Social Issues Movies

Did you know that you can patent colours, numbers, plants and animals – and that 20% of your genes are patented and owned by private...

A man encounters colorful characters while driving a taxi in Papua New Guinea.

Moullet explores the causes and consequences of cases of mental disorders that were especially numerous in the Southern Alps.

This feature-length documentary by Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of Native people who come to Montreal searching for jobs and a better life....

Candace Parker takes a personal look at the past, present and future of Title IX and the drive for equality in sports.

Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his...

In a universe where Clowns are an ethnic minority, recently divorced father-of-one Richard Plews battles against inequality and alcoholism.

Is it anyone's business if consenting adults want to pay or accept money for sex? Sex worker and author Maggie McNeill tells her startling tale about...

The Danube Delta in Romania - the 'Last European Sanctuary’ - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While major efforts are made to protect...

Author and cook David Groß travels through five European countries and cooks exclusively what others throw in the garbage bin. With great...

Hungarian tales around the end of the regime(s).

Earl Kenneth Kaufmann is the Scary Guy. Banned and kicked out here and there. Because of his looks. A motivation trainer and speaker who campaigns...

In a society where going on holiday is a matter of prestige, one family will do everything they can to maintain their social status, for which they...

The inhabitants work in inhuman conditions mining metals on the Cerro Rico mountain.

When Yussef is forced to work the night of his daughter's piano recital he is determined to listen to her play at all costs.

Using local media footage from the London Borough of Southwark spanning the past 20 years, this documentary discusses complex social issues including...

Perry makes a wish using the holiday magic given the world he encounters after escaping Foster Care.