Global Currents

Former miners and police officers recall the Battle of Orgreave – a violent flashpoint during Britain's 1984/85 Miners’ Strike.

A spirited Ukrainian cheerleading team of women over 50 find strength in each other when Russia attacks their hometown of Kharkiv.

Director Michal Weits delves into family history in this brave account of how the Jewish National Fund acquired land in Palestine.

Honing in on political and social crises on the eve of the first Trump presidency, this film reflects on the very idea of democracy.

For 40 years, Magnum photographer Larry Towell has chronicled humankind's deepest struggles in conflict zones around the world.

Shot over 10 years, this award-winning film follows the journey of a charismatic migrant worker who becomes a refugee from the Syrian Civil War.

A new generation of Inuit, armed with social media and a sense of humour and justice, are challenging anti-sealing groups.

This investigative doc reveals the environmental and economic costs of our dependence on goods manufactured overseas and brought to us by ship.

Based on writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin’s final manuscript, Raoul Peck’s documentary examines race relations in America.

Armed with Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a British Nigerian university student goes in search of the legacy of colonialism in West Africa.

Journalist Luna Watfe follows the trial of two Syrian men charged with mass detention and torture in the prison where she was once held.

Exiled journalist and activist Masih Alinejad uses social media to amplify the voices of Iranian women rebelling against the forced hijab.

The mayor of Mussolini's hometown wants to create Italy's first museum on fascism, in the hopes of countering its uncomfortable legacy.