Activism Movies

A collection of stories from the Sex Worker Freedom Festival that took place in Kolkata 2012.

Planting Earth Week follows a radical climate activist who tells the story of a splitting decentralized movement that made headlines in 2019.

This documentary speaks to local activist groups in the music industry and culture scene to find out why people are driven to fight back and speak...

"Mission Asset Fund's work cuts to the core of the financial pain points families everywhere face." - Sam Ruiz

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...

Tucked at the edge of Metro Manila, a 67-year-old fisherman continues to resist and struggle against ongoing reclamation projects at the heart of...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has established himself as the most impactful world leader of this millennium. To mark his 25th anniversary of being...

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

Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for...

Olive trees have been a key element of life for populations in Palestinian land for generations. Since the creation of the state of Israel,...

La Badil (No Other Choice), was filmed undercover in the Moroccan controlled territories of Western Sahara, on the eve of the second anniversary of...

She Draws a Circle reflects on the work of generations of women to interrupt cycles of violence and oppression, looking to the ways in which our...

The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

National Center for Lesbian Rights, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the John R. May Award), for its...

Mexico is one of the countries worldwide with the highest rate of femicides, the murder of women because they are women. The mothers of two murdered...

From teach-ins to sit-ins, students and youth are working with others to target and expose the corporate players behind government cutbacks and the...

When temporary solutions become the status quo, who gets left behind? A Stop Gap Measure follows disability activist Luke Anderson in his fight for...

Part personal film, part call to action, Trespass! looks into the land workers and activists fighting for the universal right to access land. Through...