Social Satire Movies

In 1850 the Italian dancer Maria Baderna arrives at Brazil, her fame and the scandals she provokes turns her name in a common expression. The film...

In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and...

An intro class for becoming a Swede.

An insurance claim adjuster's life turns upside down when god pays him a visit

Set in Spanish colonial Philippines. Pedro is tasked to wed a wife whilst his activist friend is considering him to join the revolution. Through a...

An oblivious young man refuses to take a life-saving antidote when the climate crisis results in a lethal gas emerging from the earth.

It's the story Hollywood has glamorized, publicized, and bombarded us with--how it all began for the two young men, now famous for the tabloid...

Juan, a young man from Quito with extremist ideals, rejects his roots, and constantly tries to be someone else; soon the height of Quito will put him...

A depressed half-robot man's behavior begins to vex his roommates.

Planet Earth, 9177. The remains of humankind live in a post-apocalyptic environment divided into only two social classes: the ruling king and the...

A satirical film about bureaucracy.

A donkey strays into a village dominated by the upper caste Brahmins.

Based on Eugene Ionesco’s play, this is an animated film warning that by conforming to patterns and living en masse, people will become...

A scientist has acquired a microscope and is showing it off to his friend. He takes various body samples - hair, phlegm, etc. - and puts them under...

A parade of popular consumer items cut to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". A great example of Pop Art in film.