Social Issues Movies

Pertiwi returns to her hometown after spending two decades in prison to rebuild her life. There, she finds power in things that have been abandoned:...

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Umar Bakri, a respected high school teacher, faces public outrage after a video of him slapping a student goes viral. Despite pressure to explain, he...

Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.

Kay is a tough-as-nails investigative reporter, and goes undercover at a home for the disabled based on a tip about staff abuse of the residents. She...

Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice.

Three months before the 2019 World Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States...

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

With only his wife by his side, a promising young boxer flees communist Poland to chase his dream of becoming the greatest fighter in history.

After the 1999 premiere of the first Matrix movie, it became a pop culture phenomenon. A special documentary about the Matrix saga and its prophetic...

A nuanced portrait of a new generation, Dear Thirteen is a cinematic time capsule of coming of age in today’s world. Through the eyes of nine...

Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington,...

Love blooms quietly in the mountains, but when the world around them says no, will A Ren listen to his heart or his heritage?

In the silence and darkness of a trembling mountain, we discover the underground world through the eyes of a boy, an old miner and a woman. Where...

Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure...

In Lopera (Jaén), the ecological transition has turned into a nightmare: centuries-old olive groves are being uprooted to make way for massive...

Álex and Virginia, a couple planning to get married, buy an apartment located in a building under construction. When there are only a few...

Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme...

When a dark guy meets a fat girl