Social Cultural Documentary Movies

Minah has been working as a female porter at Pasar Gede Hardjonagoro for over fifty years. The film captures her daily routines at the market along...

This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of...

One of the first works by María Cañas, an excessive metadiscursive exercise on the “pig character” of current information...

Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater.

Short film about inuits

For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly criticized the left for playing “the race card” and “the woman...

An American journalist, a British sake brewer and the president of a centenary Japanese sake brewery join together to explore the mysterious world of...

Documents the December 26th blizzard in NYC -- from B&W to color and back, everything becomes stuck then free again.

From respected forgers of Armour for Hindu kings in the 16th century through to impoverished nomadic blacksmiths who forge and sell items from waste...

The Antidote weaves together stories of everyday people who are making the intentional choice to lift others up in powerful ways, taking action in...

A documentary that chronicles the rise and decline of the black-owned ethnic beauty industry in America.

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies,...

Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.

In this intimate portrayal of friendship, patience, and transformation, filmmaker Pierce McCleary follows Buffalebrity drag trio She Lives through a...

Documentary on a murder associated with members of Savannah, Georgia society. This becomes an occasion to delve into the interaction of Savannah's...

Forget the neon lights and cherry blossoms — this is Japan like you’ve never seen it. In this gripping short documentary, Omar Farooq...