Social Cultural Documentary Movies

Liliana Cavani's "The Night Porter" is a film that, fifty years after its release, continues to spark debate and mixed reactions. The story, set in...

Coffee is the second most important commodity in the world after oil. The drink has a long history and what's more, its effect seems to be...

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)...

Will bring together stories that celebrate their contributions to British life and culture, as well as shedding light on the reality of the struggle...

The film takes a look at the daily lives of people in more than two dozen countries around the world during the course of a week. In the film,...

Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges.

Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.

Cruelty, psychological and sexual violence, humiliations: reality television seems to have gone mad. His debut in the early 2000s inaugurated a new...

A witness testimonial by the Syrian people with regards to what has happened to their country. It's a story told by those who couldn't leave, those...

Why are there so many ghosts on the island of Jamaica? Why is the island so notoriously haunted by tales of voodoo and dark mystical lore? "Haunted...

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it, the...

Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute...

As the Internet finally arrives in tiny Bhutan, documentarian Thomas Balmès is there to witness its transformative impact on a young Buddhist...

Transgender baritone Lucia Lucas prepares to perform the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni at Tulsa Opera, navigating the artistic and personal...

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

A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families....