Social Cultural Documentary Movies

Dorothy Johnson was a Western writer ahead of her time. Women saved men, heroes died unwept and unsung, whites lived with Indians and benefited from...

"Who plays me, hears my voices”, shows a recent moment in the life of Gaston Lafourcade, a classical pianist and harpsichordist who, at the age...

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it, the...

Exploration of the ordinary lives led by women of different classes—a college professor, an unmarried woman, and a seasoned drama artist. They...

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

During Summer 2000, the mayor of the Greek island of Lesbos tried to ban 26 lesbians from arriving on a package holiday from the UK; but he ended up...

$avy investigates the historical, cultural, and societal norms around women and money.

And Now We Rise is a portrait of Samuel Johns, a young Athabaskan hip hop artist, founder of the Forget Me Not Facebook Group for displaced people in...

SOUND OF THE SOUL is a compelling portrait of an Arab country where Muslims, Christians, and Jews have lived together in relative peace for...

A documentary on transidentity, accessible to all, with 10 trans people (including one of the directors) participating.

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

An exploration on Paz's poetry by Paz himself, his childhood, his ideas about love and the nature of art

An exclusive and intimate portrait following the first pregnant transgender man, Thomas Beatie and his wife Nancy, into the delivery room as Thomas...

This is a short documentary about the old City of Buenos Aires and the new one. It’s an observational piece where the old photos of the same...

Why are there so many ghosts on the island of Jamaica? Why is the island so notoriously haunted by tales of voodoo and dark mystical lore? "Haunted...

Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.

Is socialism biblical? Is life better when Washington runs Wall Street and Main Street? This stunning new documentary from Coral Ridge Ministries...

The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a religious group with eight million followers in multiple nations, including Australia. A knock on the door and an...