Log in
Sign up
Movies
Documentaries
The Arts
Business
Education
Global Studies & Languages
Health
Media & Communications
Sciences
Social Sciences
Instructional Films and Lessons
Staff Picks

Politics & Current Affairs

Most Popular

Living in the Future's Past - What Kind of Future Would You Like to See? 84 mins Academy Award-Winner Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists and profound thinkers going beyond politics and borders to look under the hood of humanity, revealing…
Living in the Future's Past - What Kind of Future Would You Like to See? Living in the Future's Past - What Kind of Future Would You Like to See?
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery To Memphis 2 videos Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, KING: A FILMED DOCUMENTARY is a monumental documentary that follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to…
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery To Memphis King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery To Memphis
What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government 108 mins Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra…
What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America 74 mins Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley 109 mins Driving a Rolls-Royce once owned by Elvis Presley - with a revolving crew of musicians in the backseat - director Eugene Jarecki embarks on a…
The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers 96 mins It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit…
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library 206 mins Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a…
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library Ex Libris - The New York Public Library
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina 96 mins This astonishingly powerful, Oscar-nominated documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and…
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy 65 mins In this era of Facebook privacy breaches, "fake news" and filter bubbles, the essential film DIGITAL DISCONNECT trains its sights on the relationship between the…
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy

Current Affairs

America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us 4 videos In a moment of great political and cultural turmoil, AMERICA DIVIDED, the docu-series executive produced by Norman Lear, Gretchen Carlson and Jussie Smollett, returns in…
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections 98 mins This acclaimed documentary examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.…
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections
Advise & Dissent - Selecting Supreme Court justices 87 mins Government's least-understood "Third Branch" has a huge impact on our lives--from abortion to affirmative action, education to the environment, privacy to police action. But in…
Advise & Dissent - Selecting Supreme Court justices Advise & Dissent - Selecting Supreme Court justices
Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis 55 mins The United States has the most prisoners of any nation in the world both in raw numbers and by percentage of the population. These numbers…
Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine 98 mins This documentary looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which…
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee 91 mins From acclaimed director Steve James (The Interrupters), Academy Award-nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Hooligan Sparrow - A Champion for Girls' and Women's Rights in China 81 mins The danger is palpable as maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues travel to Hainan Province in southern China to…
Hooligan Sparrow - A Champion for Girls' and Women's Rights in China Hooligan Sparrow - A Champion for Girls' and Women's Rights in China
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels 101 mins In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System 87 mins An essential documentary, Brett Story's incisive, investigative and wide-ranging THE PRISON IN TWELVE LANDSCAPES is an examination of the prison and its place - social,…
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System

Political Figures

The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America 74 mins Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The War Room 97 mins The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the…
The War Room The War Room
The Times of Harvey Milk 89 mins A true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office;…
The Times of Harvey Milk The Times of Harvey Milk
Koch - The Life and Career of a New York Mayor 96 mins Former Mayor Ed Koch was the quintessential New Yorker. Ferocious, charismatic, and hilariously blunt, Koch, ruled New York from 1978 to 1989, a down-and-dirty decade…
Koch - The Life and Career of a New York Mayor Koch - The Life and Career of a New York Mayor
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu - A Portrait of the Romanian Dictator 188 mins A monumental achievement, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLAE CEAUSESCU tracks the rise and fall of the infamous Romanian dictator through his own propaganda footage. Director Andrei…
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu - A Portrait of the Romanian Dictator The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu - A Portrait of the Romanian Dictator
Keep Quiet - An Anti-Semitic Politician's Astonishing Transformation 93 mins As vice-president of Hungary's far-right extremist party, Csanad Szegedi espoused anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denials, and founded the Hungarian Guard, a now-banned militia inspired by…
Keep Quiet - An Anti-Semitic Politician's Astonishing Transformation Keep Quiet - An Anti-Semitic Politician's Astonishing Transformation
Mooch - The Story of Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci 84 mins Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci may have been the shortest tenured White House Communications Director, but he sure left a big impression. Compiled over a four-year…
Mooch - The Story of Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci Mooch - The Story of Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci

