Social Cultural Documentary Movies

We are engulfed in a digital tsunami—a toxic mix of artificial intelligence, state and corporate surveillance, and social media addiction...

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various...

The rock-wild youth of the 1960s during the apparitions of their idols.

A documentary special that provides a rare view into the real Charles behind the headlines… told in his own words.

Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all...

Marco Paolini interviews Luigi Meneghello about growing up under fascism, his involvement with the Italian resistance movement, his later self-exile,...

It follows two teenage rappers in Bangkok who use their musical talent to navigate their difficult circumstances.

Field of Vision and The New Yorker have created a six-part episodic documentary, filmed in 2015, that immerses us in the Syrian refugee crisis....

Curtain Up! follows elementary school kids in New York’s Chinatown as they prepare for a production and begin to discover themselves. Behind...

An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from...

The First Year tells the inside story of Jamie Driscoll’s first 12 months as the new North of Tyne Mayor.

Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of...

Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater.

This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of...

Since the rise to power of Hindu nationalists in 2014, India has been gradually moving away from democracy towards a regime where ethnic identity...

The shocking true story of an allegedly fake story that some now say might just be a true story. With first-hand interviews from those at the helm,...

The life and career of legendary Hollywood glamour portrait photographer George Hurrell is profiled by his contemporaries including other...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular...

From the immutable protocol of the Empire of Japan during Masako's wedding with Emperor Naruhito, to the marriage of Prince Harry and American...