Human Rights Movies

The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West,...

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare condition of congenital hypertrichosis, meaning they...

Through archival footage and testimonies from professors, students, staff, and graduates, the documentary traces the history of the National...

"letters to eleanore" is a poignant feature-length documentary that explores the intertwined journeys of two remarkable girls, Keith from Canto...

A girl from St. Petersburg walks around protest-ridden Moscow, talking to riot police and believing that sooner or later they will go over to the...

Sahar a 17 year old student is determined to skip high school during the recess to attend the football stadium to watch the football match between...

This short film recounts efforts in the 20th century to develop programs and procedures that protect human subjects of research. Citing selected...

Building on Forensic Architecture’s previous investigation into herbicidal warfare and its effects on Palestinian farmers along the eastern...

War and Justice is the first and only true-life documentary about the International Criminal Court (ICC), thanks to unprecedented access to Ben...

The thousand-year-old tradition of pottery in the Indian subcontinent is now under threat. With the market being flooded with plastic in the...

In the midst of conservative politics in the city of Goiânia, an anti-prohibitionist collective mobilizes for the legalization of marijuana...

Through a child's lens, The Honest Poet reveals a rarely seen side of Afghanistan, following 11-year-old Raheem on a journey through his country and...

A thought provoking short film on Indian farmers told through clay sculptures made from barren farms of the farmers who have committed suicide.

A walking sign, fed up with his job, dreams to dance.

Carmela lives with her husband and eight children near the Ecuadorian-Colombian border. This 56-year-old Afro-Ecuadorian woman opened her home to...

Fragmentary perspectives on Human Rights and transgender (trans*) People in Turkey. What remains at the place where a murder happened? What...

Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and...

The story of the struggle of a small African community against a factory that poisoned their lives with lead, a killer industry operating across...