Keyword: Stigma

In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England,...

Santiago wants to reveal his HIV diagnosis to his best friends, but discovers they are full of myths and discrimination against HIV-positive people....

It is the end of World War I and the young Italian soldiers are making their way back to San Giovanni Rotondo, a land of poverty, with a tradition of...

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his...

A young transgender woman's pursuit of self-acceptance in the face of societal barriers unfolds in the transformative backdrop of 1990s New York City.

The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls.

This documentary features candid studio conversations with people of diverse backgrounds from the Erika Lust community. They share personal...

an exploration of queerness and fear of illness through personal and shared experiences, reflecting on how they shape the body and identity.

The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but...

Don Letts examines the history of this notorious subculture in a fascinating documentary, which features interviews with members of different...

A fragmented documentary portrait of Sammy, an adult with undiagnosed autism growing up in Jersey. Through cut-up interviews, island landscapes and...

We follow a young woman named Evie as she struggles to help her sister Tris with an ever-worsening case of depression - a condition that has already...

A dreaded sickness destroys Karen Viljoen life as rich man's wife. She is diagnosed as leprous. While Karen is in the Westford hospital with her...

A poetic exploration of mental health issues among creatives in communities on the African continent and in the diaspora, exploring myths, stigma and...

Adult men grapple with social stigmas to pursue their passion for wrestling. Includes an in-depth look at wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia.

When Michal finds out her husband Meir is having an affair with a man, her world collapses. Not only is she is forced to deal with sexual rejection...

THE FOUL TRUTH charts the story of a young teenager - Thoithoiba (played by Priyakanta Laishram), who is a survivor of male sexual assault. The story...

Unveiling the harsh reality of substance use in Thunder Bay, Ontario, this universally themed documentary, told through personal narratives and...