Social Justice DVD Library

The following movies are available to be checked-out of the library on the second floor of El Portal. Please contact Diane Schaller at schaller@life.arizona.edu or (520) 621-1536 to check out a DVD.  

If you or your students are interested in purchasing additional diversity or social justice materials for program use, email the Coordinator of Social Justice Education at socialjustice@life.arizona.edu.

  1. 8: The Mormon Proposition (80 min) An exploration of the Mormon Church’s involvement in the passage of California’s Proposition 8 – 2010
  2. 9500 Liberty (80 min) The true story of a Virginia county torn apart by a controversial immigration law, similar to Arizona's SB1070.– 2010
  3. American History X (119 min) A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
  4. And the Band Played On (2hrs, 20min) Story of the discovery of the AIDS virus. From the early days in 1978 when numerous San Francisco gays began dying from unknown causes, to the identification of the HIV virus – 1993
  5. Bamboozled (2hrs,15 min) A satire on race and racism within the modern media world – 2001
  6. Black in America (2 hrs.)  The CNN special report on African Americans in America –2008
  7. Black History Month - Check out these wonderful documentaries from the Smithsonian Channel on two iconic stories from the Civil Rights Movement. Two DVDS, MLK: The Assassination Tapes and Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four (46 minutes) – 2012
  8. The Blind Side (2 hrs,10 min) The Oscar winning film about NFL player Michael Oher and the family that adopted him – 2009
  9. Boys Don’t Cry (2 hrs.) The Oscar winning film tells the true story of Brandon Teena, a transgender man who is beaten, raped, and murdered by his male acquaintances after they discover he is anatomically female – 1999
  10. Brokeback Mountain (2 hrs,15 min) The Oscar winning film depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983 – 2005
  11. Bullied: A Student, A School, and Case that Made History (38 min)  The true story of Jamie Nabozny, his struggle with anti-gay bullies, and his legal battle to ensure anti-bullying measures in schools – 2010. Comes with facilitation guide.                                                                                                             
  12. Chocolat (1 hr,46min) The story of a family during the final years of French colonialism in Africa – 1988
  13. The Color of Fear (90 min) The award winning documentary film that follows 8 North American men of Asian, European, Latino, and African descent, who spend a weekend together talking about racism – 1995
  14. Crash (2hrs, 2min) This Oscar winning films dives headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another’s lives – 2004
  15. Divided We Fall (90 min.)  When a turbaned Sikh man is brutally murdered in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, a college student journeys across America to discover who counts as "American" in times of crisis. – 2008
  16. Dreamworlds 2: Desire, Sex, and Power in Music Video (1 hr, 52 min.) Combining powerful imagery from some 200 videos with incisive narrative to educate viewers on the impact of sexual imagery in music videos. Dreamworlds 2 addresses, more powerfully than any other tool available, the impact of pop culture on how young men and women see themselves (and each other) in terms of sexuality and gender – 1995
  17. Equality U (90 min) Documentary following 33 activists on the Soul Force Equality Rides that challenges anti-LGBT discrimination policies at 19 conservative religious and military colleges – 2010
  18. Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years (6 hrs) Award winning PBS documentary on the US civil rights movement – 1986
  19. Freedom Riders (117 min) This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act. –2010
  20. Gran Torino (2 hrs) The story of a Korean War veteran forced to face his own prejudices when Hmong immigrants move in next door – 2008                       
  21. Hotel Rwanda (2hrs, 2 min) Ten years ago, as the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved -- and ended up finding the courage to save over 1200 people. Real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda, used his courage and cunning to shelter over a thousand refugees from certain death – 2004

  22. If These Halls Could Talk- Part 1 & 2 (100 min.) If our halls could talk, what would they say about the alarming rates of students of color leaving our colleges? What would our students say it is like to be a student of color at a predominantly white campus? 11 college students from around the country come together to answer some of these questions. —2011

