Political Activism Movies

The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.

Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists...

Based on the life of Edgar Jopson, a young man from an affluent family, who became an underground activist and confronted President Ferdinand Marcos...

When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying...

A drama focused on Norwegian society in the 1970s, an era politically influenced by Marxism and Leninism.

When two people meet one night in London, their relationship blossoms and fractures, intertwined with impending societal collapse.

A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.

In an insurrectionary climate, four twenty-year-old friends talk about politics. As a big protest looms, one of them, Clara, has to write a college...

For seven years, award-winning Chinese-American filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows Rosa María Payá, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace...

Thirty-seven diverse men and women confront the problem of saving their democracy from fascism.

Bharat, a graduate from Oxford, is forced to take up his father's position as the chief minister after his sudden demise. He is not happy with the...

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in...

Frantz Fanon alone embodies all the issues of French colonial history. Martinican resistance fighter, he enlisted, like millions of colonial...

A street theatre group performs anti-capitalist and anti-militarist plays. The inner conflicts, about how to reach and how tight they shall embrace...

This is a documentary about an honest search for the truth about the Federal Reserve Bank and the legality of the Internal Revenue System. Through...

Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and...

The best kept secret of The Andes will be revealed… For some, he is the thinker that set in motion a spiritual and political movement that...

How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

An ethical hacker sticks up for a friend who fell victim to a phishing scam, but finds herself descending into paranoia as she gets caught up in a...

Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of...