Social Documentary Movies

In this short documentary, filmmaker Aidan Porier asks his friends what it means to be human. Here's what they said...

Documentary about the political and social reality of Uruguay during the period of 1968-1970. This short is incomplete and composed of a series of...

Documentary short film that follows a man on his last day at work and his first day as a retiree.

Björn Lindqvist is the world's best town planner. He isn't changing the world, he's just trying to improve it.

People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an...

Documentary short about Mexico's femicide crisis.

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...

Exploring the rise of anti-abortion groups in Canada, the filmmaker also presents the feminist and pro-choice response that is being organized across...

A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a Canadian nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a...

An epic journey of courage, hope and generosity, filmed in 15 countries. Child of Nature follows 5 connected stories of young people who, against all...

In the spring of 2018, the filmmaker Maria Petschnig befriended Marc who at that time was living in his car in Brooklyn for more than a year, while...

A short, three minute documentary exploring audio recordings from the year 1894 to 1922, layered over home-footage from the year 1920 to 1985, as an...

For four years (1977-1981) Esaias Baitel documented a violent Parisian neo-Nazi gang. Having gained their trust, he was able to get close to them....

Mureithi started this project after the 2007/8 post-election violence in Kenya left more than 1,200 people dead and 500,000 displaced in his home...

How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length...

A short film in the Canada Vignette series. A cinematic portrait of a blind auto mechanic.