  23. In Whose Honor (47 min) This film takes a critical look at the long-running practice of “honoring” American Indians by using them as mascots and nicknames in sports.--1997                             
  24. Invisible Children (85 min) The film exposes the effects of a 20 year long war on the children of Northern Uganda. These children live in fear of abduction by rebel soldiers, and are being forced to fight as part of a violent army - 2007
  25. Iron Jawed Angels (125 min) Based on the true story of the suffragette movement. Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. --2004
  26. Jasper, Texas (1hr, 54min) In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white – 2003
  27. Killing Us Softy 3 (34 min. & 25 min extra interviews) Jean Kilbournes pioneering work helped develop and popularize the study of gender representation in advertising. Her award-winning Killing us Softly films have influenced millions of college and high school students across two generations and on an international scale. In this important new film, Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years - 2000
  28. The Laramie Project (1hr, 36min) Moises Kaufman and members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie – 2002
  29. Live at Bucknell – “Taking Adversity out of Diversity” (83 min) A live recording of Dr. Maura Cullen giving one of her most popular talks – 2005
  30. Malcolm X (202 min) Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader killed by the Ku Klux Klan. –1992
  31. Martin Luther King: “I Have a Dream” (60 min) The famous speech given on August 28, 1963 to 200,000 civil rights protestors in front of Lincoln Monument in Washington DC.--2005
  32. Milk (2 hrs, 9 min) Oscar winning film that depicts the life of the first openly gay man elected to major public office, Harvey Milk – 2009
  33. Miss Representation (88 min) A documentary that explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman--2011
  34. Mooz-Lum (99 min) Amid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he's never had, Tariq (Evan Ross) enters college confused. New peers, family and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.—2011                                     
  35. Murderball (84 min) Award winning film about quadriplegic rugby players – 2005.
  36. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (2 hrs,17 min) An expose of the Fox News Corporation – 2004
  37. Pedro: The True Story of Pedro Zamora (93 min) The true story of HIV positive MTV Real World cast member Pedro Zamora – 2009
  38. Precious (109 min)  In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.--2009
  39. Prom Night in Mississippi (89 min) The true story of how actor Morgan Freeman helped integrate the prom in Charleston, MS in 2008 – 2009
  40. Race: The Power of an Illusion (168 minutes, each section is 56 minutes) Three part series on how race is actually defined by our historical, societal, institutional, and cultural beliefs, and is not science based – 2003
  41. Remember the Titans (2 hrs) True story of a high school team in 1971 that challenges racial strife – 2001                                                                                  
  42. RENT (2 hrs, 15 min) Based on the award winning musical, it’s the story of starving artists who battle poverty, illness, and AIDs – 2005
  43. The End of Poverty (106 min)  A phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world. A must see for anyone wanting to understand not only the US economic system but the foundations of today's global economy. – 2008
  44. THIN (1 hrs, 42 min) HBO documentary about the Renfrew Center, a residential treatment facility for young women with eating disorders – 2004
  45. Trail of Tears (4 hrs, 23 min) A harrowing and compelling compilation of four award-winning documentaries that chronicle the struggles of the Native American culture from the forced relocation known as the “Trail of Tears,” to the current issues faced by America’s aboriginal people--2009
  46. Training Rules (1 hr) Award winning, true-story documentary that follows Penn State basketball champ Jennifer Harris as she takes on the homophobia of Coach Rene Portland – 2009. Comes with facilitation guide.
  47. Transgeneration (5 hrs) Documentary following 4 transgender college students and their transition – 2005.
  48. Tying the Knot (1hr, 21min) A look at the debate over same sex marriage in the USA. The reasons behind it are illustrated with real life couples that have run afoul of current laws despite varying levels of planning. Also, the reasons against it are debunked by proponents – 2004
  49. Waiting for Superman (1 hr, 51 min) Following a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, this film undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. – 2010
  50. Which Way Home? (90 min)  A feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children who are desperately trying to reach their parents in the US.; children who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center; and another whose mother hopes that he will reach the U.S. and send money back to her. These are stories of hope and courage, disappointment and sorrow. They are the children you never hear about; the invisible ones. – 2009