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Civil Rights Documentaries

13th

13th

Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the USt, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
 20 Feet From Stardom

20 Feet From Stardom

Filmmaker Morgan Neville shines a long-overdue spotlight on the hit-making contributions of longtime backup singers like Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets

3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets

Filmmaker Marc Silver uses the shooting death of black teenager Jordan Davis to examine Florida's `Stand Your Ground' self-defense law.
 Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall

This documentary investigates cultural perceptions of homosexuality before the riot, looking back on previous decades, in regard to conflicts with police and censorship.
 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and its impact on civil rights and American culture.
 Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

This joint portrait of two icons floats on stunning archival images and stings with questions of what might have been.
 Bobby Kennedy for President

Bobby Kennedy for President

This four-part documentary series weaves together rare and exclusive footage of attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s.
 Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

Michael Moore explores the circumstances that lead to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and, more broadly, the proliferation of guns and the high homicide rate in America.
 Brothers on the Line

Brothers on the Line

At the height of the Great Depression, the Reuthers are among a small band of trade unionists that take a stand against oppressive working conditions in the auto factories.
 The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon examine a 1989 case of five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman.
 Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, igniting a landmark movement.
 The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Filmmakers re-examine the 1992 death of transgender legend Marsha P. Johnson, who was found floating in the Hudson River.
 Disclosure

Disclosure

An eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender.
 Dying To Tell

Dying To Tell

War reporters talk candidly about the traumas they have witnessed and the losses they can never recover from as they risk their lives to keep the world informed.
 The Extraordinary Life of April Ashley

The Extraordinary Life of April Ashley

From wartime Liverpool slums to London's high society, the epic story of the model, dancer, and transgender pioneer who changed Britain.
 For Sama

For Sama

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria.
 Girl Rising

Girl Rising

Stories of nine girls from developing countries, showing how they are overcoming great obstacles to obtain an education and change their fates.
 The Hard Stop

The Hard Stop

The police killing of Mark Duggan in London, 2011, ignited the worst civil unrest in recent British history and made headlines around the globe.
 The Hunting Ground

The Hunting Ground

An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
 I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

Raoul Peck’s fluid documentary uses the timeless anger of James Baldwin to animate his history of the black experience in America, from Hollywood stereotypes to police brutality.
 LA 92

LA 92

25 years after the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests and violence in LA, filmmakers examine the tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.
 Let the World See

Let the World See

Follows Mamie Till-Mobley and her quest for justice that sparked the civil rights movement after her son Emmett Till's murder, to stand up boldly for their rights.
 Limited Partnership

Limited Partnership

The love story between Filipino-American Richard Adams and Australian Tony Sullivan, who, in 1975, became one of the first same-sex couples in the world to be legally married.
 A Love Song For Latasha

A Love Song For Latasha

A reimagined narrative of Latasha Harlins through intimate memories shared by her cousin and best friend.