documentary that peels back the layers of devastation within the Gaza Strip, as witnessed through the...

Arabella Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2005 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award), was recognized for...

From the Black Earth is a collaboration between Bristol based company Cables and Cameras, and a local farmer Humphrey Lloyd. Employing both lucid...

On June 21 2007, the Howard Federal Government launched an intervention into Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. It was one of the most...

Raymond Gaines spent 47 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, sustained by an unshakable spirit and an enduring love of the game.

'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...

One night in 1983, the life of the Yangali family changed completely. The four brothers from the town of Churcampa in Ayacucho were attacked and...

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

Buenos Aires is a complex, chaotic city. It has European style and a Latin American heart. It has oscillated between dictatorship and democracy for...

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 short 1994 documentary that highlights the lives and experiences of a few LGBTQ+ residents of the Palouse. Filmed and narrated by Jeff Olson....

We Came to Heal” follows H.O.L.L.A!’s Healing Justice Movement - over a three years period capturing Healing Justice circles, the Healing...

A small group of activists take on systemic racism and prejudice in Baltimore's public transportation, battling against the odds to create a brighter...

Honorable Ronald V. Dellums, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2005 Community Leadership Awards (Robert C. Kirkwood Award) - for his decades of...

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,...

In the summer of 2004, the Mayor of Lewiston, Maine announced a plan to develop a four-lane boulevard across downtown's low-income neighborhood. This...

Mainland reporter hears about protest on Vancouver Island and decides to visit and see it for himself. He spends time to meet people there from both...