Social Cultural Documentary Movies

$avy investigates the historical, cultural, and societal norms around women and money.

Government inquiry revealed a pattern of neglect, high child mortality rates and lack of burial records among mother and baby homes once run by...

A documentary on transidentity, accessible to all, with 10 trans people (including one of the directors) participating.

An investigator researches incels and the reasons behind their misogynistic attitudes on the Internet.

Told in the cinematic tradition of classic westerns, “COWBOYS - A Documentary Portrait” is a feature-length film that gives viewers the...

The National Truth Commission, installed in 2011 to investigate crimes committed during a military dictatorship, brought to the public a still very...

An exploration on Paz's poetry by Paz himself, his childhood, his ideas about love and the nature of art

This is a short documentary about the old City of Buenos Aires and the new one. It’s an observational piece where the old photos of the same...

Why are there so many ghosts on the island of Jamaica? Why is the island so notoriously haunted by tales of voodoo and dark mystical lore? "Haunted...

Aiming to capture views of Hong Kong months before its return to the Chinese government, this Australian documentary features views of the city...

“Aguas Negras” is an experimental documentary about the Cuautitlán River. The film examines the passage of time and the pollution...

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

Is socialism biblical? Is life better when Washington runs Wall Street and Main Street? This stunning new documentary from Coral Ridge Ministries...

An ethnographic film that tells the story of the mask makers and dancers during the festival of the Virgen del Carmen in Paukartambo, Cuzco. The...

The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a religious group with eight million followers in multiple nations, including Australia. A knock on the door and an...

Using local media footage from the London Borough of Southwark spanning the past 20 years, this documentary discusses complex social issues including...

Candidates who dream of becoming idols face a grueling survival camp with the current members of the idol group BiS!

In the spring of 1962, members of the Christian Peace Service aid group flew in from Bern, Switzerland and settled in the poorest villages in all of...

The First Year tells the inside story of Jamie Driscoll’s first 12 months as the new North of Tyne Mayor.