USA, the land of the possible. This free visual essay deconstructs the imaginary and mythology of the United States as …
This episode of UN In Action focuses on the terrorism victims in Cameroon. A conflict that has forced hundreds of thous…
In this artistic documentary, the legendary Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián shares his experiences and his creation pro…
Most Ugandans live in rural areas where land is undocumented and unmapped. UN-Habitat works with Ugandan government to …
In Vienna, a group of immigrants from the Middle East try to integrate into the Austrian society in the midst of the ho…
This documentary follows the prominent British artist Marc Quinn for more than a year in his life as he creates and exh…
In this curious road movie, a film lover takes his mobile Polish film festival through the beautiful landscapes of Icel…
In this episode of UN In Action, activist Haha Dukureh makes visible the fight of millions of women in Africa against f…
Right next to the wall that is built to prevent migration to the U.S. those who live on the border with Mexico tell us …
This engaging documentary plunges into the fascinating life of John Healy, the renowned literary author, chess player, …
With the beautifully photographed urban world of Dublin as a backdrop, this film reflects on the evolution of Skateboar…
We embark alongside Bill Viola, the greatest video artist of this century, on his twelve-year adventure of crafting his…
Palm D'Or winner Ken Loach directed this provocative and sensitive document on the poetic and artistic side of the Mine…
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…
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…
Danka makes a living cleaning the fifteen rooms of a hospice in Berlin. This film makes a portrait of her, a woman who …
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…
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…
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