Documentary Film
- Social Justice Playlist (Kanopy) This link opens in a new windowSNHU Login Required.
- I Am Not Your Negro This link opens in a new window
An Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism. SNHU Login Required. - Precious Knowledge Fighting for Mexican American Studies in Arizona Schools This link opens in a new window
Precious Knowledge reports from the frontlines of one of the most contentious battles in public education in recent memory, the fight over Mexican American studies programs in Arizona public schools. The film interweaves the stories of several students enrolled in the Mexican American Studies Program at Tucson High School with interviews with teachers, parents, school officials, and the lawmakers who wish to outlaw the classes. SNHU Login Required. - Political Animals Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality This link opens in a new window
The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle of this century - the gay rights movement - through the eyes of first four members of the LGBT Legislative Caucus: Jackie Goldberg, Christine Kehoe, Sheila Kuehl, and Carole Migden. SNHU Login Required. - In Our Water A Classic Documentary On the Fight for Clean Water This link opens in a new window
As regulations protecting our water are again under attack, IN OUR WATER is both cautionary tale and map to activism. Educators, environmentalists, government bureaucrats, politicians, citizens and water drinkers everywhere can benefit from experiencing this exceptional movie. SNHU Login Required. - #ReGENERATION Social Activism This link opens in a new window
Ryan Gosling narrates this engrossing film about social activism, the forces that galvanized the Occupy movement, and how a new generation of young people is coming to terms with a rapidly changing world. SNHU Login Required. - Baltimore Rising The Struggles of Police and Activists Following the Death of Freddie Gray This link opens in a new window
Directed by Sonja Sohn, one of the stars of the acclaimed HBO series The Wire, BALTIMORE RISING follows activists, police officers, community leaders and gang affiliates who struggle to hold Baltimore together while the city awaits the fate of the six police officers involved in the incident. This inspiring film chronicles the determined efforts of people on all sides who fight for justice and a better city, sometimes coming together in unexpected ways and discovering a common humanity. SNHU Login Required.