Social Activism Movies
- 2001
Boycott
Boycott6.62001HD
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 2012
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry72012HD
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011,...
- 2022
Nothing Compares
Nothing Compares7.8972022HD
Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in p...
- 2014
Noble
Noble6.52014HD
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
- 2011
Aarakshan
Aarakshan6.0542011HD
The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
- 2020
The Monopoly of Violence
The Monopoly of Violence7.32020HD
As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizens-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In t...
- 2022
Then Barbara Met Alan
Then Barbara Met Alan6.62022HD
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving forc...
- 2021
Bertha Lutz: Women and the U.N. Charter
Bertha Lutz: Women and the U.N. Charter102021HD
BERTHA LUTZ: WOMEN AND THE U.N. CHARTER reveals the important and unknown role of a Brazilian biologist and feminist in ensuring that gender issues we...
- 1976
Emma Mae
Emma Mae61976HD
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but s...
- 1994
Drop Squad
Drop Squad2.81994HD
Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spi...
- 2018
Nimir
Nimir62018HD
An amiable photographer in a small-town, who is nursing a breakup, unwittingly becomes embroiled in a street brawl that turns him into a man obsessed...
- 2012
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home6.42012HD
Los Angeles' Skid Row is home to one of the largest homeless populations in the United States. And we found, inside that community, the remarkable and...
- 2014
The Yes Men Are Revolting
The Yes Men Are Revolting7.12014HD
Activist-pranksters Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano pull the rug out from under mega-corporations, government officials and a complacent media in a se...
- 2017
The Brave Class
The Brave Class6.72017HD
Three college students start a social experiment to prove that reality changes according to the words we use to describe it. Through research, activis...
- 2010
A Good Day to Die
A Good Day to Die6.52010HD
Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of the...
- 2020
Beyond Barricades
Beyond Barricades82020HD
Beyond Barricades is a documentary on political punk band Anti-Flag, featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Bragg, Tim McIlrath, Brian Baker & M...
- 1989
Nyaya Tharasu
Nyaya Tharasu01989HD
A remarkable tale of a remarkable woman, who puts her commitment to social activism above everything else, including her own love for an adoring man.
- 2021
Two Pandemics
Two Pandemics02021HD
Seven Asian-Americans discuss their experiences with racism and the spike in Asian-directed hate crimes as a result of COVID-19.
- 2001
Freedom Downtime
Freedom Downtime7.12001HD
A feature-length documentary about the Free Kevin movement and the hacker world.
- 2021
Paper City
Paper City82021HD
Just after midnight on 10 March 1945, the US launched an air-based attack on eastern Tokyo; continuing until morning, the raid left more than 100,000...