Watch Free Films About Peace & Justice

We showed more than 600 socially conscious films in St. Petersburg from 2007 to 2019. Many of the films can be watched online for free.

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AIPAC: The Israel Lobby

Based on the controversial article 'The Israel Lobby and US foreign policy', this film examines how AIPAC, Israel, the US Congress and White House seem to have ended up in a suffocating embrace.  (2011, 50 mins,)

Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land

This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites - working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies - exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  (2004, 79 mins,)

Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority

A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (2006, 88 mins,)

CIA: America's Secret Warriors

Relying on commentary by former top officials, this film paints a frighteningly candid portrait of the practices, history, and power of the CIA.  Part  1: "Brotherhood". (1997, 101 mins,)

The Century of the Self

A BBC documentary by Adam Curtis exploring the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations. Part 1: "Happiness Machines". (2005, 58 mins,)

We - Visualizing the Words of Arundhati Roy

"We" is a fast-paced documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil unrest. (2006, 62 mins.)

Ukraine on Fire

Oliver Stone interviews Ukraine's ousted President, Vladimir Putin & others, exposing the role the US played in the coup in 2014. (2016, 94 mins,)

Dirty Wars

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind Obama's expanding covert wars in Afghanistan, Yemen & Somalia, among others. (2013, 86 mins.)

The Putin Interviews

Showtime & Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone were granted unprecedented access to Russian president Vladimir Putin during more than a dozen interviews over two years, with no topic off-limits. This remarkable four-part documentary series provides intimate insight into Putin's personal and professional lives, and his relations with four U.S. presidents (PART 1, 2017, 57 mins,)

The Tillman Story

Standing Army

Shadow Company

In the late 20th Century the distinction between soldier and mercenary became blurred. This groundbreaking investigation into the secretive world of private military contractors explores the moral and ethical issues these companies create for the Western governments they work for. (2006, 85 mins.)

Coups R Us

The Shock Doctrine

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance. (2009, 78 mins)

Harvest of Empire

A feature-length documentary that reveals the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. (2012, 90 mins.)

Hollywood and the War Machine

Al Jazeera film examines the symbiotic relationship between the movie industry and the military-industrial complex. (2012, 49 mins.)

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

With undercover footage and on-the-ground reporting, FRONTLINE reveals a side of Saudi Arabia that's rarely seen, and traces the efforts of men and women who are working to bring about change. (2016, 54 mins,)

Targeting Iran

Documentary based on the book by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian, it focuses on the complexities of past and current US/Iranian relations. (2013, 68 mins.)

Citizenfour

A real life thriller giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA. (2014, 113 mins.)

Our Brand is Crisis

Award winning documentary. James Carville and a team of American political consultants launch a media savvy campaign for a Bolivian presidential candidate in 2002.  (2005, 87 mins,)

Slingshot Hip Hop

Feature length documentary that premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film documents the birth of the Palestinian Hip Hop scene and braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and 48 (inside Israel) as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. (2008, 86 mins,)

The Occupation of the American Mind

Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world - except the United States. This film takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S. (2016, 45 mins.)

Blood Coltan

The West’s demand for Coltan, used in mobile phones and computers, is funding the killings in Congo. Under the close watch of rebel militias, children as young as ten work the mines hunting for this black gold. (2007, 52 mins.)

Informants

Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit takes you inside the shadowy world of FBI informants and counterterrorism sting operations. (2014, 47 mins.)

Karama Has No Walls

Academy Award nominated documentary. A gripping, eye-witness account of the tragic day that changed the course of the revolution in Yemen; when pro-government snipers opened fired on a peaceful gathering of protesters, sparking national outrage and ultimately leading to the end of 33 years of autocratic rule. (2014, 26 mins)

Yemen: America's Dangerous Game

This Al Jazeera special examines the covert war in Yemen and asks if the US is creating more enemies than it can capture or kill. (2012, 25 mins.)

South of the Border

Oliver Stone sits down with Presidents Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), as well as her husband and ex-President Nestor Kirchner, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), and Raúl Castro (Cuba) to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media’s misperception of South America. (2010, 77 mins,)

Romero

Archbishop Óscar Romero (Raul Julia) is reluctant to get involved in a war that rages on between the military elite and guerrilla Marxists in his country of El Salvador. As conditions worsen and more churches are desecrated, however, he finds he cannot remain an observer. (1989, 113 mins,)

The Panama Deception

This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a critical look at Operation Just Cause, the 1989 US invasion of Panama. The film details the consequences for civilians of using military force in a densely populated urban area, and argues that US media coverage of the invasion accepted the Pentagon’s version of events. (1993, 102 mins,)

