Social Cultural Documentary Movies

This film follows the lives over one year, shot during three intervals, of two Basque shepherding families who live in Santazi, a village in the...

In Unión Hidalgo, Oaxaca, México, there is a group of people who pay homage to living characters in the community through urban murals,...

The Wheels of Wonder follows a team of ambitious social impact creators as they enter Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, with a curious project. Their...

“Leaving” follows a day in the life of two refugee women while listening to their story of fleeing war torn Congo. Juxtaposing daily life...

On January 1, 1994, thousands of indigenous people occupied seven towns in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas under the slogan "Ya Basta!"...

In Search of Hy-Brasil contemplates the textures and rhythms of island life. It brings to the fore the symbiotic relationship that exists...

Aiming to capture views of Hong Kong months before its return to the Chinese government, this Australian documentary features views of the city...

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies,...

The community of Woodberry Down in Hackney rallies to save a beloved local plane tree from development.

The Halari Oshwals are a small community dispersed around the world yet held together by a history of sacrifices. But times have changed. This...

Two Paraguayans wander the city collecting testimonies and stories about the meaning of sunsets. Between emotion and routine, their journey becomes a...

A young entrepreneur meets a group of coffee farmers and finds the inspiration to continue despite the pandemic.

Schools in the Netherlands are challenging the traditional models of education and democracy, taking us to new possibilities of organising ourselves...

National Center for Lesbian Rights, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the John R. May Award), for its...

An ethnographic film that tells the story of the mask makers and dancers during the festival of the Virgen del Carmen in Paukartambo, Cuzco. The...