Social Issues Movies

Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.

Born June 8, 1964, Frank Matter films four "twins", born the same day as him, but in other latitudes. Interweaving their life stories with rich...

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

Crista, Berta and Sole, are three young people who feel exploited and discriminated by society.

The social contract: the rules we follow - and some don’t. Breaking Social uncovers the pattern of corruption and kleptocracy erasing the...

Interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors and DEA agents uncover a shocking truth of the pharmaceutical industry’s plan to...

Ziba and three of her prison cohorts, recently released from a Tehran prison, settle in an out of town doctor's house posing as house sitters and...

Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in...

A revolutionary is sentenced to death for his anti-national activities. And so begins a battle of wits between the prison officer and his comrades,...

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

The Living Room of the Nation is a documentary film that portrays a number of Finnish living rooms. The film is a story of changes, the inevitable...

A group of office employees find themselves in a fight for survival against a ruthless local gang after a long week of work.

A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary,...

Three women who come from different backgrounds work hard to earn a living in Manila, but realize that they are victims of sexual exploitations. A...

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

A reflection on the concept of invisibility, narrated by women who clean public spaces in Mexico City. Combining documentary, fiction and still...

As obesity progresses inexorably, Sylvie Gilman and Thierry de Lestrade investigate the causes of this planetary plague and reveal the fight waged in...