Social Cultural Documentary Movies

While much of the world struggles to keep the planet going, a frighteningly large group of American fundamentalist Christians are working to promote...

A documentary special that provides a rare view into the real Charles behind the headlines… told in his own words.

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular...

Raised in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, Ana, Patricia, and Mayela found their understanding of womanhood based on unspoken rules and...

In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic...

Nanny, cook or sex slave. For a long time, the mistaken belief that the women in the terrorist organization Islamic State were condemned to blind...

In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films....

On September 16, 2022, in Teheran, the murder by police of the young Mahsa Amini, arrested for "wearing a headscarf contrary to the law", sparked off...

An account of Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama broadcast that inadvertently started a mass panic.

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 pandemic, a warzone, and a government in denial

The incredible story of how gay men and women went from being the ultimate outsiders to occupying the halls of power, with a profound influence on...

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of...

In the most dangerous country in the world for journalists, Newsweek Middle East editor, Janine di Giovanni, risks it all to bear witness, ensuring...

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...