Democracy Movies

Syrian brothers Adel and Hadi Bakkour take to the streets of Rio de Janeiro fighting for democracy in the country where they chose to live. History...

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.

The death of the dictator Francisco Franco on November 20, 1975 changed the course of Spanish history. The Franco dictatorship gave way to the...

An analysis of the current state of democracy in Switzerland

A documentary footage of a student following a government official on a secret mission to hunt down "Mikhailov," a communist traitor hiding within...

The 2022 midterms are crucial for the second half of Joe Biden's presidency. The documentary shows the state of the political system.

In October 1995, Forbach witnessed one of the most violent strikes in the history of contemporary France. A thousand or so miners took to the streets...

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers – this is the story of 25-year-old Reality Winner who disclosed a document about...

Follows directors journey to discover the life and times of Antonio José Martínez, an activist priest dedicated to the enlightenment...

Scene is the classroom of a special school in Berlin. Yannik is the leader of class 7a. Yousuf and Marcel would rather have him as a friend than as...

The recent democratic revolutions throughout Eastern Europe—Serbia in 2000, Georgia in 2003, and the Ukraine in 2004—all seemed to follow...

An artist's sculpture is burnt down, a protester is charged with a criminal case, and a democracy movement is violently attacked. In the United...

Follows Shyam Rangeela, a stand-up comedian infamous for his Narendra Modi impersonation, and his daring pursuit of filing the general election...

Four emerging filmmakers present a collection of gritty short crime dramas and thrillers that reflect Thailand's social issues and politics.

Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as diverse as the youths of the rest of the...

In the weeks and months surrounding the overthrowing of Bulgaria's socialist dictatorship, the public's taste for democratic discussion begs to be...

'Zweite Tür Rechts' is a satirical political comedy about the Austrian government's Department of Direct Democracy.

A woman asks "what's the meaning of democracy?" as she looks back over the politics of Kenya from the 1960s to the 2007 election.