Activism Movies

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her...

In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one...

Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an...

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

In a near-future Japanese city bracing for a devastating earthquake, a group of teenage friends navigate personal struggles and fractured bonds amid...

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances, and politics.

In order to prevent the construction of a skyscraper in an urban forest, Elya, a young environmental activist, accepts a challenge from the mega...

A dinner party with a group of diverse childhood friends turns into a moment for all attendees to look at their own histories, and determine whether...

The documentary follows activists who are fighting for a more just future through civil disobedience, accepting personal risks and legal consequences...

Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he's convinced he can stop an act of...

Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor,...

A young documentarian joins an activist squat, who end up face to face with the rich owner of the house, the media and the law, causing tensions...

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

A group of anarchists use their public-access TV show to satirize the government until a right-wing preacher attempts to shut them down.

Co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Watson is part pirate, part philosopher in this provocative documentary about a man who...

In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of...

Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Nick Reed & Ryan Azevedo, the film tells the story of activist and Claire’s Place Foundation Founder Claire...

While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is...

In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising...