Watch Films Made To Inspire Positive Change In The World

The London Anarchist Group Squatting Mansions to Fight Homelessness

London squatting activists ANAL (Autonomous Nation of Anarchist Libertarians) are squatting empty multi-million pound buildings and opening them up to the homeless.

Video · 6 min · 2,614 views · unrated · added by Films For Action

Where the Term "Redneck" Came From

If you don't know this story, you'll never look at the word the same again. This is just a window into the sometimes shocking, subversive and untold history of the United...

Video · 15 min · 21,265 views · 3.7 stars · added by Films For Action

Redneck Revolt Presents: A Message to the Patriot Movement

Over the past few weeks, Redneck Revolt has been communicating with a former member of a III% Patriot Militia based out of Ohio. Peter made contact with our organization after...

Video · 6 min · 5,069 views · 4.3 stars · added by Films For Action

Stories Of Wolves: The Lobo Returns (2013)

“Stories of Wolves” is about the recovery efforts for Mexican Gray Wolves, the most endangered land mammal in all of North America. Less than 100 wolves remain in the wild in...

Documentary · 73 min · 335 views · 3.8 stars · added by Elke Duerr

I Am Not Your Negro (2017) (trailer)

In his new film, director Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished - a radical narration about race in America, using the writer's original words. He draws...

Trailer · 3 min · 4,996 views · 4.3 stars · added by Mikhail Bakunin

Thich Nhat Hanh: How We Can Learn to Love Our Enemies

This is a short excerpt from Peacemaking. I often think about this story when I think about the kind of activism I would like to bring into this world. I want to help build a...

Video · 5 min · 6,018 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action

"The Myth of Time" - Martin Luther King Jr.

Excerpt from MLK Jr.'s last sermon, "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution". Delivered at The National Cathedral on March 31, 1968 (4 days prior to his...

Video · 3 min · 16,067 views · 4.2 stars · added by Matt Orfalea

The Price of Certainty

It’s alarming to see how polarized politics have become in the United States. The wider the gulf grows, the more people seem to be certain that the other side is wrong...

Short Film · 7 min · 9,607 views · 4.2 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Growing Huge Amounts of Food on 1/2 an Acre - Urban Abundance

In the small town of Oxford, Kane and Fiona Hogan have transformed their urban 1/2-acre property into abundant veggie gardens. Their business Urban Gardener aims to build...

Short Film · 5 min · 6,290 views · 4.1 stars · added by Jordan Osmond

The Importance of Empathy

With an increasingly polarized and divided world, we need empathy more than ever before. Too often we are talking at each other, unable to listen and jumping to entirely wrong...

Video · 3 min · 7,155 views · unrated · added by Films For Action

Meet the Earthship

Outside of Taos, New Mexico, you'll find a community of people living in off-grid homes made of garbage. The homes are called Earthships and were invented by Michael Reynolds...

Video · 7 min · 10,809 views · 4.1 stars · added by Andrew Butler

The Charter For Compassion

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated...

Video · 2 min · 3,305 views · 3.1 stars · added by Tim Hjersted

John Oliver Has A Genius Plan To Force Trump To Learn Some Actual Facts

Donald Trump spreads a lot of false information thanks to his daily consumption of morning cable news. If only we could sneak some facts into the president's media diet...

Video · 23 min · 21,248 views · 4 stars · added by Tim Hjersted

Redneck Revolt's Response to the Alt-Right

Last week, a video statement made by self-proclaimed members of the "Alt-Right" was shared by Milo Yiannopoulos and has since spread across the Internet. Their statement was...

Video · 7 min · 16,504 views · 4.3 stars · added by Films For Action

Dr. MLK Jr. Legacy Symposium: "Moving Toward Collective Liberation"

Honoring the life, legacy and enduring dream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This interactive panel will explore the continued struggle for collective liberation and...

Video · 112 min · 672 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted

The Essence of Gaia Theory

Dr. Stephan Harding explains Gaia Theory and its Impact on his Life.

Video · 1 min · 3,443 views · unrated · added by Films For Action

Want to Make Films for Action? Here are Some Handy Video Guides to Get You Started

Videos are a fantastic tool for activism and advocacy. Here are a few video guides to creating films of your own. Produced by Witness, you can find many more helpful videos and...

