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- StarsObba BabatundéMike DouglasLaurence FishburneA salute to a man who remains an inspiration and a force for social change nearly forty years after his untimely death at the age of 39.
- DirectorAnthony ArnoveChris MooreHoward ZinnStarsMatt DamonViggo MortensenMarisa TomeiA look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
- DirectorSidney LumetJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsHarry BelafonteRuby DeeBen GazzaraFollows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism.
- DirectorBill GuttentagDan SturmanStarsThe RootsJohn LegendWyclef JeanA fresh and exhilarating take on one of the most important social movements in American history, Soundtrack for a Revolution explores the civil rights struggle through the powerful and stirring songs that inspired a generation.
- DirectorHans FjellestadStarsBuzz AldrinAndrew AlozieKaine AlozieWhen the World Breaks" is a film about creativity and survival during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with striking parallels to today. Depression-era life and art come alive with rare film clips and personal stories from survivors.
- DirectorHeather CourtneyA documentary that chronicles four years in the lives of childhood friends as they enter a faraway war.
- DirectorCharles WilkinsonStarsMark JaccardDavid SchindlerDiane CullingPeace Out seeks to engage those of us who do not connect our daily decisions with global land use issues. It focuses on the North Western Canadian wilderness, however the issues are universal. The film engages hydro and natural gas energy executives, oil company reps, nuclear spokesmen, scientists, academics and activists in an intelligent debate that leaves the viewer to decide. The film presents a beautiful, thought provoking look at a rapidly transforming landscape.
- DirectorElliot BerlinJoe FabStarsSandra RobertsDagmar Schroeder-HildebrandTom BosleyAs a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, and grows to include millions of others killed.
- DirectorMicki DickoffTony PaganoStarsEdgar Ray KillenNESHOBA tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. Although Klansmen bragged openly about what they did in 1964, no one was held accountable until 2005, when the State indicted preacher Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old notorious racist and alleged mastermind of the killings. Through intimate interviews with the families of the victims, candid interviews with black and white Neshoba County Citizens, and exclusive, first time interviews with Killen, the film explores whether healing and reconciliation are possible without telling the unvarnished truth.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsAmy ZieringKirby DickKori CiocaAn investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
- DirectorBarbara SonnebornStarsXuan Ngoc NguyenBarbara SonnebornIn this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
- DirectorDeb EllisDenis MuellerStarsMatt DamonDaniel BerriganHoward ZinnThe life and times of Howard Zinn: the historian, activist, and author of several classics including "A Peoples History of the United States". Archival footage, and commentary by friend, colleagues and Zinn himself.
- DirectorJerry RothwellStarsRobert HunterPatrick MoorePaul WatsonIn 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life, How To Change The World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement.
- DirectorElizabeth DobsonStarsDan SnowSean JonesStefanie LindenFrom shell shock in WWI to PTSD today many of those who made it home from war were left mentally scarred and traumatised. Historian Dan Snow explores the on-going mental health crisis in veterans.
- DirectorPhilippe DiazStarsMartin SheenAmartya SenJohn PerkinsA phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world. A must see for anyone wanting to understand not only the US economic system but the foundations of today's global economy.
- DirectorJeremy DeanTo a soundtrack the mixes gospel with hip-hop, this film tells the story of the heroic but often overlooked protests by black and white civil rights supporters in 1964 in Saint Augustine, Florida, and the inequalities that persist to this day in the local African American community.
- DirectorDiego LunaStarsMichael PeñaAmerica FerreraRosario DawsonA biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
- DirectorPeter BrattStarsDolores HuertaMartin Luther KingLuis ValdezIn the 1950's, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer's union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality.
- DirectorRichard Ray PerezLorena ParleeStarsCesar ChavezChris HartmireArturo RodriguezIn 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and their communities. Using never-before-seen footage of Chavez during his fast and testimony from those closest to him, directors Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee weave together the larger story of Chavez's life, vision, and legacy. A deeply religious man, Chavez's moral clarity in organizing and standing with farmworkers at risk of his own life humbled his family, friends, and the world.
