Human Rights Movies

In October 1995, Forbach witnessed one of the most violent strikes in the history of contemporary France. A thousand or so miners took to the streets...

An ill Central American single mother risks her life in order to give her son a stable future in the United States.

This feature length high definition documentary follows one of the Nation's most controversial yet progressive leaders, 2012 Presidential candidate...

While millions of birds migrate freely in the skies above, Fadia, a Palestinian refugee stranded in Lebanon, yearns for the ancestral homeland she is...

Through archival footage and testimonies from professors, students, staff, and graduates, the documentary traces the history of the National...

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah was a nine-year-old girl who lived in south-east London and died in 2013. The cause of death was listed as air pollution, now...

How would you claim your identity in a hostile land? How could you live under harassment and repression? How would you make your voice break through...

Alternating interview segments, shots of Martinique landscapes and scenes from Aimé Césaire's play La Tragédie du roi Christophe...

In a mix of 2D animation and live action, through their voices and acting, two actresses recount the lives of imprisoned women that opposed the...

Asil is a young Syrian refugee awaiting documents in Turkey while processing the trauma of losing her home and family. Her story gives voice to a...

Born in Beijing tells the story of 'petitioners': citizens who feel themselves wrongfully treated by the local authorities and seek settlement in the...

Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare condition of congenital hypertrichosis, meaning they...

Caste Aside is a documentary about the British government's controversial decision on whether or not to introduce legislation against caste...

Through first person narration, Tari reveals personal stories related to her decision to work in Taiwan, her strained family relationships, the risks...

The thousand-year-old tradition of pottery in the Indian subcontinent is now under threat. With the market being flooded with plastic in the...

A thought provoking short film on Indian farmers told through clay sculptures made from barren farms of the farmers who have committed suicide.