Social Documentary Movies

A documentary about socialising and society in early 1970s New Zealand.

The Westboro Baptist Church is notorious for pissing people off across the political spectrum. The most common way to become a member is to be born...

In 2016 eleven young men from Parade Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica travelled to Scotland for the first time, bringing their powerful parkour...

A journey into the interior of garbage, contemplated as a phenomenon of the human spirit, and not only as a product of human action. This...

A documentary about the marginalisation of the LGBTQIA+ cultural and artistic scene in Salvador.

In this chilling documentary about the power of addiction, three friends take their fourth longtime pal Bryant "HairKutt" Johnson to a remote cabin...

In the 1970s, the first manifestations of gay, lesbian and transvestite rights in Spain took place. In 2005, Spain became the third country in the...

This film is the result of a two-year oral history project which collected the stories of people living and working in Douglas, gathering reflections...

Documentary Film maker, Mark Brown, attempts to discover the damaging effect the over-spilling immigrant population has on the coastal city of...

When filmmaker and musician David Porteous first encountered FatBoy Racing at the NTT IndyCar series race in Toronto, he discovered a team lounging...

In a coastal town along the Pacific known for the intensity of its sea, various men have dedicated decades to voluntary rescue work. What do you do...

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...

On the brink of social collapse, the city of Los Angeles California is full of protests in favor of immigrants and against deportations under the...

A short 1994 documentary that highlights the lives and experiences of a few LGBTQ+ residents of the Palouse. Filmed and narrated by Jeff Olson....

Aim High is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Awards "for closing the achievement gap through programs that inspire a love of...

Seven Damascenes, eight years apart, one collective trauma. This is the story of a city and the psychological scars its people bear from years of war.