Genre: Political

Lucid, poetic, and chilling, Oscar nominee Petra Costa’s latest exposé investigates the increasing power of evangelicals in Brazilian politics.

A group of Egyptian girls form a street theater troupe as both a creative outlet and an act of defiance. But dreams eventually collide with reality.

An imaginative, surreal chronicle of the return of 26 stolen artifacts from Paris to their rightful home in Benin. How should they be received?

A powerful reclamation of pioneering South African photographer Ernest Cole, whose astute, vivid portraits of racial injustice have been largely forgotten – until now.

A young boy reaches the end of the lunch line, where he’s told he doesn’t have enough money for a meal. He finds himself at the whim of adult rules and egos, as well as small mercies.

A Syrian exile in France hunts the man responsible for torturing him — and countless other political prisoners — in a tension-filled game of cat and mouse.

Newly discovered archival footage shot in Hiroshima after the nuclear bomb is mixed with images of the city in the present moment. This work is a haunting meditation on war and memory.

Brazil, 1971. Amid a military dictatorship, a mother of five is forced to reinvent herself after a violent and arbitrary act by the authorities.

A dedicated security guard in Beirut finds his assignment of guarding a waterfront construction site much more difficult than he thought. Delightful and romantic, this surrealist comedy gives us a glimpse into the ups and downs of a man who dares to dream beyond his reality.

This humorous and harrowing documentary follows Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger through one of the most difficult years of his life.

Following artist Richard Hunt as he sculpts a monument to civil rights icon Ida B. Wells, this inspiring film weaves the stories of these two Black pioneers.

Director Sharifi shares her own story alongside images of Iranian women, past and present, to form a vivid and collective act of resistance.

Palestinian activist Adra and idealistic Israeli journalist Yuval join together to chronicle the assaults on Adra’s community in this compelling portrait of resilience.

An eye-opening investigation of the Trump-era policy of separating immigrant families—and the brave people from both parties trying to stop it.

The lives of a politician, her aide, an artist, and a refugee become intertwined as values and allegiances are tested in this political thriller.

Part courtroom thriller and part chronicle of families in crisis, this riveting doc follows three women fighting the battle for reproductive rights.