Social Cultural Documentary Movies

For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly criticized the left for playing “the race card” and “the woman...

Who was the real Robin Hood? This age-old question and many more are answered in this exciting documentary. Come and explore the true story behind...

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...

Through the lives of professionals working at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the film portrays how Tsukiji has been the center of fish...

Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz decides to take a boat, cross the Mediterranean, and embark on his first journey to Algeria. Accompanied by the memory of...

The two-part documentary Pop & Passion tells of power and magic, but also of the pressure and excess that prevails in the pop business.

A raw and telling portrait of a people left behind by the modern world, inspired by the work of photographer Martin Martinček - whose pictures...

Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges.

Intimately following 1st and 6th graders at a public elementary school in Tokyo, we observe kids learning the traits necessary to become part of...

In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well...

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies,...

The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films....

Marco Paolini interviews Mario Rigoni Stern about—among other things—his well-known experience as a soldier on the Eastern front during...

Focuses on one of the most talked about and important issues of our time – how to find yourself and your truth. It follows model and...

Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past 100 years. This portrait explores the...

The film reveals how and why a supposedly revolutionary Italian girl has in fact fallen prey to bourgeois ideology.

This documentary tells the story of a Chinese cemetery in BC that became a National Heritage site. For Chinese pioneers who died in Canada,...