JustFilms / Ford Foundation Movie Trailers
Most Popular JustFilms / Ford Foundation Trailers
Total trailers found: 112
A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll Trailer (2019)
23 June 2019
This film is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America.
Union Trailer (2024)
18 October 2024
Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York.
Epicentro Trailer (2020)
19 August 2020
Cuba is well known as a so-called time capsule. The place where the New World was discovered has become both a romantic vision and a warning.
Blowin' Up Trailer (2018)
21 April 2018
In a courtroom in Queens, women facing prostitution charges may earn a chance at redemption thanks to an experimental program established by a team of rebel heroines working to change the system.
Invisible Beauty Trailer (2023)
15 September 2023
Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.
Storm Lake Trailer (2021)
02 June 2021
A dogged family-run paper in Iowa gives citizens the scoop on forces threatening to overwhelm their precarious small-town existence.
The Force Trailer (2017)
22 January 2017
The Force presents a cinema vérité look deep inside the long-troubled Oakland Police Department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in Ferguson, MO, and an explosive scandal.
Through the Night Trailer (2021)
20 June 2021
When one’s sole focus is to provide for their children, the stakes are extremely high. The need for multiple jobs to make ends meet has become a common reality for many families in this country, which leads to a very important question: who looks after the children while their parents work? Through the Night examines the economic and emotional toll affecting some American families, told through the lens of a 24-hour daycare center in Westchester, New York.
LIFT Trailer (2023)
15 September 2023
Lift shines a spotlight on the invisible story of homelessness in America through the eyes of a group of young homeless and home-insecure ballet dancers in New York City and the mentor that inspires them.
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show Trailer (2020)
15 April 2020
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
The Feeling of Being Watched Trailer (2018)
21 April 2018
Journalist Assia Boundaoui sets out to investigate long-brewing rumors that her quiet, predominantly Arab-American neighborhood was being monitored by the FBI.
The Trans List Trailer (2016)
05 December 2016
A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.
Coded Bias Trailer (2020)
11 November 2020
Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.
Our Land Trailer (2026)
05 March 2026
In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina.
Best of Enemies Trailer (2015)
31 July 2015
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F.
Disclosure Trailer (2020)
19 June 2020
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Elena Trailer (2013)
11 April 2013
Petra heads to New York in search of her older sister after a long time of being separated. They are both movie actresses and heirs of the wounds of the Brazilian dictatorship.
Natchez Trailer (2026)
30 January 2026
Filmmaker Suzannah Herbert takes a sharp look at the American South’s unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past.
The House I Live In Trailer (2012)
05 October 2012
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad.
Breaking the Brick Trailer (2022)
18 August 2022
In 2019, millions of Chileans rose up in a popular revolt that resulted in radical change: the call for an assembly that will change the constitution imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship and its economic neoliberal model, referred to as ‘The Brick’.
The Tuba Thieves Trailer (2024)
15 March 2024
A spate of robberies in Southern California schools had an oddly specific target: tubas. In this work of creative nonfiction, d/Deaf first-time feature director Alison O’Daniel presents the impact of these crimes from an unexpected angle.
Call Her Ganda Trailer (2018)
19 April 2018
When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case--an activist attorney, a transgender journalist and Jennifer's mother)--galvanize a political uprising, pursuing justice and taking on hardened histories of US imperialism.
Mr. SOUL! Trailer (2018)
27 April 2018
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage.
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez Trailer (2026)
17 July 2026
Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
A Decent Home Trailer (2022)
01 May 2022
Mobile homes have long been an affordable option for people who struggle with the cost of other housing in the United States.
1971 Trailer (2014)
18 April 2014
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism.
Raising Bertie Trailer (2017)
09 June 2017
Raising Bertie is a longitudinal documentary feature following three young African American boys over the course of six years as they grow into adulthood in Bertie County, a rural African American-led community in Eastern North Carolina.
Mexicanamerican Trailer (2026)
09 June 2026
Expertly merging old VHS home movies with new family interviews, filmmaker Eddie Sánchez traces his parents' journey from Mexico to the U.
Two Gods Trailer (2020)
26 August 2020
The story of a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, NJ who takes two young men under his wing to teach them how to live better lives.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Trailer (2025)
28 November 2025
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W.
