Protest Movies

  • 2006
    Bil'in Habibti

    Bil'in Habibti

    Bil'in Habibti

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    The Israeli filmmaker Shai Corneli Polak records the building of the 'security wall' through Palestinian territory at the village of Bil'in. The...

    Bil'in Habibti
  • 2009
    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

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    Believing he was sacked unjustly from his job as an engineer in a big Japanese corporation, Tanaka Tetsuro has protested outside the company gate...

    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics
  • 2016
    United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack

    United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack

    United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack

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    BBC Three examines an upsurge in Islamophobia in America, meeting both Texan anti-Islam groups and American Muslims. Award-winning director and...

    United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack
  • 1976
    From Spikes to Spindles

    From Spikes to Spindles

    From Spikes to Spindles

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    This raw, gutsy portrait of New York's Chinatown captures the early days of an emerging consciousness in the community. We see a Chinatown rarely...

    From Spikes to Spindles
  • 2008
    The Past is a Strange Country

    The Past is a Strange Country

    The Past is a Strange Country

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    On April 28, 1986, two students, twenty-year-old Kim Se-jin and Lee Jae-ho, immolated themselves to death, shouting slogans, “No war, no...

    The Past is a Strange Country
  • 2020
    The Rebellion of Memory

    The Rebellion of Memory

    The Rebellion of Memory

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    It became world news in October 2019 when economic reforms in Ecuador led to gas prices suddenly shooting up by 123 percent. People from urban and...

    The Rebellion of Memory
  • 2022
    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?

    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?

    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?

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    Documentary about the CUGWU strike of 2022.

    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?
  • 1970
    Greater Things

    Greater Things

    Greater Things

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    Two activists and lovers meet a thrillseeking anarchist who wants to help them in their missions to improve the world. Unsure about the what and how,...

    Greater Things
  • 2016
    Chronicles of revolution that didn't happen

    Chronicles of revolution that didn't happen

    Chronicles of revolution that didn't happen

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    The documentary follows Oleg, Andrey, and other long-distance truck drivers from all over Russia, who turned their outrage against the 2015 bill that...

    Chronicles of revolution that didn't happen
  • 2017
    The Maribor Uprisings

    The Maribor Uprisings

    The Maribor Uprisings

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    Equal parts film, conversation, and social experiment, this interactive documentary uses footage shot by activists in the crowd of the Maribor...

    The Maribor Uprisings
  • 2014
    Where are you Bucharest?

    Where are you Bucharest?

    Where are you Bucharest?

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    What does a retired police officer, a dog trainer, the founder of a political party and anti-government protesters have in common? They've all met on...

    Where are you Bucharest?
  • 2018
    Swimming to Ferguson

    Swimming to Ferguson

    Swimming to Ferguson

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    Beneath the fury of Ferguson unrest, an affable professor dedicates his life to actionable, peaceful change while attempting the grueling triple...

    Swimming to Ferguson
  • 2019
    Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?

    Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?

    Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?

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    A huge new global protest movement is changing public attitudes to climate change. Reporter Ben Zand gains access to the most high-profile activist...

    Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?
  • 2010
    Love Exiled

    Love Exiled

    Love Exiled

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    On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of...

    Love Exiled
  • 2022
    Happy Gypsies

    Happy Gypsies

    Happy Gypsies

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    Rome, 1977. Small town boy Tano joins the far left movement in Rome where he finds an old love and a new friend. His life takes an odd turn when he...

    Happy Gypsies
  • 2014
    A Fight for

    A Fight for

    A Fight for

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    A month after the Wall Street occupation, a number of protesters follow their example and set up their tents in front of the Ljubljana stock market....

    A Fight for
  • 2003
    Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger

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    "Jolly Roger" could mean Roger Schawinski. But by definition, a "Jolly Roger" is the classic black pirate flag with skull and crossbones. This...

    Jolly Roger
  • 2016
    Concerned Student 1950

    Concerned Student 1950

    Concerned Student 1950

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    A series of racist acts prompts three Mizzou students to pick up cameras and take us inside the student movement that brought down their college...

    Concerned Student 1950
  • 2016
    Disobedience

    Disobedience

    Disobedience

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    Disobedience tells the David vs. Goliath tale of front line leaders battling for a livable world. Filmed in the Philippines, Turkey, Germany, Canada,...

    Disobedience
  • 1914
    Palace Pandemonium

    Palace Pandemonium

    Palace Pandemonium

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    The campaign for women's suffrage steps up as Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

    Palace Pandemonium