Human Rights Movies

2003 documentary film produced by Oliver Stone for the HBO series America Undercover about the conflict in occupied Palestine. He speaks with Ehud...

When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own...

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

How does a machine learn to read the world? Testimonies and screen recordings introduce the experience of online micro-workers from the Global South:...

Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia fights to protect tribal lands despite assassination attempts. Her struggle intensifies after learning she's pregnant,...

Approaching Rudi's execution (Mirna's Husband), Mirna was asked to come to the prison with a Lasagna. Her husband wishes to enjoy the Lasagna with...

With "sealfies" and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront...

Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.

The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British...

Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and...

A father sacrifices an animal on the day of Eid al-Adha according to the traditions and customs of the past. According to the old custom, he gives...

A young nun's encounter with the underworld of child labor in Sumba restores her sense of purpose in life.

A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex web of interests that span the earth from...

The documentary begins when the fictionalized drama ends. Sara spent three years volunteering to save refugees on the same journey that made her so...

What is possible when we have guaranteed money to meet our basic needs? No requirements. No stipulations. No paybacks. We look to the village of...

Sahar a 17 year old student is determined to skip high school during the recess to attend the football stadium to watch the football match between...

The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the...

A powerful set of stories of “righteous persons” taking action along the U.S.-Mexico border, motivated by moral conviction and...

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile...

Somewhere in Albania, 2018. A couple decides to get married but clashes with tradition hard to die.