Law & Order

Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels 101 mins In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee 91 mins From acclaimed director Steve James (The Interrupters), Academy Award-nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Frontline: Weinstein 54 mins FRONTLINE investigates Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein's early years,…
Frontline: Weinstein Frontline: Weinstein
Life After Life - Personal Stories of Adjusting to Life After Incarceration 72 mins This documentary follows the stories of Harrison, Noel, and Chris as they return home from San Quentin State Prison. After spending most of their lives…
Life After Life - Personal Stories of Adjusting to Life After Incarceration Life After Life - Personal Stories of Adjusting to Life After Incarceration
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising 102 mins Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, WHOSE STREETS? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When…
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System 87 mins An essential documentary, Brett Story's incisive, investigative and wide-ranging THE PRISON IN TWELVE LANDSCAPES is an examination of the prison and its place - social,…
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System
Copwatch - An Organization Dedicated to Filming the Police 100 mins This acclaimed documentary follows "WeCopwatch", an organization dedicated to filming the police. Its members captured the original videos of the deaths of Eric Garner in…
Copwatch - An Organization Dedicated to Filming the Police Copwatch - An Organization Dedicated to Filming the Police
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System 103 mins You're more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. THE SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON explores the current…
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System
Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple 86 mins This New York Times Critic's Pick tells the story of the people who followed cult leader Jim Jones to the remote jungles of Guyana, South…
Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple

American Politics

What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government 108 mins Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra…
What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina 96 mins This astonishingly powerful, Oscar-nominated documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and…
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power 77 mins Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched…
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System 103 mins You're more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. THE SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON explores the current…
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System
King in the Wilderness - The Final Years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 112 mins From award-winning director/producer Peter Kunhardt, KING IN THE WILDERNESS follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage…
King in the Wilderness - The Final Years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King in the Wilderness - The Final Years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The War Room 97 mins The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the…
The War Room The War Room
A Good American - Behind a Government Surveillance Program 101 mins A gripping docu-thriller about a groundbreaking surveillance program, the brilliant mastermind behind it and how a perfect alternative to mass surveillance was killed by NSA-management…
A Good American - Behind a Government Surveillance Program A Good American - Behind a Government Surveillance Program
The Times of Harvey Milk 89 mins A true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office;…
The Times of Harvey Milk The Times of Harvey Milk

Women in Politics

Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality 88 mins The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
Gloria: In Her Own Words - Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem 62 mins Produced by Emmy®-winning documentary filmmaker Peter Kunhardt and HBO’s own Sheila Nevins, GLORIA: IN HER OWN WORDS combines recent interviews that showcase Steinem’s sharp sense…
Gloria: In Her Own Words - Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Gloria: In Her Own Words - Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem
Heather Booth - Changing The World 62 mins Heather Booth is the most influential person you never heard of. HEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD is an urgent response to the recent change in…
Heather Booth - Changing The World Heather Booth - Changing The World
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell 96 mins Voiced and executive produced by Tilda Swinton, LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD is a visually rich, beautifully crafted documentary that tells the story of Gertrude Bell, who…
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment 26 mins Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial and…
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment
Women's Power - Female Leadership Around the World 45 mins This educational documentary offers a panoramic view of female leadership, creativity, wisdom, and courage around the world and over thousands of years. WOMEN'S POWER looks…
Women's Power - Female Leadership Around the World Women's Power - Female Leadership Around the World
100 Years - One Woman's Fight for Justice for Native Americans 76 mins This is the story of Elouise Cobell's courageous fight for justice for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans who were cheated out of billions of…
100 Years - One Woman's Fight for Justice for Native Americans 100 Years - One Woman's Fight for Justice for Native Americans
Getting Back to Abnormal 91 mins "They say that a mixture of every nation is to be found in New Orleans. But in the midst of this confusion, what race should…
Getting Back to Abnormal Getting Back to Abnormal

