Poverty Movies
- 1936
Houses of Poverty
Houses of Poverty51936HD
Borinage left Henri Storck profoundly disturbed by injustice and social poverty. When he was offered a chance to make the film he undertook an...
- 1908
Charitable Childhood
Charitable Childhood01908HD
- 2011
On Hold
On Hold02011HD
Between the city and the countryside, the subtle and modern forms of slavery unfold. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to...
- 2013
Fish Story
Fish Story02013HD
J and Jacky are good friends who attend the same school. J is from a single-parent family, and will be taken care by Jacky’s family whenever...
- 1910
The Beggar's Christmas
The Beggar's Christmas01910HD
- 2022
Los pobres aman con las manos
Los pobres aman con las manos02022HD
Tony, Pol and Baby are three friends that get together to search a solution to their project for the future, at a standstill. They criticize...
- 2017
Who Owns New Zealand Now?
Who Owns New Zealand Now?02017HD
Award-winning documentary maker Bryan Bruce investigates New Zealand's housing crisis and what might be done to solve it. Bruce consults with...
- 1971
Kolt 15 GAP
Kolt 15 GAP4.51971HD
Funny story of an unemployed metalworker, self-proclaimed Marxist, his views and whereabouts.
- 2007
Stars
Stars02007HD
Shot almost in its entirety in the corridors of the Villa 21, one of Buenas Aires' most well-known shanty-towns, Estrellas (Stars) revolves around...
- 2012
Three Grams of a Dream
Three Grams of a Dream92012HD
In China, Ben & his friend watch a ping-pong competition on a communal village TV, and Ben's dreams begin. Ping-pong is in Ben's heart, but he can't...
- 2014
Canción de barrio
Canción de barrio102014HD
Documentary collecting some experiences of the first two years of the "Gira interminable" tour were Silvio Rodriguez performs for the marginal...
- 2000
Kids from the Coal Land: A Letter to Henri Storck
Kids from the Coal Land: A Letter to Henri Storck02000HD
In the form of a posthumous letter to Storck, using clippings from the original 'Borinage' film, the director paints a personal picture about a...
- 1995
Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience
Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience01995HD
A feature length documentary that tells the story of nine young men and women constructing positive lives as they face the challenges of growing up...
- 2021
Dreams
Dreams02021HD
These are the future leaders of their communities. Ever wonder what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes? How the world looks through their...
- 2006
Buddha's Lost Children
Buddha's Lost Children7.32006HD
Buddha's Lost Children is a feature-length documentary film about a Thai Buddhist monk who, armed only with his master boxing skills, wages an...
- 2006
Early in the Morning
Early in the Morning62006HD
Yaguiné and Fodé, schoolboys who try in vain to find work to help their poor families. Lured by the symbols of Western affluence and...
- 1985
Paths of liberation
Paths of liberation01985HD
Documentary presenting the theory and application of the Theology of Liberation via interviews to priests from humble parishes in the slums of Lima....
- 1991
Trouble Behind
Trouble Behind01991HD
During World War I, African-Americans worked on the railroad near Corbin, Kentucky. When whites returned from the war, there was conflict. Whites...
- 2014
Zivan Makes a Punk Festival
Zivan Makes a Punk Festival6.52014HD
Like Don Quixote, Zivan Pujic Jimmy fights for his annual punk festival. A film about failure, ambition, friendship and clinging to your dreams....
- 2009
Shed Your Tears and Walk Away
Shed Your Tears and Walk Away7.52009HD
Real-life drama about why, in a beautiful and quirky rural town, film- maker Jez Lewis' childhood friends are killing themselves. Beginning with a...