Political Documentary Movies

Documentary about the dangers of the nuclear arms race, including an interview with an eyewitness of the bomb drop on Hiroshima and scientific...

Despite their children's reluctance, Radi and Mounira, a 65-year-old puppeteer couple, set off on tour between Israel and Palestine in their outdated...

Night falls and the noisy and chaotic population of the city of Rio de Janeiro goes to their homes, preparing for a new day. But while most people...

What began as a document of trades, traditions, cultures and home environments in contemporary England evolved and expanded to become an...

Who were the men and women of Project Apollo? Where are they today? What do they think of the extraordinary effort they helped make possible?...

Positive developments in the Middle East: Saudi Arabian and Iranian diplomats have just agreed to normalize their relations with Israel. And yet:...

A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians, who had a profound...

For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly criticized the left for playing “the race card” and “the woman...

Personal accounts from the Alta actions in the years 1979 to 1981. Large police forces were deployed against the demonstrators. The dispute over the...

FRONTLINE tells the story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best describe the...

A low-intensity war is being fought on the streets of Europe and the aim is on fascism. This critically acclaimed documentary takes us behind the...

Tracing the story of a student uprising this documentary explores how the NRA manages to keep a permissive gun law alive, and why it has such a...

With unfettered access, the film follows Baltimore's idealistic young mayor into office, where he puts his personal and political future on the line...

Filmmaker Gio Petti takes an in-depth look at the city's troublesome transit system in his documentary, Dude, Where's My Bus?. His nearly 2 year-long...

Located in former West Berlin, Tempelhof Airport reflects the dramatic history of the 20th century. Once a Nazi showpiece, it later became a symbol...

In 2019, the multi-awarded filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani (My Stolen Revolution, Prostitution Behind the Veil) filmed the Iranian journalist...

Christian Garcia, a fiercely dedicated Latino political organizer, leads a team of young people mobilizing their community for a soda tax. Tested...