Social Documentary Movies

Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis.

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

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Bra...

16-year-old Bella and Vipulan are part of a generation convinced its very future is in danger. Between climate change and the 6th mass extinction of w...

A feature-length documentary about the film Galaxy Quest and its legacy, celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary.

A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

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

Today, against a backdrop of sharply increasing demand, growth in the world population and the growing impact of an unsettled climate, water has becom...

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly chal...

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

The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who...

One of sport’s first and most influential megastars, beloved baseball icon and 5-time World Series champion Reggie Jackson contemplates his legacy as...

A look at the world of webcam workers who find economic freedom, empowerment, intimacy and creative self expression from the comfort of their own home...

Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of man...

Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.