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Human Rights

Central to ethics, law, philosophy and sociology, Human Rights documentaries address the most urgent international happenings today while advocating for concrete social and political changes.

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MLK/FBI
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MLK/FBI
Based on recently declassified files, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: Sam Pollard
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 106 min.
Year of production: 2020
Activism Biography Current Affairs History Human Rights Law and Justice Personal Story Politics
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Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops
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Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops
A rare 360 degree portrait, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops follows two police officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment, one emergency call at a time
Director: Jenifer McShane
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 96/25 min.
Year of production: 2019
Activism Health Human Rights Law and Justice Mental Health
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Bending the Arc
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Bending the Arc
In the 1980s, three young people barely out of their teens began a movement that would change global health forever. Bending the Arc tells their story.
Director: Kief Davidson | Pedro Kos
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 102 min.
Year of production: 2017
African Cinema and Culture Anthropology Biography COVID-19 Current Affairs Health Human Rights Personal Story Poverty
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Isis, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul
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Isis, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul
Isis, Tomorrow traces the months of war through the voices of the children of militiamen trained to become suicide bombers, but also of their victims and those who fought them.
Director: Francesca Mannocchi | Alessio Romenzi
Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 80 min.
Year of production: 2018
Conflicts Current Affairs Education Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Middle Eastern Studies Military Personal Story Politics Society War
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DOLORES
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DOLORES
Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...
Director: Peter Bratt
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 96 min.
Year of production: 2017
Activism American History Biography Human Rights Immigration and Migration Labor Latin American Studies Women
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Silas
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Silas
A portrait of the life of Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and a symbol of resistance for a new generation.
Director: Anjali Nayar | Hawa Essuman
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 80 min.
Year of production: 2017
African Cinema and Culture Ecology, Environment Personal Story Politics
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Unseen Enemy
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Unseen Enemy
Examining the recent epidemics of Ebola, Influenza and Zika, Unseen Enemy makes it clear that epidemics bring out the best and worst of human behavior, and that their effect goes far beyond the terrible tolls of sickness and death.
Director: Janet Tobias
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 91 min.
Year of production: 2017
Activism Current Affairs Education Globalization Health Investigative Journalism Society Technology
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The Freedom To Marry
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The Freedom To Marry
The epic and surprising story of same sex marriage in America; the most successful - and perhaps most inspiring - civil rights movement of our time
Director: Eddie Rosenstein
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 86 min.
Year of production: 2016
Activism American History Anthropology Current Affairs Education History Human Rights Law and Justice LGBT Politics Sexuality Society
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Do Not Resist
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Do Not Resist
DO NOT RESIST is an urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States.
Director: Craig Atkinson
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 72 min.
Year of production: 2016
Activism Conflicts Crime Current Affairs Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Military Politics Society Urbanism
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The Look of Silence
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The Look of Silence
In this highly-anticipated companion to The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer offers another haunting look at the Indonesian genocide, this time from the perspective of the victims.
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Language: Indonesian, Javanese (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 99 min.
Year of production: 2014
Asian Studies Cinema Conflicts Ethnography Family Genocide Human Rights Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Politics Society
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Tempestad
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Tempestad
The emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.
Director: Tatiana Huezo
Language: Spanish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 105 min.
Year of production: 2016
Cinema Conflicts Creative Human Rights Latin American Studies Personal Story Politics Women
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Half the Sky
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Half the Sky
Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Director: Maro Chermayeff
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 240 min.
Year of production: 2012
Activism African Cinema and Culture Business Current Affairs Education Gender Human Rights Labor Politics Poverty Women
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Winnie
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Winnie
This is the story of Winnie Madikizela Mandela, one of the most misunderstood and intriguingly powerful contemporary female political figures
Director: Pascale Lamche
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 84 min.
Year of production: 2017
Activism African Cinema and Culture Biography Conflicts Colonialism History Human Rights Law and Justice Politics Society Women
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Chasing Asylum
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Chasing Asylum
Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies through the personal accounts of people seeking asylum and whistleblowers who tried to work within the system.
Director: Eva Orner
Language: Arabic, English, Persian (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 96 min.
Year of production: 2016
Activism Asian Studies Conflicts Current Affairs Human Rights Immigration and Migration Investigative Journalism Law and Justice
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