Social Documentary Movies

Born in Ukraine in 2008 in the wake of the "Orange Revolution," the feminist movement Femen fights for democracy, freedom of the press, women's...

In the summer of 1959, as a magazine correspondent, writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) traveled along the Italian coast. In 1963, he...

This film is part of a project that has listened to over 40,000 people on masculinity issues and has resulted in a documentary and a tool book based...

The first film in what would ultimately become Zilnik’s famed Kenedi trilogy follows street hustler Kenedi Hasani and his friend as they roam...

The documentary team follows two happiness agents in their forties who spend a month and a half on the road twice a year, going door-to-door with...

On the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, activists joined at the Lincoln Memorial for the 2020 March on...

For three decades now, Qatar, this small desert kingdom, has not stopped being talked about; because of its financial power and the secrecy that...

A look-back at popular French movie "La Boum" (The Party).

After the impressive Gulistan, Land of Roses (VdR 2016), the Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns with these conversations with imprisoned...

Nine very private encounters with different people of the post-war generation and their memories of childhood and youth. Among others, the guitarist...

A group of prostitutes in Rio de Janeiro who fight to obtain rights and reduce stigma, create a clothing label that quickly invades Brazilian fashion...

Exploring the rise of anti-abortion groups in Canada, the filmmaker also presents the feminist and pro-choice response that is being organized across...

On September 16, 2022, in Teheran, the murder by police of the young Mahsa Amini, arrested for "wearing a headscarf contrary to the law", sparked off...

A documentary about the social impact of the hot dog on American Culture. Follow the crew as they travel across the country to explore the many...

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."