- DirectorRick Tejada-FloresRay TellesStarsDaryl ArnoldJerry BrownLeRoy ChatfieldThis documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his formation of the union, to his death in 1993. It includes newsreel footage of the Delano grape boycott, Senate hearings conducted by Robert F. Kennedy, Chavez's fasts, encounters with growers and rival Teamsters. Recent interviews with Chavez family members, Ethyl Kennedy, Roger Cardinal Mahony, Governor Jerry Brown, and current and past UFW leaders round out the history and assessment of Chavez and the Union.
- DirectorStanley NealStarsQuentin ReynoldsMohandas K. GandhiIn 1937, A. K. Chettiar started work on the documentary Mahatma Gandhi: Twentieth Century Prophet. He set up a company named "Documentary Films Limited" and started collecting archival footage of Gandhi. He visited many places in India, London, and South Africa and acquired large amounts of archival footage. In addition he himself shot many contemporary scenes of Gandhi. After three years, he accumulated about 50,000 feet (15,000 m) of film footage. Editing of the footage began on January 1940 and eventually 12,000 feet (3,700 m) in documentary film was released on 23 August 1940. It received widespread coverage from the Indian press and a few international newspapers like The New York Times. The documentary originally had voice-overs in Tamil and was later dubbed into Telugu. After the initial screening, it was withdrawn from cinemas due to government censorship. Chettiar recorded some of his experiences in making the documentary in a series of articles in the magazine Kumari Malar (published by him) in 1943. These articles where eventually published in book form with the title Annal Adichuvattil (In the footsteps of the Mahatma). After Indian independence in 1947, the documentary was dubbed into Hindi and re-released. For a long time, it was believed to be lost. In 2006, an abridged version made in 1998 and dubbed in English was discovered at the San Francisco State University due to historian A. R. Venkatachalapathy's efforts. Later another copy was found in the University of Pennsylvania. However the original documentary and other language versions have not been found so far.
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini HattangadiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
- DirectorEdward CotterillStarsMartin Luther KingCheryl SterlingTim WeinerMartin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opponents within the U.S. government; King is subjected to a fierce campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.
- DirectorMarion MilneStarsTrevor McDonaldDonzaleigh AbernathyHarry BelafonteTo mark 50 years since the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Trevor McDonald travels to America's Deep South to discover more about the man who inspired him and many others around the world.
- DirectorChristian TodStarsPeter BarnesPetra BarthelTiffany BeroidWhat would you do if your income were taken care of?
- DirectorTom JenningsStarsMartin Luther KingRelive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.
- DirectorKate BurnsSheila E. SchroederStarsChad AllenJames DobsonMartin Luther KingSoleJourney shows how dedicated and courageous individuals, following in the footsteps of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., use non-violent resistance and acts of civil disobedience to confront anti-gay rhetoric and opression.
- StarsJuanita AbernathyHarry BelafonteTom BrokawForty years after Martin Luther King s assassination, HISTORY, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and times of America's civil rights visionary. KING goes beyond the legend to portray the man, the questions, the myths and, most importantly, the relevance of Dr. King s message in today s world. Includes a rare interview with his son, Martin Luther King III, as well as associates from the civil rights campaigns and contemporary figures such as former President Bill Clinton, Condaleezza Rice, Bono, Forest Whitaker, Chuck D and others.
- StarsUma ThurmanHarry BelafonteThe Dalai LamaBased on a multi-media peace conference held in San Francisco by Tibet House founder and Columbia University professor Robert Thurman, this series contains many powerful segments including one with Israeli and Palestinian teenagers convening at a retreat in Maine.
- DirectorThomas FriedmanStarsRalph AbernathyArthur BurghardtEugene 'Bull' ConnorThis documentary brings out the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his importance to the conquest of rights for the Black People in the US in the 50s and 60s.
- CreatorHenry HamptonStarsJulian BondCoretta Scott KingJohn LewisA documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
- StarsRalph AbernathyJoan BaezJulian BondPersonal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Andrew Young, who recall Dr. King's career and trace his leadership in the civil rights movement. Includes portions of his "I Have a Dream" speech.
