JustFilms Collection
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Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
In his 60-year fight against apartheid, Albie Sachs endured arrest, solitary confinement, torture, and exile. Ultimately, he helped write South Africa’s Constitution and served on its first Constitutional Court. Through the lens of this freedom fighter, Soft Vengeance explores South Africa’s effort to confront its colonial past.
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Cesar’s Last Fast
At 61, Cesar Chavez went on a 36-day hunger strike to draw attention to the harmful effect pesticides were having on America’s farmworkers. His sacrifice reveals his deep spiritual commitment to his decades-long fight for workers’ rights.
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25 to Life
William Brawner kept his HIV status a secret for over 25 years. As he embarks on a new phase of his life, with his wife, who is HIV negative, Brawner seeks redemption from his promiscuous past and struggles to carve out an open and honest future.
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1971
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was unaccountable and untouchable until 1971, when a group of citizens broke into an FBI office and exposed the agency’s surveillance program and intimidation tactics. After more than 40 years, the perpetrators step up to share their story.
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Young Lakota
When the first female president of the Oglala Lakota defies a South Dakota law criminalizing abortion and vows to build a women’s clinic on the Pine Ridge Reservation, three young members of the tribe are faced with difficult choices.
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Who Is Dayani Cristal?
In an effort to identify human remains found in the Arizona desert, Mexican actor and activist Gael Garcia Bernal embeds with migrant travelers moving north toward the US border. He retraces the steps of the anonymous dead man and learns of the dangers of the migrant trail.
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Viramundo: A Musical Journey with Gilberto Gil
After decades of sold-out shows and international recognition, musician Gilberto Gil tours the southern hemisphere, promoting the power of cultural diversity — a continuation of the work he began as Brazil’s first black minister of culture.
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Valentine Road
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King at point-blank range. The circumstances behind the shocking crime are heartbreaking and its aftermath startling.
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali
One of the most celebrated sports champions of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali risks his fame and fortune to follow his faith and conscience and becomes embroiled in America’s controversies over race, religion, and war.
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The Road to Fame
Students in China’s top drama academy — members of the country’s one-child generation — stage the American musical Fame and struggle with pressures from their families and from authority.
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The Powerbroker
Whitney Young, Jr. was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. This film traces his journey from segregated Kentucky to the National Urban League, where his leadership catalyzes profound change.
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The New Black
The New Black tells the story of the fight for marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the African American community, giving voice to activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the controversy.