Racial Tension Movies

A trio of soldiers vow revenge on their platoon when they are left behind enemy lines. When they come across a missing contingent in a Vietnamese...

A gritty, emotional, and culturally explosive crime drama rooted in the Vietnamese and Black communities of East Oakland, California.

Rafaela and Felipe are a couple who experienced racial violence on their wedding day. In an attempt to put it all behind them, they decide to isolate...

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

As Black and LGBTQ+ History Month begin this February, material science clothing brand PANGAIA leads celebrations with a poetic film that honors...

Racial tensions arise when a black lawyer runs for mayor of a racially divided town.

Lauren Southern’s distubing documentary about the violence against Boer farmers in South Africa.

Myra Chang comes of age in a dysfunctional family business. When her abusive mother tries to claim her life, Myra comes face to face with a decision...

A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody...

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood...

When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their...

On April 26, 2014 Douglas Pereira, a dancer, was killed by the police. The film documents the protests following his death.

Vastly different lives and perspectives become intertwined after a police officer suffering from reoccurring PTSD mistakenly shoots a deaf...

This award-winning feature examines a minority group that is discounted and often ignored by mainstream media. Sharing a common past, many African...

A son brings his girlfriend to meet his father for the first time, but a cordial afternoon soon takes a violent turn when intentions on both sides...

A multi-racial group of college students in a weekend racial sensitivity workshop discuss affirmative action, self-segregation, internalized racism...

A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and...

An early Australian silent film depicting historical events on the Young district goldfields, then known as Lambing Flat. During the gold rush of...

As a small liberal arts college on the North Shore, Gordon College has not been without its issues. Budget cuts in 2019 resulted in the downsizing of...

Filmmaker Dan Murdoch meets America's most infamous supremacist group - the Ku Klux Klan - who say they are in the midst of a revival, with a surge...