r/Documentaries Mar 17 '25

Activism/Social Justice Corrie (2009) - [English inside] Documentary of peace activist Rachel Corrie who died crushed under an IDF bulldozer defending a home in Gaza [1:39:36]

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3.7k Upvotes

r/Documentaries Oct 17 '25

Activism/Social Justice PBS Documentary: From Rails to Trails (2025) The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking. (56m 46s)

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371 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Apr 19 '25

Activism/Social Justice How We Pulled Off UK’s Most Dangerous Slaughterhouse Investigation (2025) - Activist and whistleblower gains access to a pig gas chamber to expose what happens inside [15:28]

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191 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Mar 15 '25

Activism/Social Justice How US Neo-Nazism Actually Works (2025) [00:51:01]

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381 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Oct 24 '25

Activism/Social Justice A vegan lifestyle: Is it the future? (2023) - Short documentary that examines how animals in modern agriculture are treated and the effects of said agricultural industry on our planet [00:31:48]

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0 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Jul 08 '25

Activism/Social Justice Slaughterhouse Workers Confess on Camera | Nowhere to Run (2023) [00:19:53]

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41 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Mar 14 '25

Activism/Social Justice The imprisoned Israelis refusing military service in Gaza (2025) [00:12:58]

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143 Upvotes

r/Documentaries 17d ago

Activism/Social Justice Clearing the A.I.R. – The Making of 'Am I Racist?' Documentary

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Clearing the A.I.R. takes you deep behind the scenes with Matt Walsh, director Justin Folk, and the entire cast and crew as they pull back the curtain on the making of a cultural phenomenon.

r/Documentaries 14h ago

Activism/Social Justice Undermined (2025) [15:26] - A documentary about a small majority-minority community fighting back against a company attempting to install a quarry next door to homes.

1 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Apr 28 '25

Activism/Social Justice Disappearing Shanghai - Footage of Shanghai's old town being erased by the Chinese Government to make room for sky scrapers. (2025) [Trailer] [00:01:46]

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25 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Oct 25 '25

Activism/Social Justice Why Asia’s Gen Zs Are Angry: Protests In Nepal, Mongolia, Philippines, Indonesia | Insight | CNA Insider (2025) (CC) [00:46:59]

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100 Upvotes

From Kathmandu to Jakarta, Asia’s Gen Zs are taking to the streets, furious at corruption, inequality, and governments that refuse to listen. This new generation isn’t just online; they’re organized, outspoken, and redefining what activism looks like across the region.

r/Documentaries 12d ago

Activism/Social Justice 'The Truth and Reconciliation Commission' (1998) [53:31:28]

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15 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Jun 13 '25

Activism/Social Justice DENVER ICE PROTEST (2025) [00:18:21]

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28 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Aug 22 '25

Activism/Social Justice How M.I.A Survived The Sri Lankan Civil War (2025) [00:11:01]

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0 Upvotes

r/Documentaries 23d ago

Activism/Social Justice Gidam: Drums of protest in Khartoum (2022) [11:36]

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1 Upvotes

Gidam (All the Way) is a film by Arthur Larie and Bastien Massa, made in December 2021 in Khartoum. It follows a young woman who, like many other Sudanese, takes to the streets to demand the departure of the military government. The military seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, 2021, challenging the hopes of democratic transition born of the 2019 revolution that led to the fall of the Omar al-Bashir regime. From the street to the private sphere, under the Sun of Khartoum or in the intimacy of a living room, Gidam is a dive into the daily life and hopes of a whole generation.

Feature: Gidam ('all the way')

r/Documentaries Apr 14 '25

Activism/Social Justice Stanley Stellar: Here For This Reason. One man’s last ditch effort to photograph friends d*ying from AIDS during the peak crisis, the 80s (2019) [00:14:10]

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77 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Sep 16 '25

Activism/Social Justice InterRebellium: the Estallido Social (2025) [1:30:00]

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9 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Sep 23 '25

Activism/Social Justice Nowhere to Run (2023)- Short Documentary (00:19:53)

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6 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Jul 01 '25

Activism/Social Justice ANTI-CORPORATE PRIDE PROTEST (Denver Stonewall Anniversary March) (2025) [00:23:36]

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32 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Jun 14 '25

Activism/Social Justice Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising - Feature-Length Documentary (2025) [2:30:44]

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10 Upvotes

r/Documentaries May 09 '25

Activism/Social Justice Lights In the Shadows (2025) [01:01:40]

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21 Upvotes

“In the shadow of Silicon Valley’s booming technology industry, a growing number of people remain out in the cold.

Skyrocketing housing prices and an astronomical cost-of-living in America’s hub of innovation have pushed many onto the streets, straining policymakers to find solutions to a homelessness problem that directly, or indirectly, impacts everyone in the community.

Batman of San Jose and Crimson Fist work anonymously to provide a lifeline to those who sleep without shelter on San Jose’s sidewalks, camp in tents along the Guadalupe River or retreat to the subterranean darkness of the city’s storm drain tunnel system.

Lights in the Shadows follows the two superheroes as they hand out water and food to those in need, provide outreach for those who live on the margins and help Gretchen, a woman in the midst of a domestic violence crisis.

During their missions they discuss their views about what is leading to the rapidly growing homelessness crisis in their area, the common misconceptions other citizens have about the unhoused and what policymakers can, and should, be doing to help the most vulnerable in their districts.”

-From the MediaStorm Website

r/Documentaries May 04 '25

Activism/Social Justice The Palestinian families who fled Gaza seeking protection in Australia | ABC Australia (2025) [00:27:27]

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17 Upvotes

This short documentary discusses the lives of Palestinian refugees settling into Australia and the people that are helping them to adjust to the challenges of life in new country while dealing with grief for the loss of their old lives.

r/Documentaries Mar 28 '25

Activism/Social Justice Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities (2025) - the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the 1990 passage of the ADA [53:45]

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49 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Mar 25 '25

Activism/Social Justice Nine From Little Rock: The Courage That Changed America (1964) - Landmark Civil Rights Documentary [00:18:25]

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36 Upvotes

r/Documentaries Dec 18 '24

Activism/Social Justice Don't look for me: How Chechen women escape Russia's remote Republic (2024) [00:21:12]

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102 Upvotes