February 2011: 20 000 people demonstrate in southern France against the shale gas licenses that have been issued in backroom deals, Meanwhile the European Parliament begins its first inquiry on the subject, From the outset, there is a split between the conservative representatives, swayed by the economic arguments in favor of fracking, and opponents invoking the precautionary principle. In areas affected by the permits, people are getting organized, building their knowledge, and taking action. Local mayors step up, issue local bylaws and relay information about the situation up to the national government. This grassroots movement makes it all the way to European-level institutions.
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational mod...
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed ceramics workers walk into their idle factory, roll out ...
Moscow, Russia, December 2016. Edward Snowden, Larry Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir meet for the fir...
POLICE STATE 4 chronicles the sickening depths to which our republic has fallen. Veteran documentary...
Following a national crisis, the citizens of Iceland rallied together to collectively write the firs...
Street art, creativity and revolution collide in this beautifully shot film about art’s ability to c...
Dogs of Democracy is an essay-style documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who ta...
Amidst the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises...
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...
Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as d...
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mains...
A secretive hedge fund is plundering America's newspapers, and the journalists are fighting back. Ba...
Christian Garcia, a fiercely dedicated Latino political organizer, leads a team of young people mobi...
A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably b...
A year ago, thanks to the precious support of 7819 people, we started a journey in democracy (s). Ov...
Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us ...
Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fisherman and p...
Fracking the System is a political thriller documentary from the front lines of climate justice acti...
“What kind of person do you think former President Park Geunhye is?” Sohn Seokhee, a journalist, giv...