284 Films about Politics, News & Social Issues

Climate change and drought has ravaged the livelihoods of millions in Kenya, but many are fighting back

A fresh take on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict that focuses on the positive steps being taken by community members

In a hard-pressed former mill town, an Irish-American Catholic parish must come to terms with the Latino city that surrounds it

A journey to reactor communities around the country seeking to explore the truths and myths of nuclear power

On-the-spot coverage of the initial assault on fortress Europe

In 2008 Proposition 8 was passed, instantly sparking a movement against the revocation of marriage rights for same sex couples

Twelve veterans on motorcycles travel from California to Washington D.C. in support of POWs and MIAs at the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Festival

A stark look at why HIV/AIDS has such a stronghold within the African American community

A stunning and entertaining examination of Constitutional issues in America

Exposing human rights abuses in the Belarus of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

In the Tijuana river estuary, a political fence has environmental consequences

George Orwell's classic satire in a feature length animated film

An epic story about the Iran Hostage Crisis and the audacious Delta Force rescue attempt from the best selling author Mark Bowden

An epic story about the Iran Hostage Crisis and the audacious Delta Force rescue attempt from the best selling author Mark Bowden

An epic story about the Iran Hostage Crisis and the audacious Delta Force rescue attempt from the best selling author Mark Bowden

An unlikely community organizer, unites Palestinians from all political factions and Israelis to save his village from destruction

An elderly woman dies alone in a hospital

Filmmakers Jon Alpert and Keiko Tsuno document the deadly consequences of inadequate funding for patients in NYC hospitals

The contentious debate over gun control, as seen through the eyes of two mothers on opposite sides of the issue

Take a special look inside the State Department’s elite Diplomatic Security Service and how they protect the Secretary of State and all of the US Embassies overseas

“As Ohio goes, so goes the nation” -- an intimate look at the personal impacts of the political life, SWING STATE follows the Fisher family's journey through one of the most important races in the history of American politics

Ghana's investigative journalist, Anas, Aremeyaw Anas, examines activities of the state owned Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to bring forward a prolonged list of companies and people owning it

The rise and fall of America's mortgage system and the damage in the wake of its collapse

THE YOUNGEST CANDIDATE follows the story of 4 teens that ran for public office in America; funny, inspiring, poignant, and ultimately uplifting, this is not just a film about running for office

A complex, sobering, yet darkly amusing documentary, THE CORPORATION takes its audience on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation’s inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures.

Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States

Filmmakers Jeremy Wagener and Scott D. Roberts join forces to bring the history of oil prices and future of alternative fuels into focus in this documentary narrated by Peter Gallagher

A true slice of American politics - as 12 year olds vie for becoming student council president

A look at the leaders of the Pro-Life movement and the lives of individuals who were nearly victims of abortion

Following the path of Ronald Reagan from his childhood through his presidency

The exploration of American Exceptionalism from its origin to the present day

The story of five individuals affected by the massive rise in illegal immigration

The evolving character and story of a major urban, metropolitan city by an immigrant community

Documentarians follow 3 men with potentially unpleasant careers: a bull semen collector, a sewage tank pumper, and an embalmer

Edet Belzberg's Oscar nominated CHILDREN UNDERGROUND, follows a group of homeless children living in a train station in Romania

A personal investigation in to the weird world of domestic surveillance in post 9-11 America