Social Satire Movies

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

Three shorts and three supplements tackle the central theme of 'compliance'. A wanna-be actress findsherself trapped between her traditional loyalty...

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 early short film by Douglas Sirk (Detlef Sierck) which takes a satirical look at dubious business practices during the Weimar Republic. It was...

The 'Europa' is an ocean liner that, governed by the leaders of the Union, sails aimlessly. The European leaders have hired the Vieja del Visillo...

Filiberto Aguirre abandons his career as captain of the merchant navy because he has well-founded hopes of receiving a great inheritance. But time...

A couple embarks on an epic road trip in an attempt to gain more followers after their Instagram rival's fame doubles overnight.

Short animation by Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita satirizes in a non narrative way the 'economic animal' Japan and predicted the economic recession in...

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...

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

Based on the novel of same name by K. Shivaram Karanth. Sarasamma, a woman who lost her life in the practice of Sati, is worshiped by women in...

Rebel High is a 1987 social satire film about the chaos and mayhem that modern western cities' high schools became. It is based on a US novel by Evan...

Women attending a suffragette club meeting wear pants, boss their husbands, neglect their kids, play poker, and fight. Their husbands stay home to...

Financially and creatively bankrupt, aspiring actor Chase Miller is sleeping on his friends' couch and increasingly desperate for fame. Deciding to...

The high school multimedia club students aim to win Best Short Film in Cinemalaya Film Festival to avoid dissolution ordered by the school admin.

Emak who wanted a new digital TV because her analog TV service had been cut off, but was not financially able to afford it until her granddaughter...

Pompeyo and Rodolfo work in a newspaper, but they dream of becoming film actors, so they go to a casting for an American film that will be shot in...