SnagFilms is proud to present its library of campus documentaries, specially tailored for the collegiate audience. Our rapidly growing collection of riveting true stories includes: The World's Best Prom, the story of Racine, Wisconsin, an otherwise humble Midwestern town, utterly and unrepentantly obsessed with senior prom; Haze, the story of Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr., a Chi Psi Fraternity pledge who died during a fraternity ritual; and, the world of Senegalese hip hop in the award-winning African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal.
SnagFilms is committed to finding the world‘s most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them available, for free, to the wide audience these titles deserve.
Two Ugandan girls with big dreams… Challenging their culture, defying the odds… In a country where a high school education is generally reserved for boys. Hoctavia is one of 31 children, most of whom dropped out of school. Ruth lives in … Watch Now ›
A short movie, about how Cinderella dreamed of going to college, made during Campus MovieFest (CMF). CMF is the world’s largest student film festival, traveling to over 50 colleges and universities across the country and abroad, providing teams of students with … Watch Now ›
I learned about Albert Lewis while reading a newspaper article about the Homeless Veteran Emergency Housing Facility, a place where Lewis and other homeless veterans formed a community where they could improve their lives.
Part of a larger Bell Bajao or Ring the Bell campaign against domestic violence, Knock Knock, Who’s There? is a call to action that shatters the silence around domestic violence by provoking audiences, particularly men, to step up and bring the violence to a halt.
Americans consume more paper than anyone else on the planet. In 2006, Americans consumed 663 pounds of paper per person, versus 448 pounds in the UK and 136 pounds in Mexico. Yet very few of us stop to think about what … Watch Now ›
Exiled in America explores immigration United States, focusing on detention and deportation from the point of view of those who are affected most - children.
Will I Be Next? explores the issue of gun violence in Chicago. Five established experts and numerous young people were interviewed for their perspective on this complex and incredibly troubling problem. The Field Foundation of Illinois commissioned and funded Free Spirit … Watch Now ›
I was approached by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to make a film about a family of ‘cocaleros’ (coca farmers). The United Nations has blacklisted the coca leaf since 1961 and in past years has sponsored forced eradication of the … Watch Now ›
This film is a small piece of a growing international conversation. Ghana was the first destination for Momentus International, a new organization which aims to promote international dialogue through the arts. From October - December 2007, local artists worked and collaborated … Watch Now ›
On July 8, 2005, blogger and activist Josh Wolf filmed an anti-G8 protest in San Francisco’s mission district. The protest turned violent and a police officer was injured; however Josh did not capture the incident on tape. After selling his edited … Watch Now ›
“Skid Row” is a 50-square block area in downtown Los Angeles where an average of 90,000 homeless and transient people live on any given night. More than just a place - it’s a way of life, a mind set, the last … Watch Now ›
Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of eco-pioneers, teenage runaways, war veterans and drop-outs, live on the fringe and off the grid, struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, as … Watch Now ›
Click Q&A above for an interview with filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. In SUPER SIZE ME, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a “McDonald’s only” diet for thirty days straight. His Sundance … Watch Now ›
RED WITHOUT BLUE is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twinship despite transformation. An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, RED WITHOUT BLUE follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from … Watch Now ›
Lisa was raised in the right part of town, she went to the right schools, had the right friends. But somewhere along the way something went terribly wrong. At age 37 Lisa is an estranged mother of one, and a Crack … Watch Now ›
Chahinaz, a 20 year-old student in Algeria, has mixed feelings about the Western world and its values, but she admires the freedom of Western women. Through her curiosity and voyage of self-discovery, Chahinaz begins to wonder what life is like for … Watch Now ›
Click Q and A for an interview with Dig! director, Ondi Timoner. Seven years in the making and culled from 2000 hours of footage, DIG! plunges into the underbelly of rock n roll, unearthing an incredible true story of success and … Watch Now ›
Once a year, prom mania grips the entire population of Racine, Wisconsin. The city’s extravagant celebration begins with a rowdy parade where students compete for the most outrageous form of transportation, driving fire engines, 18-wheelers, even riding elephant-back through the city … Watch Now ›
Click Q and A for an interview with Kicking It director Susan Koch In the summer of 2006, while the football world’s attention was focused on Germany, thousands of players around the globe were training hard and competing to be part … Watch Now ›
On the afternoon of September 16, 2004, a joyous 18-year-old, Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr., pledged Chi Psi Fraternity at the University of Colorado. The next morning he was found dead, a victim of an irresponsible hazing ritual involving alcohol. A sad … Watch Now ›
