Social Issues Movies

Gu Bo is a beloved father and husband, but also a writer who struggles to be true to his sexual identity.

An irresponsible young Spaniard having spent 6 months in jail for embezzlement gets a job as a waiter in a bar restaurant and becomes involved in a...

Shot over three years, Pariah Dog paints a kaleidoscopic picture of the city of Kolkata, seen through the prism of four outsiders and the dogs they...

A 1973 documentary film from the Central Office of Information about the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary.

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

After serving his three-year sentence, Perro, who was only visited by Father Maromas, returns to his old environment. There, Chava recruits him back...

Did you know that you can patent colours, numbers, plants and animals – and that 20% of your genes are patented and owned by private...

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

By giving non-traditional answers, Pi Pi Lu is seen as a disruptive student by his teacher, Ms. Xu. In her view, only tamed students could be good...

Bhanwar, a simpleton young man in the rural Rajasthan wants a bride for him but gets duped. Instead of a woman, he is married off to a transgender...

Why are men two or even three times less likely than women to be diagnosed with depression? Why are the figures reversed between the sexes in suicide...

Five interconnected lives of a transferee, his classmate, the editor-in-chief, an upperclassman, and the principal grapple with their own fears and...

Full stop! is an experimental film that uses symbolic gestures of a high school student to explore daily life and broader social issues, particularly...

Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his...

This documentary follows a community action group led by American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky in Rochester, New York. Together, they...

Moullet explores the causes and consequences of cases of mental disorders that were especially numerous in the Southern Alps.

When a dark guy meets a fat girl

A thought provoking short film on Indian farmers told through clay sculptures made from barren farms of the farmers who have committed suicide.