- DirectorJohn BarbisanMichael HamiltonStarsMartin Luther KingCarmelo AnthonyNick CannonThis documentary explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on civil rights through present day.
- DirectorKhalo MatabaneStarsKhalo MatabaneNelson MandelaGreg MarinovichKhalo Matabane asks global thinkers, Apartheid-victims and Mandela's entourage to classify Nelson Mandela's achievements, thereby providing a multifaceted approach to his myth.
- DirectorRick RayStarsThe Dalai LamaTenzin BagdroBob DoleHow do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader. This is his story, as told and filmed by Rick Ray during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months. Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet. Part biography, part philosophy, part adventure and part politics, "10 Questions for The Dalai Lama" conveys more than history and more than answers - it opens a window into the heart of an inspiring man. If you had only one hour, what would you ask?
- DirectorJeremy GilleyStarsThe Dalai LamaKofi AnnanJeremy GilleyThe story of Jeremy Gilley's attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to sanction officially a day without conflict; a ceasefire day; a global day of Peace.
- DirectorMelody ShemtovStarsZeus ZephynRob ConstantineRichard NixonThis film chronicles the lives of activists in the United States who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11. It considers their backgrounds, their tactics, the organizations that supported them, and their historical context.
- DirectorBo BoudartStarsMedea BenjaminLeah BolgerBlase BonpaneVietnam veteran S. Brian Willson pays the price for peace by calling attention to the US government's defiance of international law through endless illegal wars.
- DirectorStuart OverbeyStarsBud RyanMichael HallDave WardWhen the Cold War ended, worry about nuclear weapons receded. But has the nuclear threat really diminished? Join Bud Ryan on a personal and global journey to discover what the bomber can learn from the bombed, and what our prospects look like for finally living in a nuclear-free world. Features interviews with bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, authors Gar Alperovitz and Jonathan Schell, and many more.
- StarsAmmon HennacyDorothy DayStarhawkSeeking wisdom, love and courage in the 20th century, Ammon was sent to jail with Dorothy Day and Judith Malina. These anarchists and other spiritual activists provoked widespread consideration of the cost of wielding nuclear bombs.
- DirectorClaudia LarsonStarsRosemary ForsythThrough the words of many people who know her, and through new readings of her own journalistic and biographical writings, we learn of the legacy of this 20th century Catholic anarchist. She did not want to be dismissed as a saint, as she argued for many other people to do at least as much work as she was doing, on behalf of social justice in North America.
- DirectorJohn GianvitoA visual meditation on the progressive history of the United States as seen through cemeteries, historic plaques and markers. Inspired by Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States".
- DirectorJenny MorganStarsChristopher HitchensMother TeresaJean-Bertrand AristideChristopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and foeticide and her questionable relationships with wealthy religious and political leaders.
- DirectorAnn PetrieJeanette PetrieStarsRichard AttenboroughMother TeresaMohandas K. GandhiThis definitive portrait of Mother Teresa was shot over 5 years and follows the saint into the world's trouble spots, showing how Mother Teresa transcends all barriers with her works of love.
- DirectorDavid RidgenNicolas RossierStarsMusa Abu-HashhashNidal BarhamNoam ChomskyAbout the life and work of controversial American Jewish academic Norman Finkelstein.
- DirectorSarah CorderyStarsNoam ChomskyNorman FinkelsteinRobert Fisk'notes to eternity' is a meditation on the Israel-Palestine conflict centering on the lives and ideas of four renowned critics of Israeli policy: Noam Chomsky, Sara Roy, Norman Finkelstein and Robert Fisk.
- DirectorYoav ShamirStarsYoav ShamirAbraham FoxmanBob WolfsonIntent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
- DirectorJosh HayesStarsPaul BodenNoam ChomskyChris HedgesFrom the people in the streets, to it's root causes, The Invisible Class will forever change your perception of homelessness in America.
