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Still from the film The Sense of Violence by Kim Mooyoung, showing the exterior of a modern building with steps and pillars.
A still from The Sense of Violence (2025), directed by Kim Mooyoung — exploring the tension between authority, space, and aggression
The Sense of Violence
Kim Mooyoung  ·  2024  ·  1h54m
The Sense of Violence
Kim Mooyoung  ·  2024  ·  1h54m

The film traces the trajectory of cinema by uncovering the specific intersections shared within the historical context of "anti-communist art" during the Park Chung-hee regime.

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Still from Sabren — a powerful depiction of Sudanese protest movements following the October 2021 coup, capturing resilience and defiance amid unrest.
Film still from Sabren, a fierce frontline portrayal of protest movements that erupted across Sudan after the October 2021 coup, documenting courage, loss, and collective resistance.
SABREN
Eythar Gubara  ·  2025  ·  15m
SABREN
Eythar Gubara  ·  2025  ·  15m

A fierce frontline depiction of protest movements in the aftermath of Sudan’s October 2021 coup.

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Still from Khartoum showing a tree in the Sudanese landscape, symbolizing resilience amid displacement and civil unrest.
Still from Khartoum, a contemplative film following five citizens of Sudan as they share their stories of civil unrest, the military coup, and their search for safety in neighboring countries.
KHARTOUM
Brahim Snoopy, Rawia Alhag , Anas Saeed, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed & Philip Cox  ·  2025  ·  1h20m
KHARTOUM
Brahim Snoopy, Rawia Alhag , Anas Saeed, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed & Philip Cox  ·  2025  ·  1h20m

Five Sudanese citizens recount their lives using experimental green screen techniques to capture a period of crisis and resilience.

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Scene from Urban Disobedience Toolkit showing a performer covered in clay raising their hand during a public demonstration.
Still from Urban Disobedience Toolkit, a performance-based film exploring acts of resistance and collective action in urban spaces.
Urban Disobedience Toolkit
Vladimír Turner  ·  2025  ·  1h28m
Urban Disobedience Toolkit
Vladimír Turner  ·  2025  ·  1h28m

Artists and activists reclaim a gentrified Prague with creative interventions and anarchist monkey-wrenching to show how a more egalitarian city is possible.

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Still from the documentary Skoden.
Still from the documentary Skoden.
#skoden
Damien Eagle Bear  ·  2025  ·  1h15m
#skoden
Damien Eagle Bear  ·  2025  ·  1h15m

In the age of mass-scrolling, this doc tunnels deep into one problematic popular meme and expands into a discussion of Indigenous identity and Canadian colonialism.

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Three people stand in front of a tent in a desert-like camp, still from the Documentary Unwelcomed
Still from the documentary Unwelcomed
Unwelcomed
Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez & Amilcar Infante  ·  2025  ·  1h6m
Unwelcomed
Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez & Amilcar Infante  ·  2025  ·  1h6m

UNWELCOMED portrays the shocking discord that resulted from thousands of Venezuelans making their way to Chile.

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A protester raises their fist at Columbia University during the Gaza solidarity encampments, featured in The Encampments documentary.
Still from The Encampments, documenting the Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University.
The Encampments
Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker  ·  2025  ·  1h21m
The Encampments
Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker  ·  2025  ·  1h21m

Following recent campus protests against Israel’s genocide campaign, this account chronicles the university encampment movement and entrenchment of the perpetrator’s lobby.

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A crowd of people holding protest signs during a Toronto demonstration featured in A Letter to My Tribe, a film exploring solidarity and resistance.
A still from A Letter to My Tribe, capturing a moment of protest and collective action in Toronto — a visual essay on belonging, justice, and dissent.
Letter to My Tribe
b.h. Yael  ·  2024  ·  1h38m
Letter to My Tribe
b.h. Yael  ·  2024  ·  1h38m

b.h. Yael offers an intimate essay film that reflects on the colonization of Palestine and her family’s story, combining archival images with diary narration.

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