THEME EXPLORATION

Civil rights and activism

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Milk
Milk
2008 · Gus Van Sant
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cousin Bobby
Cousin Bobby
1992 · Jonathan Demme
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Guernica
Guernica
1951 · Alain Resnais
Joe Hill
Joe Hill
1971 · Bo Widerberg
Offside
Offside
2006 · Jafar Panahi
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
OZI: Voice of the Forest
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · J. Lee Thompson
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly confront systemic racism and Black activism in America through powerful storytelling.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' consistently explore working-class struggles and systemic inequality through humanistic activism.