Documentary
Bookended by call-to-action quotes from Margaret Mead and Mahatma Gandhi, this inspiring documentary follows three extraordinary women -- in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mali, and Vietnam -- as they lead day-to-day battles against ignorance, poverty, oppression, and ethnic strife.
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Frontline: The Age of AIDS
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Weiss ist die Farbe der Verlierer
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Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians
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IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 2022
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IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 2021
Three months before the 2019 World Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation. At the center of this no-holds-barred account are the players themselves–Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara and others–who share their stories of courage and resiliency as they take on the biggest fight for women's rights since Title IX.Puppets Against Aids - Township to Tundra
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1992
In 1992, an independent South African puppetry group, the African Research and Educational Puppetry Program, were invited by OXFAM (Canada) to bring their highly successful educational program 'Puppets Against Aids' to tour rural and regional Canada for twelve weeks. This is the one-hour documentary that was produced from their Canadian Tour.Playback
IMDB 5.4 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2023
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IMDB 5 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2019
An unprecedented access to a number of Saudi women in the capital city of Riyadh as they embrace the freedom that comes from being behind the wheel.The Saudi Women’s Driving School is said to be the world's largest driving school, which caters exclusively to women since the ban on female drivers was lifted in 2017.Citoyennes !
IMDB 8 | Jun , 2024
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IMDB 4 | Oct , 1995
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IMDB 10 | May , 2006
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IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 2003
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IMDB 3.5 | Jul , 1986
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 1989
Short documentary about artist Keith Haring, detailing his involvement in the New York City graffiti subculture, his opening of the Pop Shop, and the social commentary present in his paintings and drawings.Weiss ist die Farbe der Verlierer
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1974
Short film against the oppression of women. At first, differences in education are presented and then how the relationship between women and men looks like in the professional world.Vietnam: Fast Forward
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2021
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IMDB 3.5 | Feb , 2008
As a result of the Holocaust and later, AIDS, the male homosexual community has sustained bitter losses and, according to Praunheim, lesbian women have now placed themselves at the head of the so-called queer movement. The female protagonists in the film represent two different generations; they also incorporate the past and present status of homosexuals in society.Pfui, Rosa!
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2002
German iconoclast filmmaker and gay-rights activist Rosa vonPraunheim examines his own life and career in the documentary Phooey Rosa! With a quickly paced editing style, the film is a mix of personal banter, candid interviews, and clips from his filmography. It also includes footage from his early film Bed Sausage to his later work Neurosia. At the age of 60, vonPraunheim reveals intimate details about his past relationships and his childhood growing up after WWII. He also implicates some of his friends and inspirations, including Luzi Kryn and Rainer Kranach.Gringo Trails
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2014
Are tourists destroying the planet-or saving it? How do travelers change the remote places they visit, and how are they changed? From the Bolivian jungle to the party beaches of Thailand, and from the deserts of Timbuktu, Mali to the breathtaking beauty of Bhutan, GRINGO TRAILS traces stories over 30 years to show the dramatic long-term impact of tourism on cultures, economies, and the environment.The Transformation
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1996
Ricardo was once Sara, a homeless HIV positive transvestite, living in the underbelly of Manhattan. Today he is a churchgoing, married man, "saved" by a Dallas ministry. He has renounced his homosexuality, but is his conversion complete? Susana Aiken and Carlos Aparicio offer an intimate look at Ricardo's transformation.Paris Is Burning
IMDB 8 | Mar , 1991
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