Colonialism Movies

Montezuma is a 2009 BBC Television documentary film in which Dan Snow examines the reign of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II.

Rui was raised in Mozambique in a small village at the frontier of a mysterious river. Son of Portuguese colonists, his best friend is Ana, a black...

Directed by Ahmed Bedjaoui et al.

The difficult relationship between a young gay South Asian man and his father, refracted through images of the late film star Sabu of Jungle Book and...

On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black...

The story of Quincy Bosomfield who is the product of colonial education and has risen to become the district commissioner. In the process, he...

In a British barrack in India is confined a tamed gorilla which has conceived a hatred for one of the Hindoo attendants, owing to the barbarous...

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

A Luta Continua explains the military struggle of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) against the Portuguese. Produced and narrated by...

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

This film travels over open books, looted objects and postcards to look for the imperial foundations of the world in which we live. Within this wide...

Walter Burton's realistic photographs depicting poor treatment of Maori prisoners are rejected by late 19th century government officials. Walter is...

Made from reimagined/recycled images and sounds from the filmmaker’s archive and other found materials, Undercurrents is a poetic essay...

Returning to the island that her father left 50 years earlier, the filmmaker goes back in time to retrace the history of her name.

«My grandma had a great strength and love for life which made me believe that some of us were able to become immortals and escape death. When...

A short experimental film about a fire hydrant, a busy sidewalk nestled between an electrical post and a building.

Documentary footage of a parade in Antwerp celebrating the annexation of Congo to Belgium.

An european artist writes about his experience in portraying life in Brazil during the colonial period. Aporteiro – concierge and security...