Poverty Movies
- 2014
Zivan Makes a Punk Festival
Zivan Makes a Punk Festival6.52014HD
Like Don Quixote, Zivan Pujic Jimmy fights for his annual punk festival. A film about failure, ambition, friendship and clinging to your dreams....
- 2014
Slums: Cities of Tomorrow
Slums: Cities of Tomorrow62014HD
One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow challenges conventional...
- 2006
Buddha's Lost Children
Buddha's Lost Children7.32006HD
Buddha's Lost Children is a feature-length documentary film about a Thai Buddhist monk who, armed only with his master boxing skills, wages an...
- 2014
When Life Hands You Lemons
When Life Hands You Lemons42014HD
Homeless student in New York City documents her family struggles.
- 2005
Bortglömda
Bortglömda02005HD
- 1934
Bread
Bread01934HD
Life on the breadline in the 1930s was hard enough, but times were desperate when you fell beneath it. Hunger marches organised by the National...
- 1967
Halifax Neighbourhood Center Project
Halifax Neighbourhood Center Project01967HD
- 2019
Burning Field
Burning Field02019HD
There are thousands of people working as scrap workers in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana, and Abdallah is one of them. Like the majority, Abdallah is...
- 2012
Three Grams of a Dream
Three Grams of a Dream92012HD
In China, Ben & his friend watch a ping-pong competition on a communal village TV, and Ben's dreams begin. Ping-pong is in Ben's heart, but he can't...
- 2013
Lintik
Lintik02013HD
In a sprawling city, a man's firm belief that people are innately selfless is severely tested.
- 2008
The Last Rites
The Last Rites02008HD
A silent film depicting the ship-breaking yards of Chittagong, Bangladesh, a final destination for ships too old to ply the oceans. Every year,...
- 2014
Canción de barrio
Canción de barrio102014HD
Documentary collecting some experiences of the first two years of the "Gira interminable" tour were Silvio Rodriguez performs for the marginal...
- 1992
Brasilianische Protokolle 2
Brasilianische Protokolle 201992HD
Documentary film about a slum community on the outskirts of Recife, a major city in northeastern Brazil. A portrait of life in extreme poverty and...
- 1982
Jóvenes de barrio
Jóvenes de barrio91982HD
Short documentary about the marginalized youth in Canyelles, Barcelona.
- 2006
Innocence
Innocence62006HD
In the mountains of Northern Thailand lies a boarding school. The students come from different tribes in the area and live together with their Thai...
- 1963
The Airy Tomb
The Airy Tomb01963HD
Can there be a bleaker portrait of a life half-lived? Cinematic treatment of poet R.S. Thomas's story of Twm, the "shy soul" who lives and dies alone...
- 1908
Charitable Childhood
Charitable Childhood01908HD
- 2011
On Hold
On Hold02011HD
Between the city and the countryside, the subtle and modern forms of slavery unfold. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to...
- 2021
Dreams
Dreams02021HD
These are the future leaders of their communities. Ever wonder what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes? How the world looks through their...
- 1971
Kolt 15 GAP
Kolt 15 GAP4.51971HD
Funny story of an unemployed metalworker, self-proclaimed Marxist, his views and whereabouts.