Civil Disobedience Movies

Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as tol...

Twenty-eight people offer their motivations for and methods of resisting the war machine with their tax money. This tightly-paced short film introduce...

When a young couple buys a contested home at auction from the U.S. government for $5,400, they become involved in a political and moral battle much la...

A confrontation of two worlds-- Two rooms, one of which is full of light and colors, the other a monotonous gray.

Documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, South Korea. Set in the context of the U.S. presence in Korea after World War II, the fil...

The ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest are home to giant trees and many secrets, which science is just beginning to understand. But these forest...

A film initially was released alongside an injunction granted from the BC court to Teal Jones, enabling them to forcibly remove forest protectors who...

In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about th...

Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine.

In less than 150 years, 97.3% of British Columbia's old growth forests have been logged. These ancient trees and their ecosystems have been lost forev...

A huge new global protest movement is changing public attitudes to climate change. Reporter Ben Zand gains access to the most high-profile activist gr...

The story of raw organic milk in Canada and the consumer’s right to choose It is illegal to distribute raw milk in Canada. In November 2006, twenty-f...