Poverty Movies
- 2014
Breadline Kids
Breadline Kids02014HD
Over 300,000 children were given food aid in the UK last year. While politicians argue about why so many kids are experiencing food poverty, we ask...
- 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...
- 2010
Dreaming Nicaragua
Dreaming Nicaragua02010HD
DREAMING NICARAGUA is a film about HOPE. It's about love for the dignity and courage of the human spirit that, even immersed in uttermost tragic...
- 2004
Boy of Baghdad
Boy of Baghdad7.52004HD
Using an embedded Iraqi camera crew, AFI has delivered an unprecedented look at life inside post-war Iraq, all from the unique perspective of a...
- 1936
Houses of Poverty
Houses of Poverty51936HD
Borinage left Henri Storck profoundly disturbed by injustice and social poverty. When he was offered a chance to make the film he undertook an...
- 2010
I am Agha
I am Agha02010HD
Lahore, Pakistan. During a whole day, we follow Agha, a little boy who, to survive, collects waste in the street without caring about the world which...
- 2013
Pablo's Villa
Pablo's Villa72013HD
In 1985 a picturesque Argentinian holiday town was completely flooded, not to re-emerge until 2009. Now only Pablo remains in this modern day...
- 2019
Surendettement : le combat des femmes
Surendettement : le combat des femmes02019HD
- 2019
Kalakalaro
Kalakalaro02019HD
Benok, robbed off his childhood, had to work due to poverty. While his mother spends time on gambling. In his eyes, the world has changed where...
- 2017
Who Owns New Zealand Now?
Who Owns New Zealand Now?02017HD
Award-winning documentary maker Bryan Bruce investigates New Zealand's housing crisis and what might be done to solve it. Bruce consults with...
- 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...
- 2014
140 Drams
140 Drams02014HD
the story of a young boy who must go to the store by himself for the first time. Things get complicated when the 140 Dram his mother gave him for...
- 2011
Bahadur: The Accidental Brave
Bahadur: The Accidental Brave02011HD
Far West Nepal, where maximum labour migration to Bombay happens, is reeling under the impact of an HIV micro epidemic. This documentary is an in...
- 1970
Luchando! Cuba's Struggle to Survive
Luchando! Cuba's Struggle to Survive01970HD
This film was shot in Cuba in 1994. The opportunity came when Russel Porter, an Australian documentary filmmaker, was invited to teach at the...
- 2017
The Bowl
The Bowl02017HD
A short film documenting the time the filmmaker spent in Kenya.
- 1970
Public Enemy: A Greek Tragedy
Public Enemy: A Greek Tragedy01970HD
Corruption, political instability and social poverty are explored in this tense documentary film chronicling the Greek government debt crisis and its...