European Politics & Society

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - The Life and Work of A Moral Philosopher 128 mins This thought provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival materials, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Hannah Arendt's life. Arendt was…
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - The Life and Work of A Moral Philosopher Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - The Life and Work of A Moral Philosopher
The Rape of Europa - The Systemic Theft and Destruction of Europe's Art Treasures 117 mins The Rape of Europa tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich…
The Rape of Europa - The Systemic Theft and Destruction of Europe's Art Treasures The Rape of Europa - The Systemic Theft and Destruction of Europe's Art Treasures
Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda 105 mins About 1000 feature films were made in Germany in the years between 1933-45. Only a few were overtly Nazi propaganda films. But by the same…
Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga - Life in the Siberian Wilderness 96 mins Visionary director Werner Herzog takes viewers on yet another unforgettable journey into remote and extreme natural landscapes in HAPPY PEOPLE. A visually stunning documentary about…
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga - Life in the Siberian Wilderness Happy People: A Year in the Taiga - Life in the Siberian Wilderness
Maidan - Uprising in Ukraine 129 mins Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, MAIDAN chronicles the civil uprising that toppled the government of Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovich and has since developed into…
Maidan - Uprising in Ukraine Maidan - Uprising in Ukraine
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu - A Portrait of the Romanian Dictator 188 mins A monumental achievement, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLAE CEAUSESCU tracks the rise and fall of the infamous Romanian dictator through his own propaganda footage. Director Andrei…
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu - A Portrait of the Romanian Dictator The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu - A Portrait of the Romanian Dictator
Keep Quiet - An Anti-Semitic Politician's Astonishing Transformation 93 mins As vice-president of Hungary's far-right extremist party, Csanad Szegedi espoused anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denials, and founded the Hungarian Guard, a now-banned militia inspired by…
Keep Quiet - An Anti-Semitic Politician's Astonishing Transformation Keep Quiet - An Anti-Semitic Politician's Astonishing Transformation
Population Boom 90 mins In Population Boom, director Werner Boote traverses the globe to examine the myths and facts about overpopulation. Speaking with everyone from demographic researchers to environmental…
Population Boom Population Boom
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago - Following Six People on a Spiritual Pilgramiage 86 mins This film is an up-close look at the ancient spiritiual pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James. Since the ninth…
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago - Following Six People on a Spiritual Pilgramiage Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago - Following Six People on a Spiritual Pilgramiage

Middle Eastern Politics & Society

Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria 105 mins 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work - a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage - follows the efforts…
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria
5 Broken Cameras - Non-Violent Resistance in the Middle East 96 mins Winner at the Sundance Film Festival, 5 BROKEN CAMERAS is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened…
5 Broken Cameras - Non-Violent Resistance in the Middle East 5 Broken Cameras - Non-Violent Resistance in the Middle East
Resistance Is Life - Life in a Syrian Refugee Camp 73 mins From a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, an 8-year-old girl named Evlin characterizes the resilience of her hometown of Kobane against ISIS militants. In…
Resistance Is Life - Life in a Syrian Refugee Camp Resistance Is Life - Life in a Syrian Refugee Camp
Starless Dreams - The Stories of Young Incarcerated Women in Iran 76 mins A stark testimonial of the previously unseen and unheard, this documentary plunges us into the lives of young teenage girls sharing temporary quarters at a…
Starless Dreams - The Stories of Young Incarcerated Women in Iran Starless Dreams - The Stories of Young Incarcerated Women in Iran
The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States 86 mins Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against…
The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States
1948: Creation and Catastrophe - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 86 mins Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: CREATION AND CATASTROPHE reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in…
1948: Creation and Catastrophe - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1948: Creation and Catastrophe - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
I am a Girl - Girls Around the World 88 mins There is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are not political or religious activists.…
I am a Girl - Girls Around the World I am a Girl - Girls Around the World
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism
Tickling Giants - Uniting Egypt through Laughter in Tumultuous Times 115 mins Dr. Bassem Youssef made a decision that's every mother's worst nightmare - he left his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian.…
Tickling Giants - Uniting Egypt through Laughter in Tumultuous Times Tickling Giants - Uniting Egypt through Laughter in Tumultuous Times
Loading more films...

