Protest Movies

  • 1959
    Yu Gwan-Sun

    Yu Gwan-Sun

    Yu Gwan-Sun

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    This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence...

    Yu Gwan-Sun
  • 2012
    Two Doors

    Two Doors

    Two Doors

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    The documentary Two Doors traces the Yongsan Tragedy of 2009, which took the lives of five evictees and one police SWAT unit member. Left with no...

    Two Doors
  • 2017
    The Lost

    The Lost

    The Lost

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    A nighttime protest downtown has escalated to require police backup for crowd control. As cop partners and a hobbyist photographer arrive late to the...

    The Lost
  • 2009
    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

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    In the winter of 2002-'03, as the US was building its case to attack Iraq, people around the world responded with a series fo the largest peace...

    Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War
  • 1969
    The Confrontation

    The Confrontation

    The Confrontation

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    In post-WWII Hungary, a group of Communist college students arrive at a Catholic seminary hoping to engage in peaceful debate with its students.

    The Confrontation
  • 1985
    Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

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    The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

    Which Side Are You On?
  • 1967
    Something's Happening

    Something's Happening

    Something's Happening

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    A documentary chronicling the "youth movement" of the late '60s on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district.

    Something's Happening
  • 2005
    Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

    Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

    Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

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    This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family...

    Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
  • 2017
    Acorn and the Firestorm

    Acorn and the Firestorm

    Acorn and the Firestorm

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    For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN advocated for America’s poorest communities, while its detractors accused it of promoting...

    Acorn and the Firestorm
  • 2021
    Absent Now the Dead

    Absent Now the Dead

    Absent Now the Dead

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    The ghost of a soldier from the Trojan War travels through the ruins of the ancient world to confront a council of tyrants who make war on reason. A...

    Absent Now the Dead
  • 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
  • 1975
    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

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    Documentary about the Lyon sex workers who occupied the church of St. Nizier on June 3, 1975.

    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak
  • 2000
    This Is What Democracy Looks Like

    This Is What Democracy Looks Like

    This Is What Democracy Looks Like

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    This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in Seattle, Washington in November 1999, against the...

    This Is What Democracy Looks Like
  • 2024
    Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta

    Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta

    Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta

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    Why does the Mexican government consider the feminist movement a bigger threat than most drug cartels? The short documentary 'SANGRE VIOLENTA /...

    Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta
  • 2023
    Twenty

    Twenty

    Twenty

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    Set in a speakeasy in Atlanta, “Twenty” is a feature documentary about fifteen young people making it through 2020. The film is an...

    Twenty
  • 2021
    Revolution of Our Times

    Revolution of Our Times

    Revolution of Our Times

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    Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition...

    Revolution of Our Times
  • 2018
    Simón

    Simón

    Simón

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    A young Venezuelan freedom fighter seeks asylum in the United States, but his heart remains in the fight back home.

    Simón
  • 1958
    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

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    Harry Bannerman, a Connecticut suburbanite, becomes involved in various shenanigans when his wife Grace leads a protest movement against a secret...

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
  • 1976
    The Heist

    The Heist

    The Heist

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    In Mexico City's infamous Lecumberri prison, three drug-addicted convicts celebrate getting drugs from one of their the mothers. They are found out...

    The Heist
  • 2010
    Standing Army

    Standing Army

    Standing Army

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    Standing Army, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi, is an award-winning documentary film about the global network of U.S. military bases, the...

    Standing Army