Colonialism Movies

  • 1925
    Uti

    Uti

    Uti

    01925HD

    Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

    Uti
  • 2019
    The Third World

    The Third World

    The Third World

    02019HD

    For nine months in 1930, seven Bretons, lobster fishermen, were "forgotten" on a volcanic island by their employers, Normans from Le Havre, heirs of...

    The Third World
  • 1991
    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890

    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890

    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890

    61991HD

    Documentation of the encroachment of European settlers upon Native American lands and the violent reaction of the Indians in their struggle to...

    The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890
  • 2023
    Under the Cloud

    Under the Cloud

    Under the Cloud

    02023HD

    An investigation into the unfolding history of nuclear testing, uranium mining, and nuclear waste disposal on indigenous lands in the US. It raises...

    Under the Cloud
  • 2018
    Madatrek

    Madatrek

    Madatrek

    02018HD

    Embark on a journey of discovery in Madagascar with Alexandre and Sonia Poussin, Philaé, 10 years old, and Ulysse, 7 years old, along with...

    Madatrek
  • 1928
    Las cuatro plumas

    Las cuatro plumas

    Las cuatro plumas

    01928HD

    Venezuelan adaptation of The Four Featehr by A.E.W. Mason. A story of courage and redemption set in the British Empire's colonial era. When Harry...

    Las cuatro plumas
  • 2023
    The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii

    The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii

    The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii

    02023HD

    This film travels over open books, looted objects and postcards to look for the imperial foundations of the world in which we live. Within this wide...

    The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii
  • 2004
    White Ghosts

    White Ghosts

    White Ghosts

    82004HD

    This documentary questions the consequences of the German colonial war at the beginning of the 20th Century in South West Africa, and explores how...

    White Ghosts
  • 2023
    Hijos de África

    Hijos de África

    Hijos de África

    02023HD

    Hijos de África
  • 1983
    Tiempo de Audacia

    Tiempo de Audacia

    Tiempo de Audacia

    01983HD

    This documentary juxtaposes scenes of El Salvador's opposition factions, including U.S. government advisors and government troops, and guerrillas and...

    Tiempo de Audacia
  • 1989
    Bakanja: a life without compromise

    Bakanja: a life without compromise

    Bakanja: a life without compromise

    01989HD

    Presents a dramatization of the life and death of Isidore Bakanja who was born in the Belgian Congo around 1885. He was converted to Christianity by...

    Bakanja: a life without compromise
  • 1970
    Return to al-Ma’in

    Return to al-Ma’in

    Return to al-Ma’in

    01970HD

    Return to al-Ma’in chronicles the multiyear collaboration between Forensic Architecture (FA) and Palestinian historian and Nakba survivor...

    Return to al-Ma’in
  • 1970
    Hiatos (Gaps) - 2021

    Hiatos (Gaps) - 2021

    Hiatos (Gaps) - 2021

    01970HD

    Hiatos is a performance art video that treats melancholy as a colonial wound. Through performance and dance, it reveals perspectives of time,...

    Hiatos (Gaps) - 2021
  • 2018
    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    02018HD

    Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948...

    Etched in Bone
  • 1918
    Belgian Campaigns in Africa

    Belgian Campaigns in Africa

    Belgian Campaigns in Africa

    01918HD

    Report retracing the military campaigns of the Belgian colonial troops in Africa through geographical maps, title cards, and documentary footage.

    Belgian Campaigns in Africa
  • 2009
    Montezuma

    Montezuma

    Montezuma

    6.52009HD

    Montezuma is a 2009 BBC Television documentary film in which Dan Snow examines the reign of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II.

    Montezuma
  • 2014
    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home

    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home

    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home

    72014HD

    Ka Hoʻina documents members of Hui Mālama I Nā Kūpuna O Hawaiʻi Nei's final repatriation of over 140 sets of iwi kupuna and...

    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home
  • 2024
    My Sister is a Butterfly

    My Sister is a Butterfly

    My Sister is a Butterfly

    102024HD

    17-year-old Giddy spends a week in England seeking reconnection with her queer and estranged sister, Julie. On the night of Julie’s 24th...

    My Sister is a Butterfly
  • 1913
    Justice de fauve

    Justice de fauve

    Justice de fauve

    01913HD

    A wealthy painter's attempts to romance Lord Nelson's Daughter is complicated when she falls for his Hindu servant instead.

    Justice de fauve
  • 2009
    Granny (Muidumbe)

    Granny (Muidumbe)

    Granny (Muidumbe)

    02009HD

    A sequence of archive images filmed by Schefer's grandfather, a former colonial administrator, is the starting point for an experimental documentary...

    Granny (Muidumbe)