Social Cultural Documentary Movies

A pandemic, a warzone, and a government in denial

Aiming to capture views of Hong Kong months before its return to the Chinese government, this Australian documentary features views of the city...

National Center for Lesbian Rights, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the John R. May Award), for its...

A young woman from Barcelona's La Mina neighborhood inquires into the past of the Roma people in this documentary about the persecution of the Roma...

A retrospective of Arizona's lost retail history hosted by Retail Archaeology

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

Two Paraguayans wander the city collecting testimonies and stories about the meaning of sunsets. Between emotion and routine, their journey becomes a...

While on the surface Malmi Airport seems like just another airport, it is in fact, an incredibly important historical, cultural, and practical...

Spearhead of Parma culture, Isa Guastalla (1933-2023) talks about herself, before her sudden death, in a series of interviews that today reveal...

Minah has been working as a female porter at Pasar Gede Hardjonagoro for over fifty years. The film captures her daily routines at the market along...

The Model is an intimate look at a system built on discipline, image, and invisible pressure — where a single decision can change a life.

Students graduating from Haynes Academy reflect on their memories together and the uncertainty of their futures.

Blending realism with fantasy, an intergenerational group of trans people navigate shifting tides of acceptance and backlash as they gather in a...