Social Cultural Documentary Movies

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...

We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing,...

In the summer of 1975, the young director Steven Spielberg set new standards for cinema worldwide with an oversized shark bite, a plastic shark fin...

From Rickrolling to viral conspiracy theories, explore how an anonymous website evolved into a hub for real-world chaos in this documentary.

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing...

When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the...

A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has portrayed over sixty years of...

A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

After World War II, many young French women became housewives, convinced that devoting themselves entirely to caring for their families was a noble...

Fleeing religious persecution, resilient Jewish immigrants arrive in Toronto and begin building affordable, quality housing in a growing metropolis.

A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families....

After the birth of his grandson, Bobby Roth undertakes a cinematic investigation as to what constitutes being a "good man" in today's world. This...

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604)...

One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he undergoes a remarkable trip to find new meaning in...

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the...

Banksy is the world's most infamous street artist, whose political art, criminal stunts and daring invasions have outraged the establishment for over...

A&E Comprehensive biographies of five of the greatest classic stars of the horror genre. Features lots or archive footage from some the greatest...

This movie was released by the U.S. Department of Labor as a way to document those who were involved with the cleanup of New York City after the 9/11...