Video · 20 min · 2,381 views · 4 stars · added by Andrew Butler

For the Last Time

Attending the Women's March in San Francisco was an incredibly inspiring experience, so I decided to make a film about the issues portrayed on the posters. Trump's presidency...

Short Film · 4 min · 3,542 views · 4.2 stars · added by boudreaux.films@gmail.com

Why Be Kind?

Kids give an important reminder to be kind to others, regardless of our differences, and inspire hope for the future. "In the wake of the US election, filmmaker Jessie Auritt...

Video · 3 min · 9,683 views · 3.9 stars · added by Mikhail Bakunin

6 Habits of Highly Empathic People

Are you a Highly Empathic Person? Discover the traits of those who are, and learn how we can use empathy to support both others and ourselves. Learn more here.

Video · 4 min · 22,913 views · 4 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Tashi And The Monk (2014)

On a remote mountaintop of the Himalayas sits Jhamtse Gatsal (Tibetan for “The Garden of Love and Compassion”), a special school and home for 85 abandoned and neglected...

Documentary · 40 min · 16,228 views · 4.8 stars · added by Films For Action

The Circle of Human Concern

In a new animated video, Haas Institute Director john a. powell asks, "Who belongs in the circle of human concern?" Through the framework of belonging, the video explains how...

Video · 3 min · 2,326 views · unrated · added by Films For Action

Wetheuncivilised, a Life Story (2017) ($4)

Disillusioned by a story of consumption and alienation, a newly married couple is called to action. Carrying with them their unborn child, they embark on a year-long journey...

Documentary · 101 min · 4,545 views · 4.2 stars · added by Films For Action

In Utero (trailer)

IN UTERO is a documentary about life in the womb and its lasting impact on human development, human behavior, and the state of the world.

Trailer · 2 min · 10,470 views · 3.9 stars · added by Nimesh Patel

Interreflections by Peter Joseph (trailer)

InterReflections is an experimental, mixed genre narrative feature film by Peter Joseph, adapted from his book The New Human Rights Movement. This is the first of a trilogy...

Trailer · 7 min · 4,918 views · 4.1 stars · added by Nimesh Patel

Strategies of Hope: How Americans Can Fight Hate Under Trump

Rev. William Barber offers some words of hope.

Video · 3 min · 7,560 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action

We the People, Resist (Howard Zinn)

We won't let anyone destroy what generations of Americans have built. History has shown that people like YOU are the driving force behind change. Now is the time to fight for...

Short Film · 1 min · 4,690 views · unrated · added by Matthew Toplikar

The Purpose of Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent communication is a tool that we can use to resolve conflicts at both the individual and collective levels. By focusing on identifying the needs of individuals and...

Video · 6 min · 44,688 views · 4.3 stars · added by Tim Hjersted

Life Goes On: A Positive and Uplifting Response to Dark Times

Recent world events have a lot of people feeling fearful and angry. But there is much more good than bad in this world, and I choose to remain hopeful. This video explains why.

Video · 2 min · 7,656 views · 4.5 stars · added by Gary Turk

What Is a Gift Economy? - Alex Gendler

What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house in...

Video · 4 min · 3,523 views · unrated · added by Films For Action

Make The Serengeti Great Again | Resource Scarcity, Demagogues and How Creativity Can Trump Hate (2017)

A Familiar Tale of Resource Scarcity, Demagogues, and How Creativity Can Trump Hate A quick, original, illustrated allegory that pokes at the demagogues we’ve got with an...

Short Film · 5 min · 12,590 views · 4 stars · added by LaMont Creative

Edward Snowden Interview With Actvism - Part I - History of Intelligence Agencies

Edward Snowden Interview With actvism Munich- Part I - History of Intelligence Agencies On January 15th acTVism Munich organized its largest event yet that took place under...

Video · 34 min · 717 views · 3.5 stars · added by acTVism Munich

Live Before You Die

Travelling the length of the country and back again with a pair of horses and gypsy caravan, Live Before You Die is the ultimate horse-drawn road movie, following a band of...

Short Film · 6 min · 11,515 views · 4.2 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Berets, Badges and BLM - Meet The Radical Monarchs

Berets, badges, Black Lives Matter and social justice: the youth group for activist girls of colour The Radical Monarchs is an alternative to the Scout movement for girls of...

