Social Documentary Movies

OUTREMONT AND THE HASIDIM reveals the challenges of accommodating the “Hasidim” – or ultra-Orthodox Jews – in the affluent Montréal borough of Outremo...

Wet’suwet’en leaders unite in a battle against the Canadian government, corporations, and militarized law enforcement to safeguard their territory fro...

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill w...

Documentary about stunts and their recognition in the film industry. Without their selfless contribution to film, the movies we know and love, would...

The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write and skateboard in Kabul.

With an off beat sense of humour, the film looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.

A group of students aged between 18 to 25 shares their opinion on the first thing they want to change in their country if they get the power to do so.

Meet the Mormons examines the very diverse lives of six devout Mormons. Filmed on location and across the globe, Meet the Mormons takes viewers on a j...

A short documentary about being trans in Ireland.

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency is a deeply personal and candid film following Roman as he explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting yo...

Exploration of the ordinary lives led by women of different classes—a college professor, an unmarried woman, and a seasoned drama artist. They unveil...

Intimately following 1st and 6th graders at a public elementary school in Tokyo, we observe kids learning the traits necessary to become part of Japan...

1972 in Haute-Savoie (France) : the Bertrand's farm, with a hundred dairy cows owned by three bachelor brothers, is filmed for the first time. In 1997...

Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers?...

Aging parents of disabled adults, they worry about their child's life after their disappearance. A moving insight into the daily life of a family home...

The film reveals how and why a supposedly revolutionary Italian girl has in fact fallen prey to bourgeois ideology.

The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.

In barely a century, French peasants have seen their world profoundly turned upside down. While they once made up the vast majority of the country, to...