Social Documentary Movies

In French Polynesia, transgender people evolve with apparent fluidity in all components of society. Their presence, observed as early as the 18th...

A fascinating and touching portrait of men who are obsessed with monsters and their adventures to find them.

Visual artist Daniela Torres creates colorful ceramic dick sculptures inspired by the men who have been dicks to her. In this intimate artist...

The documentary tells the story of six friends who fought against compulsory military service in the Basque Country. They were all imprisoned for...

From the personal to the political, the experiences of diverse women speak of how masculinized and violent the streets still are nowadays. In three...

Shot in various villages throughout Yugoslavia, this is a disturbing document of a time when people were stabbing each other with knives without any...

The follow-up film to “Barstow, California” takes us to the mountains of Miyama, a remote forest and tourist area north of Kyoto. Uwe...

From prehistoric times to our technologically accelerated present, this exciting and entertaining journey through time explores the thousands of ways...

The ideal of youth is at the centre of this eloquent film, mixing documentary and fiction, art and experimentation. Demonstrating both formal and...

'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented...

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

Xan García, in search of the meaning of things, interviews 13 classmates to discuss and reflect on life. They talk about death, love,...

Are the face and voice mirrors of the soul? This documentary reveals in detail their impact on our immediate perception of others and recounts...

A retired bricklayer wants his grandson, who lives hundreds of miles away, to stay with him. Will he convince the young man despite the lack of...

They are the secret protagonists of world history: dogs that became famous alongside powerful masters and mistresses. A four-legged friend helps to...