Protest Movies

  • 1966
    Because My Bike Was There...

    Because My Bike Was There...

    Because My Bike Was There...

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    On 19 March 1966, a photo exhibition about the police intervention during the wedding of Beatrix and Claus opened in Amsterdam. After the opening,...

    Because My Bike Was There...
  • 1967
    Napalm

    Napalm

    Napalm

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    A variety of locals react to a napalm plant and an ensuing protest in Redwood City CA during the Vietnam War.

    Napalm
  • 1970
    Primavera Lacrimógena

    Primavera Lacrimógena

    Primavera Lacrimógena

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    A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.

    Primavera Lacrimógena
  • 2022
    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?

    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?

    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?

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    Documentary about the CUGWU strike of 2022.

    How Many Horses Does One Man Need?
  • 2014
    Where are you Bucharest?

    Where are you Bucharest?

    Where are you Bucharest?

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    What does a retired police officer, a dog trainer, the founder of a political party and anti-government protesters have in common? They've all met on...

    Where are you Bucharest?
  • 2020
    Not Done: Women Remaking America

    Not Done: Women Remaking America

    Not Done: Women Remaking America

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    "Not Done: Women Remaking America" chronicles the seismic eruption of women's organizing from the 2016 election through today, and the intersectional...

    Not Done: Women Remaking America
  • 2013
    10%: What Makes a Hero?

    10%: What Makes a Hero?

    10%: What Makes a Hero?

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    Award-winning director Yoav Shamir (Defamation, Checkpoint) sets out on an entertaining and insightful international quest, exploring the notion of...

    10%: What Makes a Hero?
  • 2020
    Tipping Point

    Tipping Point

    Tipping Point

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    Enter the Watch Dogs Legion universe in this intense chase through a dystopian London created by Emmy awards winner Alberto Mielgo. This piece is the...

    Tipping Point
  • 2009
    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

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    Believing he was sacked unjustly from his job as an engineer in a big Japanese corporation, Tanaka Tetsuro has protested outside the company gate...

    Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics
  • 1975
    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak

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    Documentary about the Lyon sex workers who occupied the church of St. Nizier on June 3, 1975.

    The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak
  • 2016
    Disobedience

    Disobedience

    Disobedience

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    Disobedience tells the David vs. Goliath tale of front line leaders battling for a livable world. Filmed in the Philippines, Turkey, Germany, Canada,...

    Disobedience
  • 2006
    Bil'in Habibti

    Bil'in Habibti

    Bil'in Habibti

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    The Israeli filmmaker Shai Corneli Polak records the building of the 'security wall' through Palestinian territory at the village of Bil'in. The...

    Bil'in Habibti
  • 1914
    Palace Pandemonium

    Palace Pandemonium

    Palace Pandemonium

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    The campaign for women's suffrage steps up as Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

    Palace Pandemonium
  • 1968
    Color Us Black!

    Color Us Black!

    Color Us Black!

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    A documentary that examines the 1968 student strike at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The film looks at how the school’s disciplining of...

    Color Us Black!
  • 2023
    The Revolt

    The Revolt

    The Revolt

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    La Revuelta accounts for the tension experienced by those who, as of October 2019, came out to express their social discontent. The work has as its...

    The Revolt
  • 2024
    Election Night

    Election Night

    Election Night

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    A close-up look at the New Yorkers who took to the streets during the 2024 Presidential Election.

    Election Night
  • 2020
    A Response to Your Message

    A Response to Your Message

    A Response to Your Message

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    A personal reflection on 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.

    A Response to Your Message
  • 2025
    The Orchards

    The Orchards

    The Orchards

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    In 2015, in Damascus, the Basateen al-Razi district and its orchards were razed to the ground as punishment for the population's uprising against the...

    The Orchards
  • 2022
    Happy Gypsies

    Happy Gypsies

    Happy Gypsies

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    Rome, 1977. Small town boy Tano joins the far left movement in Rome where he finds an old love and a new friend. His life takes an odd turn when he...

    Happy Gypsies
  • 2018
    Repeal! Procession

    Repeal! Procession

    Repeal! Procession

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    A procession from Artists' Campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Republic of Ireland.

    Repeal! Procession