Activism Movies

Founder Joanie Benson reveals the heartbreaking mistreatment of horses and the powerful rehabilitation work of the Horse Protection Society of North...

In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in...

Linda and Kenya narrate their testimony about being women and living with HIV in a time where stigma, negligence and androcentricity force them to...

Michael Franti, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the Helen Crocker Russell Award) - artist, activist, founder...

A devoted group of entrepreneurs and activists believe they see the writing on the wall, and they're determined to add a new chapter.

A collection of stories from the Sex Worker Freedom Festival that took place in Kolkata 2012.

Plantation Tragedy presents a surreal dreamscape where trees, labourers, scientists and artificial intelligence confront one another in a shared...

Amidst the storm of Ferguson, 7 St. Louis college students evolve into advocates and activists as they demand change through policy and protest

Mexico is one of the countries worldwide with the highest rate of femicides, the murder of women because they are women. The mothers of two murdered...

Documentary about the 1993 "Whore Culture: A Festival of Sex Work" event in Toronto.

This documentary speaks to local activist groups in the music industry and culture scene to find out why people are driven to fight back and speak...

"The role of the arts is to tear down what is evil and build up what is good." - Chinaka Hodge

This documentary addresses the legacy of the military dictatorship in Chile by sharing the story of young fighters killed by the Pinochet regime as a...

The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards presents Greg Moore, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy,...

Part personal film, part call to action, Trespass! looks into the land workers and activists fighting for the universal right to access land. Through...

Brenda Way, founder and artistic director of ODC, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Awards "for creating a community hub...

"Mission Asset Fund's work cuts to the core of the financial pain points families everywhere face." - Sam Ruiz

Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for...

When temporary solutions become the status quo, who gets left behind? A Stop Gap Measure follows disability activist Luke Anderson in his fight for...