- DirectorRodrigo GuimStarsNoam ChomskyMalalai JoyaThis a documentary film on Afghanistan and the effects of wars of the last 38 years. Malalai Joya, Afghan activist for human rights, democracy and women's rights, speaks to the atrocities committed against Afghans by Soviets, local Warlords, Taliban, and now USA and NATO presence in the country. Many victims of these atrocious wars tell their stories. A film by Pronesis Institute of Audiovisual and Social Change and Cine Cinematográfica of Brazil.
- DirectorInderjit Kaur KhalsaStarsSally ArmbrechtNoam ChomskyBryan BurroughPropaganda film for peace. Feature length documentary about radical political protest in the 60s and its relevance to today.
- DirectorLoretta AlperJeremy EarpStarsPhyllis BennisMax BlumenthalNoam ChomskyIsrael's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world - except the United States. The Occupation of the American Mind takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S. Narrated by Roger Waters and featuring leading observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. media culture, the film explores how the Israeli government, the U.S. government, and the pro-Israel lobby have joined forces, often with very different motives, to shape American media coverage of the conflict in Israel's favor. From the U.S.-based public relations campaigns that emerged in the 1980s to today, the film provides a sweeping analysis of Israel's decades-long battle for the hearts, minds, and tax dollars of the American people in the face of widening international condemnation of its increasingly right-wing policies. Featuring Amira Hass, M.J. Rosenberg, Stephen M. Walt, Noam Chomsky, Rula Jebreal, Henry Siegman, Rashid Khalidi, Rami Khouri, Yousef Munayyer, Norman Finkelstein, Max Blumenthal, Phyllis Bennis, Norman Solomon, Mark Crispin Miller, Peter Hart and Sut Jhally.
- DirectorDon HaderleinStarsHelen CaldicottNoam ChomskyDwight D. EisenhowerA film about the elimination of nuclear weapons.
- DirectorKatharine RoundStarsNoam ChomskyMax HastingsHa-Joon ChangSeven unconnected people striving for a better life across the US and UK discover the odds may be stacked against them. Filmmaker Katharine Round provokes intimate moments to build a mosaic of lives in the grip of fear and insecurity - driven by an ever widening gap between richest and poorest.
- DirectorSkizz CyzykJoe TropeaStarsRahne AlexanderJoel AndreasBill AyersA feature-length documentary about priests and nuns who protested the Vietnam War by breaking into draft boards, destroying draft records, and then waiting around to be arrested. Their actions inspired a movement, which shaped the anti-war movement and helped bring an end to the draft.
- DirectorScott NobleStarsGeorge BushGeorge W. BushNoam ChomskyPsywar explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the elitist theory of democracy; and the relationship between war, propaganda, and class.
- DirectorBrian GingStarsNoam ChomskyJim GilchrestBeyond Borders moves past the headlines and takes an in-depth look at the hot-button issues of legal and illegal immigration.
- DirectorAbdallah OmeishSufyan OmeishStarsJames AkinsArik AschermanBishop Barltlett Jr.A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
- DirectorAdolfo DoringStarsDaniel BerriganDaniel BurnsNoam ChomskyOn March 17th, 2003, 48 hours before the bombings started in Iraq, a group of dedicated anti-war protesters poured their own blood on the walls of a military recruiting center in Ithaca, New York. They were charged in state court with criminal mischief and trespassing and the trial ended with a 9 for acquittal 3 no-acquittal hung jury. From there the DA decided to refer their case to the Federal government and the Saint Patrick?s Four were then put on trial in Binghamton, NY for conspiracy, a charge that carries a 6-8 year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. This was the first trial of anti-war protesters to be charged with Conspiracy since the Vietnam era.
- DirectorCatherine RyanGary WeimbergStarsKevin BendermanJoshua CasteelPeter CoyoteA brave and balanced look at the choice a soldier makes when he finally must pull the trigger.
- DirectorGabriele ZampariniStarsHarry BelafonteNoam ChomskyAngela DavisA tribute to the 21st Century Peace Movement featuring the thinkers, activists and leaders working to ensure a peaceful future.
- DirectorSut JhallyBathsheba RatzkoffStarsSeth AckermanStav AdiviArik AschermanThis video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a brief historical overview, a striking media comparison, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.