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The film focuses on Christopher Hitchens' charges against Henry Kissinger as a war criminal - allegations documented in Hitchens' book of the same title - based on his role in countries such as Cambodia, Chile, and Indonesia. (2002, 57 mins,)

USA vs Al-Arian

Acclaimed film that documents university professor and pro-Palestinian civil rights activist Sami Al-Arian and his family's desperate attempt to fight terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. Government. (2007, 97 mins)

Just Do It: A Tale of Modern-Day Outlaws

This powerful, funny, and inspiring documentary tells the thrilling story of a remarkable group of environmental activists as they wage a series of direct-action campaigns across Great Britain and Europe.  (2012, 51 mins,)

Freakonomics

Documentary film adaptation of the bestselling book about incentives-based thinking, it examines human behavior through consistently provocative and often hilarious case studies. Co-directed by Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Heidi Ewing, Morgan Spurlock, Rachel Grady & Seth Gordon.  (2010, 93 mins,)

The Last Mountain

Acclaimed documentary about activists who try to prevent Massey Energy from utilizing the environmentally hazardous method of mountaintop removal to extract coal from Coal River Mountain.  (2012, 95 mins,)

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

Three-part BBC series by Adam Curtis that explores the modern concept and definition of freedom, specifically, how a simplistic model of human beings as self-seeking, almost robotic creatures led to today's idea of freedom. (2007, 3 parts, each 48 mins,)

The Power of Nightmares

Three-part BBC documentary by Adam Curtis comparing the rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and noting strong similarities between the two. (2004, 3 parts, each 59 mins,)

The War You Don't See

John Pilger documentary analyzing propaganda as a weapon in selling wars. The title refers to censorship by omission and the collusion of journalists in nominally free societies such as Britain and the United States.  (2010, 96 mins,)

Obama & Empire

Journalist John Pilger argues that, under Obama, liberals are silent on Americanism: an ideology distinguished by its myths and the denial that it exists. President Obama is its embodiment. (2009, 32 mins,)

Stealing a Nation

Award-winning reporter John Pilger exposes how the British Government expelled the population of a group of islands, including Diego Garcia, so the US could build a military base. (2004, 56 mins,)

The War on Democracy

John Pilger documentary exploring the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. (2004, 94 mins,)

Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People

I Know I'm Not Alone

Frustrated by the lack of media coverage about the human side of the wars in in the Middle East, musician and peace activist Michael Franti travelled to Iraq, Palestine & Israel with a guitar and a camera.  (2005, 95 mins,)

Yemen: A Tale of Two Protests

As demonstrations advance across Yemen, Al Jazeera follows activist Tawakkol Karman who would later win the Nobel Peace Prize.  (2011, 25 mins,)

The Square

This Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated street-level view of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution captures the astonishing uprising that led to the collapse of two governments.  (2013, 104 mins,)

The Yes Men follows a couple of anti-corporate activist-pranksters as they impersonate World Trade Organization spokesmen on TV and at business conferences around the world.  (2003, 82 mins,)

The Yes Men Fix The World

A screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.  (2009, 95 mins,)

WikiRebels

Wikileaks use leaks as a weapon and, this is the first-ever documentary about Wikileaks birth and rise. A Swedish TV team was given a unique opportunity to follow the work behind-the-scenes and the emergence of the secretive organization.  (2010, 50 mins,)

Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the War on Drugs

A look into the US government’s costly and ineffective battle against the Colombian narcotics trade, financed by the US taxpayer. (2002, 58 mins,)

Mission Against Terror: The Cuban Five

Follows the case of the Cuban Five — men from Cuba who in 1998 were imprisoned in the U.S. for attempting to prevent terrorism against the Cuban people. (2006, 43 mins,)

The American Ruling Class

Light-hearted dramatic documentary that explores our country’s most taboo topic: class, power and privilege in our nominally democratic republic.  (2005, 89 mins,)

Five Steps to Tyranny

This film analyzes the movement of a society from freedom to tyranny in five steps. (NOTE: One segment in this film features the Stanford Prison Experiment which has been criticized on many grounds.) (2001, 100 mins,)

Michael Parenti: The US war on Yugoslavia

This talk by Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of Clinton's war in Yugoslavia, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and democracy (1999, 77 mins,)

The Weather Underground

This powerful Academy Award-nominated documentary traces the rise and fall of a notorious 1970's radical group who declared war on the government. (2002, 88 mins,)

Land

The Big Fix

A documentary that examines the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.  (2012, 90 mins,)

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Pickaxe

An eclectic mix of activists take a stand to protect an old growth forest from logging in the Willamette National Forest of Oregon. (1999, 94 mins,)