The last episode in the Why We Fight saga focuses on the United States' decision to intervene in the resistance to the …
The sixth film in Frank Capra's Why We Fight saga introduced US soldiers and audiences to Japan's invasion of China and…
This film mixes images from the diverse lives of Iranians in the United States that make up a nation in Exile.
The second of two parts of the film that explains the Russian resistance to the Nazi invasion during WWII. The fifth in…
The first of two parts of the film that explains the Russian resistance to the Nazi invasion during WWII. The fifth ins…
The fourth installment in Frank Capra's Why We Fight series. After the fall of France, the Nazis focus their strength o…
In the third installment of the Why We Fight series, director Frank Capra describes Hitler's deceptive strategy to conq…
The second episode of Frank Capra's Why We Fight saga. Seen from the American government propaganda, Nazi Germany is pr…
This is the first episode of the epic saga commissioned by the United States government during World War II, directed b…
Amid pandemic times, filmmaker and UN Sustainable Development Goals advocate Richard Curtis take viewers on a journey t…
This emotional Oscar-nominated short film, follows the day-to-day of five seniors living in a retirement resort in Palm…
Saul's dad took him to work with him on a hot Summer day in 1950. What could go wrong? More than 60 years later, in thi…
This short film is a sensory journey through a moment in the life of Pablo Carranza, a young skater from San Francisco …
Director Andrew Lancaster delves into his family's past and brings to light the case of his uncle Bill Lancaster, an av…
This observational documentary makes visible the faces behind the famous manhole covers on the streets of New York, whi…
This independent documentary is an educational effort to make visible the life and work of the great poet Walt Whitman …
This episode of UN In Action takes us to New York, where the United Nations promotes urban farming as a sustainable way…
In this episode of UN In Action we follow the Somali police force in their attempt to eradicate the contamination of ex…
This episode of UN In Action shows how the United Nations and the World Health Organization and specialists in the Cong…
Will we be able to live in the future on highly organized floating cities? This episode shows how the United Nations su…
This episode of UN In Action focuses on the terrorism victims in Cameroon. A conflict that has forced hundreds of thous…
Most Ugandans live in rural areas where land is undocumented and unmapped. UN-Habitat works with Ugandan government to …
In this episode of UN In Action, activist Haha Dukureh makes visible the fight of millions of women in Africa against f…
With the beautifully photographed urban world of Dublin as a backdrop, this film reflects on the evolution of Skateboar…
A glimpse into the soul of Teresa Smith, an African-American mother who through her profound singing finds a way to dem…
This Oscar-Nominated animation illustrates the dilemma of Bill Babbitt, who must make a decision when he realizes his b…
The world knows who Mandela was for South Africa, but we don't know about F.W. de Klerk, the president that ushered in …
This documentary follows the difficult path of African-American politician Bakari Sellers in his quest to become the fi…
In this semi-animated documentary, the artist Christoph Faulhaber questions our current digitized world through his own…
This episode of UN in Action portrays how climate change has forced communities in Madagascar to seek better opportunit…
New York 2001, Bagdad 2003, Algeria 2007, Uganda 2010 are dates remembered by victims of terrorism worldwide. This epis…
In case you didn't know, we are in a global water crisis. The UN launched a program to accelerate efforts towards meeti…
In the midst of an unstable political and social situation, a contingent of female UN peacekeepers helps solve the prob…
Reminiscing about the days of the repressive cultural revolution, the Chinese artist Mu Xin tells us in this documentar…
This is the second part of filmmaker Kasuhiro Soda's follow-up to the Japanese politician Yama-san, who is now trying t…
Shortly after Trump was elected president, an Indian immigrant is killed in a hate crime in Kansas. His widow carries t…
Carlos used to live in the world's most dangerous city in Honduras. He fled gang violence and now lives with his grandm…
After losing her sight due to the war, Hada, a young Palestinian refugee, manages to continue her education despite her…
In 2019, for the first time in history Mozambique suffered the onslaught of two cyclones in a row. This episode of UN I…
The story of Malakeh, a Syria woman who emigrated with her family to Germany, is that of millions of refugees now start…
In this episode of UN In Action, watch a day in the life of Afghan deminers who safeguard people from accidents, while …
This short film is an endearing portrait of Peter Nhiany, who was forced to flee Sudan during a bloody civil war and no…
This episode of UN In Action addresses the famine situation in South Sudan, a hostile territory for organizations like …
People with albinism are being discriminated and even killed in many parts of the world. This episode of Un In Action a…
This award-winning short film is an experimental portrait of Yussuf Mume Saleh, an Ethiopian man who has a deep connect…
In this episode of UN In Action, scientists at the National Museum of History in Albania are using a non-destructive me…
This episode of UN In Action shows us the experience of Quid, a woman-led eco-fashion brand that addresses climate chan…
This unique film follows the musician and folk dancer Clark Wang as he prepares his own "green burial" before his death…
Best Documentary Films
