Protest Movies

A variety of locals react to a napalm plant and an ensuing protest in Redwood City CA during the Vietnam War.

"Levante" won Canal Futura's annual documentary competition in 2014 and was filmed in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Gaza and Hong Kong. It first aired at...

"Not Done: Women Remaking America" chronicles the seismic eruption of women's organizing from the 2016 election through today, and the intersectional...

American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for...

What does a retired police officer, a dog trainer, the founder of a political party and anti-government protesters have in common? They've all met on...

An Italian documentary about No Tav movement.

A young woman in Stalin's Russia faces a life-or-death choice after carrying out a daring act of protest.

A documentary about a proposed military training area in Rothenthurm, Central Switzerland, and the village's resistance to those plans.

Rome, 1977. Small town boy Tano joins the far left movement in Rome where he finds an old love and a new friend. His life takes an odd turn when he...

To protest the construction of a new car lot, a young guy named Bernat comes to the vacant lot in order to tie himself to the only left living tree....

Resisterhood is a film about the power of women, hope and resistance in modern American politics. After the 2016 elections, we follows six diverse...

In Nick Zedd's mock docu-drama Police State, he puts his own body on the line to illustrate his belief that “freedom is an illusion.” A...

A month after the Wall Street occupation, a number of protesters follow their example and set up their tents in front of the Ljubljana stock market....

A personal reflection on 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.

Enter the Watch Dogs Legion universe in this intense chase through a dystopian London created by Emmy awards winner Alberto Mielgo. This piece is the...

A group of farmers organizes a protest in front of the house of an MP who, contrary to earlier promises, voted against their interests. In the manure...

This short documentary serves as a portrait of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, one of Canada's most important painters. We meet him at the Bisley Rifle...

A close-up look at the New Yorkers who took to the streets during the 2024 Presidential Election.

A huge new global protest movement is changing public attitudes to climate change. Reporter Ben Zand gains access to the most high-profile activist...

A documentary that examines the 1968 student strike at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The film looks at how the school’s disciplining of...