Activism Movies

The activist group Empty Cages (Tomma Burar) practices civil disobedience. They carry out well-planed actions against industrial animal husbandry and...

A critical look at Norwegian fur production. The documentary follows a group of activists that in 2010 documented horrible conditions in Norwegian...

For ten years, artist Johannes collected traces of the migrant crisis in Calais: through his thought-provoking artworks, he explores the human...

In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...

Planting Earth Week follows a radical climate activist who tells the story of a splitting decentralized movement that made headlines in 2019.

After the military occupation of Western Sahara in 1976, Moroccan government attacked the civil population with hard repression, forcing hundreds of...

Amidst the storm of Ferguson, 7 St. Louis college students evolve into advocates and activists as they demand change through policy and protest

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

Part personal film, part call to action, Trespass! looks into the land workers and activists fighting for the universal right to access land. Through...

Join George and Matt as they explore the issues faced on the UK coastline and collaborate with Till The Coast Is Clear to raise awareness for plastic...

Three animal rights activists find themselves involved in a horrendous scheme of morals set up by a psychopath known only as The Vet.

Filmed during the Salvador Allendes government, this documentary investigates the agitation of the country before the 1973 coup d'état, when...

After Coal profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and South Wales. Meet ex-miners using...

Tribal Strands is about two self-made Brooklyn hair artists, who create authentic hairstyles, leading the anti-hair discrimination movement. In...

Activist James Richards is an icon of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. For 80 years, he has fought steadfastly to provide his community with...

On April 14, 2014, the sleepy agrarian town of Chibok, in the North East zone of Nigeria, was thrust into the global spotlight when the terrorist...

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents Gonzalo Rucobo, co-founder and executive director of Bay Area Peacekeepers, with...

Documentary about Aminatou Haidar and her fight for the Sahrawi rights