Mens hun passer sin bror sammen med sin dristige mor, får en teenager et usandsynligt venskab med en excentrisk aktivist, som protesterer mod en af de mest skelsættende medicinske sager nogensinde.

Under Gay Pride-marchen i London i 1984 finder en umage forsamling af bøsser og lesbiske sammen om en ny sag: Man vil indsamle penge til de strejkende minearbejdere. Problemet er bare, at minearbejderne ikke ønsker at blive associeret med de glade, regnbuefarvede givere, så hovedstadshomoerne må en tur på landet for nedkæmpe fordommene.

Kunstneren og fotografen Nan Goldin, der er kendt for sine portrætter af sin eklektiske vennekreds, er repræsenteret i kunstsamlinger på verdens førende museer. De samme institutioner tager imod donationer fra hendes svorne fjender: Sackler-familien, som gennem familievirksomheden Purdue Pharma har tjent milliarder på den amerikanske opioidkrise. I 'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' væver den Oscar-vindende instruktør Laura Poitras Nan Goldins banebrydende kunstneriske arbejde sammen med hendes ihærdige kamp for at få kunstverdenen til at holde op med at tage imod blodpenge. En efter en falder bogstaverne S-a-c-k-l-e-r ned fra museumsfacaderne.

Madonna celebrates her four-decade career in a special concert for over 1.6 million people at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, Jan, is caught up in most of them. As Harry gets closer to finishing his degree, he finds his iconoclastic attitude increasingly aligned with the students rather than the faculty.

Takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, then moves to Anonymous' raucous beginnings on the website 4chan. Through interviews with current members, people recently returned from prison or facing trial, writers, academics, activists and major players in various "raids," the documentary traces Anonymous’ evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown movement with a global reach, the most transformative civil disobedience of our time.

The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.

Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.

When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin...

In the 1930s, during the British Raj, Analeesan "Eesa", a former soldier of the British Indian Army called Captain Miller, is on a mission to protect the people from the British after witnessing an atrocity.

I begyndelsen af 60'erne kaster de universitetsstuderende Bernward Vesper og Gudrun Ensslin sig ud i en lidenskabelig kærlighed i den kvælende atmosfære af et provinsielt Vesttyskland. Dedikeret til magten af det skrevne ord finder Bernward og Gudrun et bogforlag, hvis første udgivelse paradoksalt nok er en kontroversiel publikation af Bernwards fars tidligere arbejde, alment kendt og udstødt som værket af en berygtet nazistisk forfatter. Bernward forsvarer sin fars evner, selv om han står i skyggen og lider under sin fars suspekte fortid. Gudrun stiller også indgående spørgsmål til sin egen fars rolle under Hitlers Tredje Rige. Påvirkelige over for den stigende rastløshed over samtiden maner det unge par sig op og langer ud efter den voksende konformisme og benægtelse, der hersker omkring dem.

A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners, specially children, where past and present establish a dialogue. A reflection on the importance of human rights.

Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground documentary.

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman’s singular journey.

A group of anarchists use their public-access TV show to satirize the government until a right-wing preacher attempts to shut them down.

Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.

An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream - uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.