Movies: Activism

  • 2021
    When a City Rises

    When a City Rises (2021)

    When a City Rises

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    Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as diverse as the youths of the rest of the world. But they share a demand for democracy and freedom. They have the will and the courage to fight – and th...

    When a City Rises
  • 2016
    When Two Worlds Collide

    When Two Worlds Collide (2016)

    When Two Worlds Collide

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    In this tense and immersive tour de force, audiences are taken directly into the line of fire between powerful, opposing Peruvian leaders who will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact. On the one side is President Alan Garcia, who, e...

    When Two Worlds Collide
  • 2023
    Old Lesbians

    Old Lesbians (2023)

    Old Lesbians

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    For the last quarter century, Houston native Arden Eversmeyer journeyed across the country to record hundreds of oral "herstories" with a mostly invisible population that is rapidly disappearing. Old Lesbians honors Arden's legacy by animating the re...

    Old Lesbians
  • 2024
    LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

    LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change (2024)

    LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

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    A celebration of music and rallying cry that takes viewers on a journey across generations, eras, and genres, anchored by a female chorus of musical icons, whose songs, voices, and activism provided inspiration for the past and current fight for equa...

    LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
  • 2017
    Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

    Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)

    Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

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    A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities....

    Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
  • 2017
    Sea Sorrow

    Sea Sorrow (2017)

    Sea Sorrow

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    A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners, specially children, where past and present establish a dialogue. A reflection on the importance of human rights....

    Sea Sorrow
  • 1986
    The Last Debate

    The Last Debate (1986)

    The Last Debate

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    Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were both on the leading edge of protest in the 1960’s. Rubin became an entrepreneur and the chief spokesman for the Baby Boom generation. Hoffman remained active in environmental issues and grass roots politics, maintai...

    The Last Debate
  • 2013
    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

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    In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of Putin’s rule. Among them were a g...

    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
  • 2017
    Land of Hope and Glory

    Land of Hope and Glory (2017)

    Land of Hope and Glory

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    In 2005, a film called Earthlings became the most pivotal documentary of the animal rights movement. Here in the UK however, we found the phrase "that doesn't happen in our country" coming up far too much. We wanted to set the record straight. Throug...

    Land of Hope and Glory
  • 2025
    Putin's Journey

    Putin's Journey (2025)

    Putin's Journey

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    Russian leader Vladimir Putin has established himself as the most impactful world leader of this millennium. To mark his 25th anniversary of being in power, this two-hour CBC News original documentary looks back at his life, from the Cold War to the...

    Putin's Journey
  • 2018
    Simón

    Simón (2018)

    Simón

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    A young Venezuelan freedom fighter seeks asylum in the United States, but his heart remains in the fight back home....

    Simón
  • 2023
    Rebellion

    Rebellion (2023)

    Rebellion

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    In April 2019, Extinction Rebellion blocks strategic traffic points in London for days, leading to the arrest of hundreds of nonviolent protesters. Rebellion works, responds international climate lawyer Farhana Yamin, seeming almost surprised when th...

    Rebellion
  • 2022
    Dinner Party

    Dinner Party (2022)

    Dinner Party

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    A dinner party with a group of diverse childhood friends turns into a moment for all attendees to look at their own histories, and determine whether the friendship that binds them can withstand their differences....

    Dinner Party
  • 2019
    Watson

    Watson (2019)

    Watson

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    Co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Watson is part pirate, part philosopher in this provocative documentary about a man who will stop at nothing to protect what lies beneath....

    Watson
  • 2025
    Leaning on the tree

    Leaning on the tree (2025)

    Leaning on the tree

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    An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in hypnotic restlessness. A self-destructive system meets resistance....

    Leaning on the tree
  • 2001
    Butterfly

    Butterfly (2001)

    Butterfly

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    Living in an ancient redwood tree for more than two years to prevent the tree from being clear-cut, Julia Butterfly Hill captured our hearts and minds by showing us that one person can make a difference. Through interviews with Hill, filmmaker Doug W...

    Butterfly
  • 2023
    Jeunesse Rouge: The Story of Young Communist Revolutionaries in France

    Jeunesse Rouge: The Story of Young Communist Revolutionaries in France (2023)

    Jeunesse Rouge: The Story of Young Communist Revolutionaries in France

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    "Jeunesse Rouge" is a documentary exploring young French Communist revolutionaries fighting for a just and equal society. The film follows their organizing and mobilizing, while delving into the history of the Communist movement in France. Archival f...

    Jeunesse Rouge: The Story of Young Communist Revolutionaries in France
  • 2021
    We are fucked

    We are fucked (2021)

    We are fucked

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    In the Netherlands, 200,000 young people are concerned about the end of the world and the major climate disasters they may experience. They learn from Greta Thunberg that the world will end if we continue like this. Climate depression and eco-anxiety...

    We are fucked
  • 2015
    Bikes vs Cars

    Bikes vs Cars (2015)

    Bikes vs Cars

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    Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for chan...

    Bikes vs Cars
  • 2013
    Ukraine Is Not a Brothel

    Ukraine Is Not a Brothel (2013)

    Ukraine Is Not a Brothel

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    Ukraine's topless feminist sensation Femen has created a media frenzy across Europe, but before they take the world by storm, these bold and beautiful women must confront the dark and perverse forces that power their organisation....

    Ukraine Is Not a Brothel