Poverty Movies

Amid the continuous rise in the prices of everyday necessities, Tes Fuentes enters a pageant armed with confidence, dreams, and cheeks painted with...

A short documentary following Stanoje Ćebić, an unemployed Yugoslav metalworker and self-proclaimed Marxist, as he moves through Belgrade...

The start of a long-term observation of the Bronnmann family from Cologne, who have seven children - what are their concerns, plans, and dreams?

"The prevailing stigmatization of the 'villero' universe is fed back by the images. In order to dismantle this stigmatization, other images must be...

A look behind the scenes of the Czech gay porn boom.

Documentary presenting the theory and application of the Theology of Liberation via interviews to priests from humble parishes in the slums of Lima....

A third of Europeans live in economic insecurity: Zero hours contracts, the fear of redundancy and stagnating wages have brought more and more people...

Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug...

Djibi and Ange, two teenagers living on the streets, arrive at the Archipel, an emergency shelter in the heart of Paris. This documentary is a look...

After the waning of the protests in Sanrizuka, Ogawa Pro started questioning the future of the collective and looking for other subjects to...

From respected forgers of Armour for Hindu kings in the 16th century through to impoverished nomadic blacksmiths who forge and sell items from waste...

A newly adopted girl is doted on by her adopted father but faces indifference from her adopted mother.

As a family of siblings and their spouses gathers at their father's deathbed, old jealousies and new angers and liaisons lead to an inevitable climax.

In 1985 a picturesque Argentinian holiday town was completely flooded, not to re-emerge until 2009. Now only Pablo remains in this modern day...

In the midst of a catastrophic steel industry collapse, a remarkable grassroots community effort leads to a national healthcare program that helps...

A character-driven heartfelt story of resilience and the impact of education. The film follows Angel, Moses and Nina from the slums of Kampala,...

This short film tells the story of a marginalized man who, in order to survive, collects old cassettes from shops and off the street and carries them...