Short Film · 21 min · 4,223 views · 4.3 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Why Are We so Attached to Our Things?

After witnessing the "violent rage" shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean Piaget - a founding father of child psychology - observed...

Video · 4 min · 22,164 views · 4.4 stars · added by Andrew Butler

The Feynman Technique - 3 Steps to Learning Something New

Richard Feynman was a physicist who received a nobel prize for his work in quantum electrodynamics. He was notorious for asking his mathematicians to explain concepts in simple...

Video · 2 min · 39,140 views · 4.2 stars · added by Andrew Butler

A Deep Ecology Meditation to Connect You With Nature

Stunning imagery combined with words (starting at 1:11) that guide you deep into nature; urging you to imagine you are river, following the water through the land, you are the...

Video · 13 min · 19,769 views · 4.5 stars · added by Andrew Butler

How You Change People

This is exactly what we all need right now. Here is a great secret of life that you can use to change the hearts and minds of everyone in your world. Speech by Garret John LoPorto

Video · 4 min · 21,465 views · 4.4 stars · added by Films For Action

Challenger - Voices From the Street

A group of street people in Austin, TX edit, write, and distribute their own newspaper as a way to help get them off the street. The Challenger Street Newspaper improves their...

Short Film · 28 min · 1,361 views · 3.5 stars · added by Gregg Baethge

Relatively Free - The Release of Barrett Brown

Journalist and activist Barrett Brown is released from prison after four years. On his drive across Texas to a halfway house, he discusses his extraordinary case and considers...

Short Film · 19 min · 3,609 views · 4 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Ike - Knowledge Is Everywhere (2014)

The future of our children, our health, and our society, will depend on how we meet the defining social challenge of our time: developing a quality, comprehensive education...

Documentary · 69 min · 4,743 views · 3.8 stars · added by Matthew Nagato

Honey At The Top (2016)

Kenya: a forest people #fightback as they are illegally evicted, beaten & imprisoned - paid for by the World Bank. HONEY AT THE TOP is the new documentary from Dean Puckett (...

Documentary · 57 min · 7,049 views · 4.3 stars · added by Dean Puckett

REFUGE - Human Stories From the Refugee Crisis

A small team of filmmakers set out for Greece, documenting human stories from the frontlines of the European Refugee Crisis, focused on humanity and hope. The world was...

Short Film · 20 min · 5,153 views · 4.4 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror

Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenters of state-backed settler terrorism in Palestine’s West Bank, in Part II of her report on illegal Israeli settlements and home...

Documentary · 26 min · 2,708 views · 4.3 stars · added by Abby M

Palestinian Home Demolitions for Illegal Settlements Surging

The demolition of Palestinian homes for Israeli settlements reached a ten-year high in 2016. While this activity led by the fanatical settler movement is illegal under...

Documentary · 24 min · 12,163 views · 4.3 stars · added by Abby M

The Future of Cities

Oscar Boyson travelled to cities all over the world to learn about some of ways cities are changing, building and adapting for sustainability and livability. In places he...

Short Film · 18 min · 5,447 views · 4.6 stars · added by Andrew Butler

Bernie Sanders Transforms Trump Supporters Into Liberals

Bernie Sanders spoke to Trump supporters, and the results were surprising. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.

Video · 6 min · 23,327 views · 4.6 stars · added by Films For Action

Unravel - The Incredible Cross-Cultural Story of Clothes Recycling

When people in the West throw their clothes away, their cast-offs often go on a journey east, across the oceans, to India’s industrial interior. From the Kutch District of...

Video · 13 min · 18,838 views · 4.7 stars · added by Andrew Butler

The Incredible Story of How a Leopard called 'Diabolo' Became Known as 'Spirit'

What if you could talk to animals and have them talk back to you? Anna Breytenbach has dedicated her life to what she calls interspecies communication. She sends detailed...

Short Film · 13 min · 13,348 views · 4.6 stars · added by Andrew Butler

9 Days - From My Window in Aleppo

In August 2012, Syrian photographer Issa Touma awoke to the dawn of the rebel uprising in the city of Aleppo. He spent the next nine days holed up in his apartment, filming the...

Short Film · 13 min · 7,816 views · 3.5 stars · added by Andrew Butler