This raw and visceral portrait of Hip Hop artist Vianey Otero, also known as So Icey Trap, takes us into the fascinatin…
Marah, Noor, Mona and Betty have something in common, the love for speed and for their country. In this action-driven d…
This is the biopic of James Randi, who was a magician and is known for his contrary positions towards the paranormal an…
This film essay presents five different atmospheres and stories in a planet that is torn between decadence and resistan…
A glimpse into the soul of Teresa Smith, an African-American mother who through her profound singing finds a way to dem…
Through a thorough research, this exciting documentary reveals how the tobacco industry operates to maintain its demand…
This Oscar-Nominated animation illustrates the dilemma of Bill Babbitt, who must make a decision when he realizes his b…
This film makes visible the small community of Malana, in the mountains of the Himalayas, where an advanced concept of …
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 four outcasts in Montreal at night: Kye, Tobie, Paul, Kim. The four support each other and dru…
This documentary follows the difficult path of African-American politician Bakari Sellers in his quest to become the fi…
Trapped in an Indian society that does not accept their relationship, two young lesbian women commit suicide in Nandigr…
Through interviews with the movement's protagonists, this documentary addresses the story of the Inkotanyi, the armed g…
In this semi-animated documentary, the artist Christoph Faulhaber questions our current digitized world through his own…
Are we really sure that planet earth is round? The intrepid Mike "Rocketman" Hughes prepares to go into space on a rock…
When a piece of clothing gets stolen from her at a hotel on the island of Samoa, an anthropology student begins an odys…
Through interviews with experts on both sides of the Atlantic, this film visits various natural history museums and zoo…
Four war veterans who confronted each other during the war between South Africa and Angola face a reconciling reunion a…
Filmed with infrared cameras, this short film documents a group of refugees planning to cross to Great Britain through …
A filmmaker has a recurring nightmare: machine guns killing people. In this experimental essay, he makes sense of these…
With almost no budget to shoot, filmmaker Lee Salter conducts an in-depth investigation into the implications of the ph…
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…
Filmed over several years, this documentary is a portrait of an old brothel in a mining area of Australia and the las…
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…
A war without history can only be reconstructed through the statements of those who fought in it. This gripping documen…
This documentary gives us a never-before-seen access to a mysterious ritual of purification practiced in northern India.
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…
This film follows four people trying to do incredible things using only their voices.
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…
This inspiring documentary follows Suraj, an 11-year-old boy who works in the coal mines of northeast India, a confinem…
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…
How could Beethoven compose his best pieces after his deafness? This documentary is a thorough investigation into the e…
This film, winner of the Grand Prix of the prestigious Cinéma du Réel, documents the life of the young soldiers who swa…
This unique film follows the musician and folk dancer Clark Wang as he prepares his own "green burial" before his death…
In this Un In Action, a UN program helps bring ambient temperatures down in New York by episode painting roofs white wi…
This episode of UN In Action is a gaze at Uganda, where the funding shortfall is significantly impacting the ability to…
The filmmaker Sarita Siegel takes us into the Asian forests to show us the reality of the orangutans, a species at risk…
In this episode of UN In Action, two women fight for sustainable policies that prevent consequences for climate change …
This episode of UN In Action shows how a new invention in Africa can turn Methane released from cow dung into gas for c…
Filmed across several continents, this film reveals how development aid in poor countries reproduce poverty and increas…
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