Social Issues Movies

Eri as a child hides her pain with a determined smile. This leads to an unprecedented change, turning her into a doll. After landing a singing...

A documentary view of an encampment of homeless people on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee in the Southern United States.

A man encounters colorful characters while driving a taxi in Papua New Guinea.

Why are men two or even three times less likely than women to be diagnosed with depression? Why are the figures reversed between the sexes in suicide...

A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold...

The final case for American healthcare to be free and accessible to all—through a single-payer system. Using an all-star lineup of...

Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker...

A homeless man regularly attends a place where children play ball every afternoon. A caring link develops between them which drives him to change his...

A documentary in which retired industrial workers reflect on the promises and anxieties of retirement. Beginning with the Budd Company’s...

In a darkened classroom, the white cracked walls serve as a movie screen. We are in a remote mountain village in Georgia. The light from the...

Aliko & Ambai is a feature film about two young women facing the challenges of growing up in the beautiful Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The...

Corruption, betrayal and vendettas are the focus of this crime drama that stars Julio Diaz as Dado, a man who prefers a quiet life over troubling...

In this documentary mosaic of a continued social disintegration, seven filmmakers bring to the screen protagonists and stories that live in an abyss...

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

Far from home and cut off from family and friends, Montreal’s Indigenous homeless population is the focus of No Address. Dreams of a better...

A child born deaf enjoys a musical concert through vibrations and a hearing aid, imagining visuals based on what he hears.

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...