- DirectorJohn SmihulaStarsSanford BishopNoam ChomskyEduardo GaleanoA feature length documentary by John H. Smihula
- DirectorRaoul MartinezJoshua van PraagStarsMichael AlbertStanley AronowitzTony BennDo you shape the world or does it shape you? Drawing on leading thinkers from around the world, and with a torrent of mind-expanding ideas and information, THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH will make you think again about what it means to be free.
- DirectorWinterfilm CollectiveStarsRusty SachsJoe BangertScott ShimabukuroFor three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, telling of inaccurate body counts, and recounting the process of destroying a village. The atrocities are casual, seem routine, and are sanctioned or committed by officers. Images from the war illustrate the testimony; there's a side discussion among veterans about racism and a couple of interviews about the soldiers' self-realization. The testimony appears in the US Congressional Record on April 6 and 7, 1971. A "winter soldier" contrasts with Paine's "summer soldier and sunshine patriot."
- DirectorDavid ZeigerStarsMichael AlaimoEdward AsnerJoe BangertNO! SIR! tells an almost entirely forgotten story of the military men and women who forced the U.S. government to end the Vietnam War
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsTom CruiseBryan LarkinRaymond J. BarryThe biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
- DirectorJudith EhrlichRick Tejada-FloresStarsEdward AsnerThe story of American conscientious objectors during World War II.
- DirectorPeter GlennJason A. SchmidtStarsRoy BourgeoisBrian DeRouenJohn PerkinsAn act of civil disobedience at America's largest ongoing protest brings graduate student Brian DeRouen face-to-face with the pressing constitutional issues of today. His non-violent action leads us into the controversy surrounding dissent in America since 9/11 and the clash between maintaining civil liberties and security at home and abroad.
- DirectorRobert RichterStarsPhil BerriganRoy BourgeoisPete Seeger"Crossing the Line" shows Martin Sheen leading 2,319 people in the largest act of civil disobedience in the U.S. since the Vietnam war. Risking arrest, they all crossed the line onto the grounds of Ft. Benning, which houses the U.S. Army School of the Americas (now called Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation). It took place on November 22, 1998, with over 7,000 people from all over the U.S. and other nations--some trained Ft. Benning--met just outside the gates of the army base.Carrying symbolic coffins and crosses bearing the names of thousands of men, women and children assassinated by SOA graduates in Latin America, they demanded that the U.S. government stop training foreign soldiers and close SOA's doors forever. "Crossing the Line" documents this inspiring and dramatic non-violent protest.
- DirectorRobert RichterStarsRoy BourgeoisSusan SarandonThe struggle by a Vietnam war hero turned priest, to find and reveal the truth about secret CIA torture training at a US military base, narrated by Susan Sarandon.
- DirectorMartin DoblmeierStarsKeith DavidMartin DoblmeierWalter Earl Fluker"Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story" explores the extraordinary life and legacy of one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century, Howard Thurman. Born the grandson of slaves, Thurman became a "spiritual foundation" for the Civil Rights Movement, inspiring many of its leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr, Jesse Jackson and Congressman John Lewis.
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsRaymond ArsenaultGenevieve HoughtonGordon CareyThe story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.
- DirectorStephen ApkonAndrew YoungStarsChen AlonJamil QassasAvner WishnitzerIn a world torn by conflict -in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned-an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them? DISTURBING THE PEACE is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. DISTURBING THE PEACE follows former enemy combatants - Israeli soldiers from elite units and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison - who have joined together to challenge the status quo and say "enough." The film reveals their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to nonviolent peace activists, leading to the creation of Combatants for Peace. While based in the Middle East, DISTURBING THE PEACE evokes universal themes relevant to us all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world.
- DirectorJohan GrimonprezBased on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
- DirectorFrances CauseyMaureen GoslingStarsJohn AdamsKaren AlexanderJody AllenWhen filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics of slavery didn't end with the Civil War. In an astonishingly candid look at the United States' original sin, The Long Shadow traces slavery's history from America's founding up through its insidious ties to racism today.