1,356 Videos in Politics & Current Affairs

Loading...
Sort by:
Most Popular
Most RelevantMost PopularMost Recently AddedTitle: A-ZTitle: Z-A

Subjects
See More
Suppliers
See More
Filmmakers
See More
Features
See More
Languages
See More
Year of production
2010-2019
2000-2009
1990-1999
1980-1989
1970-1979
1960-1969
Duration time
< 10 minutes
10-30 minutes
30-60 minutes
60-90 minutes
> 90 minutes
Videos
Page 1
Living in the Future's Past - What Kind of Future Would You Like to See?
Living in the Future's Past - What Kind of Future Would You Like to See?
Vision Films
Academy Award-Winner Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists and profound thinkers going beyond politics and borders to look under the hood of humanity, revealing eye-opening concepts about ourselves and our past, providing the keys to a better future. The…
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery To Memphis
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery To Memphis
Kino Lorber Edu
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, KING: A FILMED DOCUMENTARY is a monumental documentary that follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement.…
2 videos
What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government
What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government
Kino Lorber*
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra Taylor's idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens' groundbreaking experiment in self-government…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
Media Education Foundation
Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety and grievance straight to the White House. Rejecting the notion that Trump's racial appeals to…
The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley
The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Driving a Rolls-Royce once owned by Elvis Presley - with a revolving crew of musicians in the backseat - director Eugene Jarecki embarks on a cross-country road trip to explore how Elvis lost his authenticity as America lost its soul.…
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers
Kino Lorber
It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps--and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web--an obit writer is racing…
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of welcoming cultural exchange and learning. With 92 locations throughout Manhattan, the Bronx and…
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Zeitgeist Films
This astonishingly powerful, Oscar-nominated documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, TROUBLE THE WATER takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before…
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy
Media Education Foundation
In this era of Facebook privacy breaches, "fake news" and filter bubbles, the essential film DIGITAL DISCONNECT trains its sights on the relationship between the internet and democracy. Tracing the internet's history as a publicly funded government project in the…
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria
Grasshopper Film
2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work - a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage - follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets; ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards…
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men…
Our New President - The Russian Media and American Politics
Our New President - The Russian Media and American Politics
Giant Interactive
This is the story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda. Horrifying and hilarious, this is a satirical portrait of Russian meddling in the 2016 election revealing a fake news empire and its information warfare tactics. Winner of…
Plastic China - The Lives of Recycling Plant Workers in China
Plastic China - The Lives of Recycling Plant Workers in China
Journeyman Pictures
This film documents a plastic recycling facility in a small town dedicated to the business of processing plastic waste. The facility is operated by two families: the family of the owner and a family of employees. Eleven-year-old Yi-Jie works alongside…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
The Orchard
In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow ( The Hurt Locker , Zero Dark Thirty ) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the riveting stories of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy-- the…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
PBS
From acclaimed director Steve James ( The Interrupters ), Academy Award -nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused…
Frontline: Weinstein
Frontline: Weinstein
PBS
FRONTLINE investigates Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein's early years, the film examines the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his…
Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media
Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media
Zeitgeist Films
Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, MANUFACTURING CONSENT explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist. In a dynamic collage of new and original footage, biography, archival gems, imaginative graphics and outrageous illustrations, the…
The Corporation - Interrogating a Modern Institution
The Corporation - Interrogating a Modern Institution
Zeitgeist Films
One hundred and fifty years ago, the Corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places,…
The Red Pill - A Feminist's Journey Into the Men's Rights Movement
The Red Pill - A Feminist's Journey Into the Men's Rights Movement
Jaye Bird Productions
When feminist filmmaker Cassie Jaye sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men's Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Jaye had only heard about the Men's Rights Movement as being a misogynist hate-group…
Life After Life - Personal Stories of Adjusting to Life After Incarceration
Life After Life - Personal Stories of Adjusting to Life After Incarceration
Passion River Productions
This documentary follows the stories of Harrison, Noel, and Chris as they return home from San Quentin State Prison. After spending most of their lives incarcerated, they are forced to reconcile their perception of themselves with a reality they are…