Bending the Arc Trailer (2017)
23 January 2017
About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.
Homegrown Trailer (2024)
30 August 2024
Three Trump supporters from different backgrounds unite to campaign across America in 2020, advocating for his re-election while laying foundations for what they hope will be a long-lasting political movement.
Softie Trailer (2020)
25 January 2020
Boniface Mwangi is daring and audacious, and recognized as Kenya’s most provocative photojournalist.
Whose Streets? Trailer (2017)
11 August 2017
A nonfiction account of the Ferguson uprising told by the people who lived it, this is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown inspired a community to fight back—and sparked a global movement.
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Trailer (2023)
03 November 2023
Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City Trailer (2017)
21 April 2017
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem Trailer (2019)
27 April 2019
Three brave cheerleaders take on the NFL, battling the massive, male-dominated sports league for recognition — and a raise.
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Trailer (2016)
14 October 2016
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments.
Do Not Resist Trailer (2017)
23 February 2017
Do Not Resist is an exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Opening on startling on-the-scene footage in Ferguson, Missouri, the film then broadens its scope to present scenes from across the country.
Strong Island Trailer (2017)
23 January 2017
Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.
76 Days Trailer (2020)
10 September 2020
Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
Simple as Water Trailer (2021)
20 June 2021
A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America Trailer (2020)
13 October 2020
Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.
People's Republic of Desire Trailer (2018)
30 November 2018
In China’s popular live-streaming showrooms, three millennials – a karaoke singer, a migrant worker and a rags-to-riches comedian – seek fame, fortune and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives.
Mother of George Trailer (2013)
26 August 2013
A Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads to a shocking decision that could either save or destroy them.
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Trailer (2021)
23 April 2021
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history.
My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow Trailer (2025)
15 August 2025
American filmmaker Julia Loktev, born in the Soviet Union, returned to Moscow in 2021 to make a documentary on the persistence of independent media journalism in Putin’s Russia—just months, as it turned out, before the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Bad Axe Trailer (2022)
18 November 2022
A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Cambodian Killing Fields.
White Man Walking Trailer (2025)
21 May 2025
In July 2020, Rob Bliss posted a video of what happened when he held up a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign in Harrison, Arkansas, 'the most racist town in America'.
No Accident Trailer (2023)
29 September 2023
In the aftermath of the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a civil lawsuit was filed against white nationalist leaders and organizations on behalf of plaintiffs who suffered injuries while peacefully counterprotesting.
Generation Wealth Trailer (2018)
20 July 2018
Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence.
Life After Trailer (2025)
27 January 2025
LIFE AFTER is a gripping investigative documentary that exposes the tangled web of moral dilemmas and profit motives surrounding assisted dying.
Midwives Trailer (2022)
26 March 2022
Hla and Nyo Nyo live in a country torn by conflict. Hla is a Buddhist and the owner of a makeshift medical clinic in western Myanmar, where the Rohingya (a Muslim minority community) are persecuted and denied basic rights.
Sembene! Trailer (2015)
23 January 2015
Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.
Vernon Jordan: Make it Plain Trailer (2020)
28 December 2020
From filmmaker Dawn Porter (who earlier this year directed "John Lewis: Good Trouble"), the film explores the remarkable journey of Jordan from modest Southern origins to national renown as a pioneering attorney, businessman, civil rights leader, and as a fixture (could one also say a "fixer?") on the DC scene.
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Trailer (2017)
14 October 2017
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever.
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route Trailer (2018)
11 April 2018
"Detroit 48202" examines the rise, demise and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of mail carrier Wendell Watkins and the residents he has faithfully served for 30 years.
At Berkeley Trailer (2013)
08 November 2013
Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous debate taking place over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education in the United States.
Sell/Buy/Date Trailer (2022)
14 October 2022
A hybrid doc/narrative following Tony winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. As a mixed-race Black woman in America, Sarah, alongside the multicultural characters she's known for, explores her own personal relationship to one of the most relevant issues in our current cultural climate: the sex industry, and the surprisingly diverse range of people whose lives it touches.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Trailer (2019)
21 June 2019
This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