- DirectorStan LathanStarsDebbie AllenJohnny BrownLeVar Burton
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsZaide Silvia GutiérrezDavid VillalpandoErnesto Gómez CruzAfter their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
- DirectorLynne SachsStarsDaniel BerriganPhilip BerriganDavid DarstOn May 17, 1968, three Catholic priests, a nurse, an artist and four others walked into a Catonsville, Maryland draft board office, grabbed hundreds of selective service records and burned them with homemade napalm. Their poetic act of civil disobedience helped galvanize an increasingly disillusioned American public against the Vietnam War. Investigation of a Flame is an intimate look at this Sixties protest within our current times, when foes of Middle East peace, abortion, and technology resort to violence to access the public imagination. Lynne Sachs combines volatile, long-unseen, archival footage with interviews with Daniel and Philip Berrigan and other members of the Catonsville Nine, encouraging viewers to ponder the relevance of civil disobedience and the implications of personal sacrifice today.
- DirectorAmy SchatzStarsMara HrubyStudents take the stage in a public speaking competition in this inspiring portrait of Oakland, CA's 40th Annual MLK Oratorical Festival.
- DirectorEmad BurnatGuy DavidiStarsEmad BurnatSoraya BurnatMohammed BurnatA documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsSanjay DuttArshad WarsiVidya BalanMunna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsDilip KumarVyjayanthimalaAjit KhanWhen the son of a landlord decides to modernize his business by replacing the horse carts with buses, a horse cart rider decides to challenge him.
- DirectorFeroz Abbas KhanStarsAkshaye KhannaDarshan JariwalaShefali ShahThe account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsRajit KapoorPallavi JoshiKeith StevensonMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was invited to South Africa in 1893 to settle a case for a wealthy Indian settled there. He expected to return in a few months but instead got involved in the freedom movement and eventually stayed for 21 years.
- DirectorHugo KächStarsLeo GoekeRalf HarsterHelmut DanningerOpera about the life and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi, named after his technique of passive resistance that he began in South Africa and employed in his native India.
- DirectorPhil BertelsenRachel DretzinStarsMartin AgronskyJoseph BoyceTaylor BranchExamines how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and leaders of the civil rights movement used the power of print and visual media, especially television, to awaken America to the shame and injustice of racial inequality.
- DirectorSam PollardStarsMartin Luther KingJ. Edgar HooverDavid GarrowBased on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsSissy SpacekWhoopi GoldbergDwight SchultzTwo women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
- DirectorJames CorbettStarsWilliam Francis PepperOn April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered a passionate speech at Riverside Church in New York staking out his opposition to the war in Vietnam. One year later to the day, he was assassinated. Now, 50 years after that fateful day, the truth about the assassination of Dr. King can finally be told.
- DirectorEmily KunstlerSarah KunstlerStarsChief Egunwale AmusanJosephine Bolling McCallGwen CarrInterweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.
- DirectorShalini KantayyaStarsJoy BuolamwiniMeredith BroussardCathy O'NeilWhen MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
- DirectorEric WerthmanStarsDanny GloverSam UnderwoodPrema CruzThree interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations.
- DirectorAndres AlegriaAbel SanchezStarsDolores HuertaPaul ChavezArturo Rodríguez"Song for Cesar, the Movement and the Music" is a documentary built around the music, musicians, artists, and other important supporters who were instrumental in assisting Cesar Chavez and the UFW grow this movement.
- DirectorEduardo ChavezStarsEduardo ChavezPaul PrattMiriam ChavezEduardo Chavez, grandson to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, embarks on a journey to connect with his grandfathers legacy. He begins work as a farm-worker, picking grapes in the field, like his father and grandfather before him, and learns first hand the kind of work that goes into putting fruits and vegetables on peoples plates. Through his personal journey, as he reconnects with his families legacy, we learn about Ceasar Chavez's plight to create equality for farm-workers as well as the current conditions that they face in the fields and back at home.
- DirectorFrank SinatraStarsFrank SinatraClint WalkerTatsuya MihashiDuring WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.