Activism Movies

At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. The international volunteer...

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...

Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. ...

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of...

An exposé on the public health impact of factory farming across the United States, told through the eyes of residents in five rural...

The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and...

A documentary exploring the controversial use of blood quantum in determining Native American identity.

When the killer of an adolescent labor activist is acquitted, journalist Shahbaz Bhatti sees glaring loopholes in the verdict, and begins a quest for...

Activists have been fighting for animal rights for decades. Will they succeed in winning the battle against meat production or will the food industry...

Humanity on Trial follows humanitarian Salam Aldeen as he is accused of human smuggling by the Hellenic Coast Guard.

The woman known as "Jenny" decides to take justice for refugees in Europe into her own hands.

An artistic hybrid documentary, ZERO IMPUNITY is the centerpiece of an ambitious global transmedia project. ZERO IMPUNITY sheds a powerful spotlight...

Hear the inside story of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers with this documentary that examines their efforts to promote the rights of African...

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers – this is the story of 25-year-old Reality Winner who disclosed a document about...

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...

A Litany for Survival' explores the shades between love, rage, and rebellion as a black person surviving in America. Two months before the shocking...

A feature-length documentary that explores the lives of four remarkably different people who share a common thread - they're all vegan. The movie...

In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about...

This documentary film follows farmers and activists fighting together to stop the Indiana Enterprise Center, a mega-sized industrial park planned...

A documentary exploring sexism and patriarchy in Kosova.