Social Issues Movies

Paco, the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country, becomes addicted to heroin.

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments...

Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker en...

Eli has four children, an unemployed husband and a job with an almost impossible commute. Vale is single and makes ends meet by working in clubs as a...

Best friends David and Morten work as gym instructors at Jarle's gym. Jarle is a sadistic small-time criminal whom, together with his son Lars, purcha...

A revolutionary is sentenced to death for his anti-national activities. And so begins a battle of wits between the prison officer and his comrades, wh...

Álex and Virginia, a couple planning to get married, buy an apartment located in a building under construction. When there are only a few months left...

A reflection on the concept of invisibility, narrated by women who clean public spaces in Mexico City. Combining documentary, fiction and still photog...

Interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors and DEA agents uncover a shocking truth of the pharmaceutical industry’s plan to target...

A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take the...

Three months before the 2019 World Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer F...

Four adults are detained in their apartments with only each other and a computer for online company. They each come from a different class with differ...

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance polic...

Fame driven Ken Dean becomes the subject of a documentary when he attempts to start a pornography company. Following the failure of the company, Ken u...

A nuanced portrait of a new generation, Dear Thirteen is a cinematic time capsule of coming of age in today’s world. Through the eyes of nine thirteen...

The ever-lively and upbeat Natsuko tries to mend a broken heart by carrying on with a string of short-lived affairs after her break-up with Tomomi. Bu...

The struggle to survive, for a generation, torn between wanting to leave its country, yet bound by blood to home.

Three women who come from different backgrounds work hard to earn a living in Manila, but realize that they are victims of sexual exploitations. A tel...

Walton, the District Attorney, yearns to have children. Soon after defending an author on trial for publishing indecent literature, Walton discovers a...

Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. foll...