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Tag: political activism

  • Sister Stella L.

    A nun who acts as a counselor in a home for unwed mother undergoes political awakening when her friend and namesake belonging to the same congregation as hers inspires her to get involved in the struggle for justice and freedom of striking workers in a cooking oil company.

  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

    The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.

  • Snake Eyes

    All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It’s up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne, to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can’t turn a blind eye to.

  • Nayak: The Real Hero

    Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stint turns out to be a huge success, his life spirals out of control and he is embroiled in political intrigue.

  • The Best of Youth

    After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.

  • American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

    In Alex Jones’ 11th feature documentary, made in 2004, Alex documents the major candidates in the staged 2004 United States presidential election.

  • Grilled Cheese Sandwich

    Something is cooking in the town of Grimsville, Ontario. A bunch of wayward youths take on Grimsville High, Squirrely’s Pizza and the Moose Meat Ladies with their revolutionary underground grilled cheese sandwich club.

  • The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.

  • Transparency: Pardarshita

    Transparency: Pardarshita, chronicles chase of a common man from offshore to India. It explores India Against Corruption movement or Anna Andolan along with backstage scenarios that led to subsequent birth to the Aam Aadmi Party.

  • American Pastoral

    Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter’s new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.