Social Justice

The Sanctuary

By Sabina Dana Plasse | July 2026

With a sympathetic view of homelessness and undocumented people, The Sanctuary offers insight into social justice and the many levels of ICE…

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With a sympathetic view of homelessness and undocumented people, The Sanctuary offers insight into social justice and the many levels of ICE (United States...

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Split Level is a post-Roe v. Wade dystopian short film from director / co-writer Alvin Case. Exploring a potential future for the U.S., the film depicts a...

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NOW IN THEATERS! Andy Mundy-Castle's documentary, Shoot the People, follows photographer and activist Misan Harriman as he travels the world capturing...

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There are times in life when you must take a stand to be heard and to be seen. After building the neighborhood of Torre Baró brick by brick in the face of...

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As writer-director Ramesh Sharma's Ahimsa Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless ended, I thought about those haunting frames from Sir Richard Attenborough's...

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I don't know if writer-director Scott Ryan's documentary, We Want The Airwaves, will be inspirational or triggering. Still, if you're someone who has ever...

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NEW TO HULU REVIEW! Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another...

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Big Freedia is a bounce music legend in New Orleans. If you don't know what bounce music is, the Wikipedia entry says, "Bounce is characterized by a...

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Before he takes on Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, director Destin Daniel Cretton and co-writer Andrew Lanham tackle head-on the...

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I don’t know about you, but to me, Laura Dern is an icon. Her work with David Lynch alone is enough to put her in in the eternal echelon of greatness in...

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