Colonialism Movies

  • 1918
    The Rose of Rhodesia

    The Rose of Rhodesia

    The Rose of Rhodesia

    51918HD

    A man steals a huge diamond and sets off a chain of events that ends in tragedy for a Zulu prince.

    The Rose of Rhodesia
  • 1933
    Kid 'in' Africa

    Kid 'in' Africa

    Kid 'in' Africa

    51933HD

    Shirley has gone to Africa to civilize the cannibals; something she is able to do with the assistance of Diperzan.

    Kid 'in' Africa
  • 1973
    Afrika

    Afrika

    Afrika

    5.11973HD

    A violent examination of male homosexuality in a time when it was considered taboo, where Ivano Staccioli and his lover engage in a self-destructive...

    Afrika
  • 1975
    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

    01975HD

    Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the...

    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance
  • 2003
    Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

    Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

    Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

    7.22003HD

    This true, astonishing story describes how King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into its private colony between 1885 and 1908. Under his control,...

    Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
  • 1991
    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890

    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890

    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890

    61991HD

    Documentation of the encroachment of European settlers upon Native American lands and the violent reaction of the Indians in their struggle to...

    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890
  • 1981
    The Battle of Tagrift

    The Battle of Tagrift

    The Battle of Tagrift

    01981HD

    An epic war film about the battle of the Italian and Libyan armies.

    The Battle of Tagrift
  • 2018
    Jones

    Jones

    Jones

    02018HD

    A short experimental film about a fire hydrant, a busy sidewalk nestled between an electrical post and a building.

    Jones
  • 1993
    Black Man's Houses

    Black Man's Houses

    Black Man's Houses

    01993HD

    In 1832 the government of Van Diemen’s Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile at Wybalenna on Flinders Island, bringing...

    Black Man's Houses
  • 2010
    The Bear Facts

    The Bear Facts

    The Bear Facts

    5.22010HD

    In this animated short, a self-important colonial explorer emerges from a sailing ship and plants a flag on the Arctic ice, as a bemused Inuit hunter...

    The Bear Facts
  • 2020
    A So-Called Archive

    A So-Called Archive

    A So-Called Archive

    02020HD

    With a forensic lens, Onyeka Igwe's A So-Called Archive interrogate the decomposing repositories of Empire. Blending footage shot over the past year...

    A So-Called Archive
  • 1996
    The Forgotten Hill

    The Forgotten Hill

    The Forgotten Hill

    8.51996HD

    At the outbreak of the Second World War, two friends, Mokrane and Menach, abruptly interrupt their studies and return to their remote native Kabylian...

    The Forgotten Hill
  • 2023
    Katshinau

    Katshinau

    Katshinau

    62023HD

    In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and...

    Katshinau
  • 2017
    Holy Angels

    Holy Angels

    Holy Angels

    02017HD

    Documentary about the Holy Angels Residential School in Alberta, where hundreds of First Nations children were imprisoned.

    Holy Angels
  • 1970
    NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara

    NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara

    NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara

    01970HD

    Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te...

    NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara
  • 1981
    Pictures

    Pictures

    Pictures

    51981HD

    Walter Burton's realistic photographs depicting poor treatment of Maori prisoners are rejected by late 19th century government officials. Walter is...

    Pictures
  • 1976
    And the Dogs Were Silent

    And the Dogs Were Silent

    And the Dogs Were Silent

    6.51976HD

    For 'Et les chiens se taisaient' Maldoror adapted a piece of theatre by the poet and politician Aimé Césaire (1913–2008), about a...

    And the Dogs Were Silent
  • 2014
    Cao Bang, les soldats sacrifiés d'Indochine

    Cao Bang, les soldats sacrifiés d'Indochine

    Cao Bang, les soldats sacrifiés d'Indochine

    02014HD

    Cao Bang, les soldats sacrifiés d'Indochine
  • 2011
    Una identidad en absurdo Vol. 1

    Una identidad en absurdo Vol. 1

    Una identidad en absurdo Vol. 1

    02011HD

    Guillermo Gómez Álvarez explores the identity politics of Puerto Rico via archival footage from various sources that clash with nine...

    Una identidad en absurdo Vol. 1
  • 1970
    Almost Arcady

    Almost Arcady

    Almost Arcady

    01970HD

    Educational film about Cyprus - landscape, people, work, traditions etc.

    Almost Arcady