Activism Movies

The woman known as "Jenny" decides to take justice for refugees in Europe into her own hands.

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents Gonzalo Rucobo, co-founder and executive director of Bay Area Peacekeepers, with...

A documentary on climate activism on 6 continents

Activist James Richards is an icon of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. For 80 years, he has fought steadfastly to provide his community with...

A documentary film exploring what it takes to build a new, hopeful vision for democracy against enormous odds. It’s an underdog story, told...

The activist group Empty Cages (Tomma Burar) practices civil disobedience. They carry out well-planed actions against industrial animal husbandry and...

The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards presents Nancy Hom with the Helen Crocker Russell Award, made to an under-recognized,...

The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards presents Greg Moore, president and CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy,...

The community of Woodberry Down in Hackney rallies to save a beloved local plane tree from development.

Documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. More and more women are answering a...

A documentary about political activism, rebellion, squatting, and the do-it-yourself attitude among young people on the eve of the 70s. This is the...

This is a documentary produced by Richard Freeman. This part contains the now famous 1992 protest in which the Henry Administration Building was...

In the film “The Wall fell on our heads”, five women of color from East and West Germany talk about their memories of the fall of the...

Taking place between two major climate conferences – COP26 Glasgow and COP27 Sharm el-Sheikh, Temperature Rising uncovers the barriers to...

Chatting with another recent graduate, a former student activist learns about the controversial origin of a now-beloved campus group. she embarks on...

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents John Santos, musician and cultural activist, with the Helen Crocker Russell Award...