Social History Movies

  • 2023
    BlackBerry

    BlackBerry

    BlackBerry

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    Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to b...

    BlackBerry
  • 2023
    Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion

    Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion

    Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion

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    The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.

    Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion
  • 2017
    VHS Revolution

    VHS Revolution

    VHS Revolution

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    Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of ca...

    VHS Revolution
  • 1989
    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre

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    Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless,...

    Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
  • 2018
    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    7.22018HD

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
  • 2024
    Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté

    Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté

    Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté

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    Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté
  • 2024
    The American Question

    The American Question

    The American Question

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    An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and pres...

    The American Question
  • 1964
    Changing Landscapes

    Changing Landscapes

    Changing Landscapes

    7.41964HD

    A sophisticated and beautifully constructed account of landscape change in and around Paris in the early 1960s. The film raises complex issues about t...

    Changing Landscapes
  • 1987
    Prairie Women

    Prairie Women

    Prairie Women

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    This film illustrates the struggles of Canadian prairies women to achieve a more just and humane society within the farm movement and at large. During...

    Prairie Women
  • 2021
    The Wikipedia Promise

    The Wikipedia Promise

    The Wikipedia Promise

    6.62021HD

    In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowl...

    The Wikipedia Promise
  • 2019
    Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914

    Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914

    Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914

    7.42019HD

    Une si belle époque ! La France d'avant 1914
  • 1989
    Twilight City

    Twilight City

    Twilight City

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    A fictional letter from a daughter, Olivia, to her mother in Dominica is the narrative thread connecting interviews from (predominantly) black and Asi...

    Twilight City
  • 1981
    Man Versus Man

    Man Versus Man

    Man Versus Man

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    Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State Gover...

    Man Versus Man
  • 2008
    Benzeduras

    Benzeduras

    Benzeduras

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    Benzeduras
  • 2016
    Men of Wood & Foam

    Men of Wood & Foam

    Men of Wood & Foam

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    Filled with rare archive footage and frequently hilarious interviews with the trailblazers themselves, Men of Wood & Foam is a compelling look at Aust...

    Men of Wood & Foam
  • 1980
    Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters

    Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters

    Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters

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    In 1978 the police attacked demonstrators at the Sydney (Australia) Mardi Gras celebrations. This film details the communities' responses.

    Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters