culture
275 movies and shows
Bangalore Naatkal
Thu, 04 Feb 2016
Three cousins, Arjun, Divya and Kannan, relocate to Bangalore for various reasons. However, they face many challenges which change their lives forever.
Sway
Sat, 01 Nov 2014
Three parallel love stories set in three different cities are set against some of the major international events of the last five years, in this ambitious.
Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
Mon, 01 Jan 1996
A documentary on the influential anthropologist Margaret Mead. Using never-before-seen archival footage, stills, interviews and dramatic re-creations, it shows the journey of how Mead became a scientist, adventurer, and international celebrity. As a true pioneer of cultural anthropology, her findings and ideas shaped how we think about ourselves.
Josie and the Pussycats
Fri, 06 Apr 2001
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.
Iraivi
Fri, 03 Jun 2016
Three men try to overcome the problems in their lives not realising the impact their efforts are having on the women in their lives.
Shambo Shiva Shambo
Thu, 14 Jan 2010
Santosh, the son of a politicians, is in love with his family’s arch rival's daughter. Karunakar, Malli, and Chandu are his friends who sacrifice their dreams to help the two lovers unite. Ten days later, the married lovers give them a shock.
Namas Dei: The Tucker J. James Story
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A clueless wannabe movie star moves to LA and goes viral for all the wrong reasons, only to evolve into a slightly less terrible version of himself. #blessed
The Breadwinner
Fri, 17 Nov 2017
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Le Divorce
Fri, 08 Aug 2003
While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.
Skateland
Fri, 13 May 2011
In the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way.
Viva la Vulva
Sun, 24 Feb 2019
With a sense of humour, this documentary questions the condition of women from the angle of the image and perception of their body, and covers the new taboos and aesthetic diktats concerning their genitals in the era of the sexual revolution and contemporary feminism.
Propaganda
Thu, 14 Feb 2013
An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean perspective.
Barber Shop City
Sat, 15 Feb 2014
A documentary revealing an observation on three barbershops throughout the course of one summer's day in the city of London - Hackney, Herne Hill, and Catford.
Oaxacalifornia: The Return
Sat, 30 Oct 2021
The Mejia family emigrated from Oaxaca to Fresno, California 40 years ago. Filmmaker Trisha ZIff filmed the family in 1996, and returns now to see the changes that have settled over them, and follows the family on their return to Mexico.
The Mountain
Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to fulfill her mission of connecting with her mountain. She hopes it can heal her from the cancer she is battling. Along the way, she meets some misfits and new kids in town, and together they journey through a difficult route, discovering the true spirit of adventure and the magic of friendship.
Saludos Amigos
Mon, 24 Aug 1942
A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire
Fri, 12 Feb 1993
Edward Said, a Palestinan writer, academic and exile, talks about his book "Culture and Imperialism" and explains how the attitudes forged over the last 200 years continue to enforce the relationship between the west and the developing world.
The Dancer
Thu, 10 Nov 2011
Orphaned by a tragedy that took the lives of her parents, Srintil grows up in a poor Indonesian village aspiring to be a sacred dancer.
#Y
Sat, 02 Aug 2014
"#Y" chronicles the adventures of the members of a generation made universal by social media, internet, sex, drugs and alcohol.
Somewhere Between
Fri, 24 Aug 2012
Questions of race, identity and heritage are explored through the lives of young American women growing up as adoptees from China. These four distinct individuals reflect on their experiences as members of transracial families.