Social History Movies
- 2023
BlackBerry
BlackBerry7.22023HD
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to b...
- 2023
Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion
Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion6.72023HD
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
- 2017
VHS Revolution
VHS Revolution6.12017HD
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of ca...
- 2018
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy7.22018HD
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...
- 1989
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre5.51989HD
Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless,...
- 2024
The American Question
The American Question02024HD
An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and pres...
- 1987
Prairie Women
Prairie Women01987HD
This film illustrates the struggles of Canadian prairies women to achieve a more just and humane society within the farm movement and at large. During...
- 1980
Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters
Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters31980HD
In 1978 the police attacked demonstrators at the Sydney (Australia) Mardi Gras celebrations. This film details the communities' responses.
- 2024
Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté
Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté82024HD
- 1964
Changing Landscapes
Changing Landscapes7.41964HD
A sophisticated and beautifully constructed account of landscape change in and around Paris in the early 1960s. The film raises complex issues about t...
- 2021
The Wikipedia Promise
The Wikipedia Promise6.62021HD
In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowl...
- 2016
Men of Wood & Foam
Men of Wood & Foam02016HD
Filled with rare archive footage and frequently hilarious interviews with the trailblazers themselves, Men of Wood & Foam is a compelling look at Aust...
- 2008
Benzeduras
Benzeduras02008HD
- 2019
Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914
Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 19147.42019HD
- 1981
Man Versus Man
Man Versus Man01981HD
Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State Gover...
- 1989
Twilight City
Twilight City71989HD
A fictional letter from a daughter, Olivia, to her mother in Dominica is the narrative thread connecting interviews from (predominantly) black and Asi...