Activist Movies

  • 2022
    Whina

    Whina

    Whina

    7.62022HD

    The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed...

    Whina
  • 2014
    Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey

    Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey

    Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey

    6.32014HD

    Vermin Supreme is no ordinary presidential candidate. Promising a free pony for every American, a fully funded time travel research program, and...

    Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey
  • 2004
    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution

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    This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...

    One Wedding and a Revolution
  • 2015
    Bikes vs Cars

    Bikes vs Cars

    Bikes vs Cars

    6.82015HD

    Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface...

    Bikes vs Cars
  • 2013
    John Denver: Country Boy

    John Denver: Country Boy

    John Denver: Country Boy

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    This BBC documentary chronicles the life of folk/soft-rock singer John Denver through his rise with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary,...

    John Denver: Country Boy
  • 2020
    Willie Nelson American Outlaw

    Willie Nelson American Outlaw

    Willie Nelson American Outlaw

    02020HD

    Willie Nelson - American Outlaw captures the most iconic moments from a one-night-only concert event honoring Willie Nelson and his music. This...

    Willie Nelson American Outlaw
  • 2022
    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

    92022HD

    The real dream of the American pastor Martin Luther King was never limited to civil rights. He hoped for a just America, where poverty would no...

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream
  • 2014
    The Yes Men Are Revolting

    The Yes Men Are Revolting

    The Yes Men Are Revolting

    7.12014HD

    Activist-pranksters Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano pull the rug out from under mega-corporations, government officials and a complacent media in a...

    The Yes Men Are Revolting
  • 1970
    Being Heumann

    Being Heumann

    Being Heumann

    01970HD

    In 1977, Judy Heumann leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in.

    Being Heumann
  • 2020
    Prime Farmland

    Prime Farmland

    Prime Farmland

    02020HD

    This documentary film follows farmers and activists fighting together to stop the Indiana Enterprise Center, a mega-sized industrial park planned...

    Prime Farmland
  • 2013
    Arise

    Arise

    Arise

    02013HD

    A film that captures the portraits and stories of extraordinary women around the world who are coming together to heal the injustices against the...

    Arise
  • 2019
    Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019

    Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019

    Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019

    5.52019HD

    Joan Baez, the folk legend who was once Dylan’s lover, has called her final tour Fare Thee Well – perhaps because, like so many singers,...

    Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019
  • 2019
    André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

    André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

    André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

    62019HD

    Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow....

    André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
  • 2017
    Unfractured

    Unfractured

    Unfractured

    02017HD

    Chanda Chevannes follows scientist Dr. Sandra Steingraber as she makes speeches against fracking and gets arrested protesting “the...

    Unfractured
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    02015HD

    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 1970
    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    01970HD

    Rita Semel, interfaith pioneer and Jewish activist, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards "for her life-long...

    Rita Semel: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012
  • 2018
    Letter from Tokyo

    Letter from Tokyo

    Letter from Tokyo

    02018HD

    Letter from Tokyo is a documentary film that looks at art, culture and politics in Tokyo, Japan. Shot over three months during the summer of 2018,...

    Letter from Tokyo
  • 2016
    Urmila - Für die Freiheit

    Urmila - Für die Freiheit

    Urmila - Für die Freiheit

    02016HD

    The film tells the story of 25-year-old Urmila Chaudary from Nepal. At the age of six she was sold by her family and was forced to work as a slave...

    Urmila - Für die Freiheit
  • 2010
    Buffy

    Buffy

    Buffy

    72010HD

    Folk music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie became internationally renowned with her protest song "Universal Soldier." In this short documentary, she candidly...

    Buffy
  • 2018
    Caste Aside

    Caste Aside

    Caste Aside

    02018HD

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

    Caste Aside