Political Science

This multi-award-winning short documentary from Cynthia Wade (GRIT) gives voice to a boy suffering from incurable arsenic poisoning to reflect on detrimental issues of water safety in rural Cambodia.

This dauntless exposé follows Indonesian sulfur miners to reflect on the exploitation of a vulnerable community for which lack of opportunities perpetuates a life of labor and peril.

This riveting exposé investigates the scapegoating and mob killing of an Eritrean refugee during a deadly terrorist incident in Israel - and offers a multi-faceted reflection on the cascading nature of violence in a climate of fear and xenophobia.

This timely chronicle of South Africa's first female Public Protector is a sobering portrait of a society in turmoil - and illuminates the challenging fight against corruption and the legacy of institutionalized racism.

This investigation of one of the largest environmental disasters in recent history traces its origins in the nexus of big business and politics in Indonesia and explores its many ramifications.

This kaleidoscopic essay film looks at decades of Queer representation in British media and popular culture to trace a chronicle of prejudice and misconception - and offer a reflection on the evolution of public acceptance.

Equally unsettling and thought-provoking - this documentary on an experimental open prison in Corsica explores the nature of crime and punishment through revealing in-depth interviews with serious sex offenders.

This harrowing documentary gives voice to brave Russian LGBT youth behind the Children 404 underground internet movement - oppressed by Putin's corrosive propaganda and the pervasive homophobia in Russian society.

This chronicle of one outsider's attempt to revive Russia's largest state-run automaker offers an insightful view of the challenges facing the post-Soviet workforce in the capitalist global economy.

Reflecting the evolution of Brazil's political crisis in recent years - this essential exposé of radical student activism offers a street-level view of the ramifications of austerity that helped set the stage for a right-wing political takeover.

This artful exploration of the historical context of injustice in Ferguson Missouri that presaged the unrest there in 2014-2015 depicts a micro-history of race relations in America.

This courageous documentary provides a rare investigative chronicle of Vladimir Putin's ruthless human censorship machine - as evident in the case of Oleg Sentsov - the Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after an infamous show trial.