Social Issues Movies

A full-time carer plots a daring heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a bid to thwart devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.

Eli has four children, an unemployed husband and a job with an almost impossible commute. Vale is single and makes ends meet by working in clubs as a...

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.

New York-set comedy about a group of immigrants who have become hostage to their life choices.

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

Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc....

The final case for American healthcare to be free and accessible to all—through a single-payer system. Using an all-star lineup of...

To avoid galactic war, the treatment of a frozen planet and it's people must be decided.

Ambar is a young mother who is forced to work in a sand mine after her husband mysteriously vanishes. But what she faces is not just the harshness of...

In the silence and darkness of a trembling mountain, we discover the underground world through the eyes of a boy, an old miner and a woman. Where...

Álex and Virginia, a couple planning to get married, buy an apartment located in a building under construction. When there are only a few...

In a decaying Soviet-era retirement home, a vibrant group of elders cling to life by staging Shakespeare. Yet loneliness lingers beyond the...

After 11 strangers unite to help a gay youth escape life-threatening violence in Uganda, the unexpected pandemic and conflicting opinions over his...

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

This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the...

Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a...

Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic...

The story is set in a Maharashtrian village where the rich act in a barbaric manner towards the poor.

When her estranged mother falls into a coma, a self-made single mom grapples with regret and resentment while reflecting on their strained...

Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice.