Activism Movies

Young activist discusses the ever-changing world he lives in with the people he cares about, in order to save his neighborhood.

When the killer of an adolescent labor activist is acquitted, journalist Shahbaz Bhatti sees glaring loopholes in the verdict, and begins a quest for...

A short documentary chronicling the coming-of-age story of generation z punctuated by numerous culturally significant moments, known as period...

The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life poetically narrates the story of a community of Iranian Americans who have made the San...

The workers of Safai Karmachari Andolan, led by Roman Magsaysay Award winner activist Bezwada Wilson, are on a mission to eradicate manual...

Gowanus Current is a documentary feature film about a neighborhood asking what is truly valuable in their community, and who gets to decide.

The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

Founder Joanie Benson reveals the heartbreaking mistreatment of horses and the powerful rehabilitation work of the Horse Protection Society of North...

In Fairy Creek, director Jen Muranetz documents the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, creating a searing portrait of...

Dublin, June 2024: thousands of men seeking asylum in Ireland are homeless. Olivia and her group of volunteers are trying to find safe locations...

This documentary speaks to local activist groups in the music industry and culture scene to find out why people are driven to fight back and speak...

Rita Semel, interfaith pioneer and Jewish activist, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards "for her life-long...

The story of the struggle of a small African community against a factory that poisoned their lives with lead, a killer industry operating across...

Part personal film, part call to action, Trespass! looks into the land workers and activists fighting for the universal right to access land. Through...

The film follows a couple of young boys in the Saharian refugee camp „February 27“ located in the bleak desert area of southwestern...

Plantation Tragedy presents a surreal dreamscape where trees, labourers, scientists and artificial intelligence confront one another in a shared...

Olive trees have been a key element of life for populations in Palestinian land for generations. Since the creation of the state of Israel,...