Documentaries on Social and Cultural Issues

Documents stories of terminally ill Oregonians utilizing legal physician-assisted suicide, their loved ones, doctors involved, and passage of a similar law in Washington. Explores perspectives around this ethically complex issue.

A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.

A compelling look at the rise and proliferation of this social phenomenon from several varying perspectives and how the lives of those engaged in it are affected.

A feature documentary that follows the lives of three gay Palestinian friends exploring their national and sexual identity in Tel-Aviv during the Israel-Gaza conflict of 2014.

Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.

Gennadiy calls himself "Pastor Crocodile." He's known throughout Ukraine for his years working to rehabilitate drug-addicted kids. But he's also a vigilante who uses any force necessary to carry out his moral vision. Gennadiy believes he has made Mariupol a better place, but now, the violence in Ukraine threatens everything.

Documentary following the efforts of a doctor to give the less fortunate access to vasectomies. His motivation to help control the global population is met with resistance from religious representatives in the countries he visits.

A narrative told through the eyes of the British youth, this three part series explores the effect of Cannabis, Ecstasy and Cocaine on the human body and mind.

A look at the effects that online bullying has on the lives of teenagers and their community.

A documentary about today's young adult hookup culture and the stories in pop-culture that influence it.

Misuse of IPC 498A or the anti dowry law has been decried in India for decades now. False cases under this section has caused extreme harassment and injustice to millions of people leading to suicide by many. Martyrs of Marriage is a feature length documentary film that exposes how a law can destroy lives as the system remains blind to it.

American Circumcision is about the modern circumcision debate, and the growing Intactivist movement, which says that all human beings should have the right to make their own choices about their bodies.

CNN's award-winning journalist, Christiane Amanpour travels around the world to talk with women about the rules of engagement in relationships and intimacy. In this six-part documentary series, directed by women, Christiane meets regular people who are shaping the idea of modern love. How are roles changing for both men and women when it comes to sex, love, marriage, family and divorce?

A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.

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App developers lured a massive labor force by promising flexible hours with no offices or bosses-but with gig workers from Uber, Amazon, Lyft and more in front of the camera, the human cost of disruption runs deep.

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' fabled road trip across America.

A look at America's complicated relationship with cannabis.

The Bubble examines often-surreal senior citizen life within The Villages, America's largest retirement community. Retired life beneath the Floridian sunshine however, is not perhaps as idyllic, or as welcomed, as one may imagine.

Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online, then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.

After he's shot in 1968, Andy Warhol begins documenting his life and feelings. Those diaries, and this docuseries, take a peek behind his persona.

An explosive documentary that examines the surge in violent crime, drug addiction and overdose deaths in one of Western Civilization's most prosperous societies.

An unflinching documentary that explores the surge in violent crime, homelessness and drug addiction in the heart of one of Canada's wealthiest cities.

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.