Poverty Movies

A short film documenting the time the filmmaker spent in Kenya.

A woman who had been raped and whose family wiped out by the collaborators of the occupying forces during the bloody "liberation war" of Bangladesh...

As we live through the deepest cost of living crisis for over fifty years, archive footage of Yorkshire and the North East reflects recurring cycles...

Al Levin examines the system which functions to keep the working class in the United States oppressed.

These are the future leaders of their communities. Ever wonder what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes? How the world looks through their...

In the midst of economic hardship, a genius older brother is forced to conduct scientific research on how to become the ideal street busker in order...

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...

A solitary Frenchman seeks inspiration in a ruined duchy, meeting eccentric figures with their visions of art, madness, and myth. During 15 minutes...

Short documentary about the marginalized youth in Canyelles, Barcelona.

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...

FATE. POVERTY. SYSTEM

A shot-on-video look at three impoverished Black communities in rural Georgia in 1976 - America's bicentennial, interspersing photos with footage and...

This film was shot in Cuba in 1994. The opportunity came when Russel Porter, an Australian documentary filmmaker, was invited to teach at the...

A former federal agent takes you from Milwaukee's streets into its justice system, following Harold Sloan and six other homeless men over five years...

A look at the rampant HIV epidemic rate in Swaziland.

A silent film depicting the ship-breaking yards of Chittagong, Bangladesh, a final destination for ships too old to ply the oceans. Every year,...

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...

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...

Homeless student in New York City documents her family struggles.

138 years after her death, a young girl's remains are discovered in a family grave and she is finally commemorated.