Hunger Movies

The feature-length documentary Fakir portrays the success of fakirism in Brazil, Latin America and France. This circus art origin show is presented...

Heckel and Jeckle decide it is too much trouble and time-consuming, not to mention wear-and-tear on their wings, to fly south for the winter, so they...

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

Documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great...

Viramundo shows the saga of the northeastern migrants that arrive in São Paulo, beginning with a train arriving and ending with a train...

A muffin thief troubles Mr. Baker, so he seeks help from a sleek detective. They agree to catch the thief at night in the bakery in Baker Street.

A few fugitives... And a very, very long way to freedom.

16mm. In one of the first films to use computer animation, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. ...

Is our food bought at the price of famine in the developing world? Is agribusiness more interested in producing profits than producing food? This PBS...

A kappa village is devastated by a large storm during festival preparations. With no fish in the river, the village is weakened. Kawatarou and his...

When the governor hears that a general inspector has come to town, fearing that he'll uncover his corruption, he and his government officials panic....

H. Oboe Rhodes, a "knight of the road," limps into a large city with the idea of appeasing his hunger. His first quest is the welcoming doors of a...

A government subsidized water facility "melts" down releasing a toxin into the water supply which turns the employees and population into soulless...

A woman struggles with an uncontrollable craving.

A mother and her son partake in a rage filled dinner together.

Snow White wakes up as a zombie and she is very hungry.

During the largest food crisis in a century, a group of college students step up to help those facing hunger. Their small local effort inspires hope...

A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.