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Browse 27 movies from MSNBC Films
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
Oct 2008
The story of January 6, 2021, where approximately 2000 people stormed the US Capitol to stop the certification of the Electoral College Votes, killing some and leaving over 140 injured. A firestorm of angst, anger, violence and confusion.
Nov 2022
Summer 2021 – As Kabul falls to the Taliban, members of the Under-18 Afghan National Women’s Football Team attempt a daring evacuation from their homeland.
Jun 2023
GUERRILLA HABEAS tells their inspiring yet maddening tale, as they rescue a few and many others are swept up by the system.
Sep 2022
In this hour, MSNBC goes inside the world of Bryon Widner, a former skinhead "pit bull", as he undergoes painful treatments to remove the physical representation of the hate he had exhibited to the world for more than half his life. Erasing Hate is produced by Bill Brummel Productions. MSNBC broadcast a forty-four-minute television version of the film in 2011. A feature-length film version, approximately ninety minutes, is available for theatrical, international broadcast, streaming and educational distribution.
Jun 2011
Love & The Constitution shares an insider’s view into the life of Representative Jamie Raskin, and an intimate look at both a nation and Congressman in crisis. The film follows Rep. Raskin’s fight to defend American democracy during Donald Trump’s presidency and second impeachment trial, while coping with the personal tragedy of losing his son, who passed away just days before the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Feb 2022
A documentary exploring Lev Parnas' involvement in the Trump-Ukraine scandal that resulted in the former president's impeachment, detailing Parnas' unexpected entanglement with Trump and Giuliani, leading to his incarceration.
Sep 2024
Michael Thompson is the longest serving non-violent offender in the history of Michigan and he is finally up for clemency. After 25 years, 3 appeals, and 2 denied applications for clemency it seems like Michael may finally have a chance at freedom.
Mar 2022
On the cusp of Trump’s second presidency and the likely pardons for January 6th rioters, Sky delves into America’s violent militia movement in King of the Apocalypse with unprecedented access to founder of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes.
Jan 2025
A documentary following JR's artwork giving a global voice to everyday people.
Nov 2021
Jeffrey Dahmer lived a ghastly double life as an adult, ultimately becoming known as one of America’s most infamous serial killers. Through an exclusive interview with Dahmer, as well as his mother and father, this program takes an extended look inside the mind of a serial killer.
Feb 2012
This documentary collects accounts of 9/11, recorded in the months after the attacks, and present-day testimonials from the same eyewitnesses.
Sep 2021
A Civil Rights icon shares his remarkable path from pastor to MLK's ally, congressman, UN Ambassador, and Atlanta mayor, revealing the gritty realities of fighting for social change across decades of American history.
Sep 2025
Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
Sep 2020
Tracing the U.S. military's long history of discrimination against the gay community and one couple's personal journey for acceptance.
Nov 2023
A quiet take on a very noisy subject—the rise of hate and intolerance against the LGBTQIA+ community—as two young brothers observe and absorb their first Drag Story Hour. A refrain of “It’s okay” underscores their experience, and this simple utterance takes on a multitude of meanings in its repetition, from assurance to question, hope to fear.
Apr 2024
The real story behind Rudy Giuliani's infamous press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in November 2020, delivered just as the presidential election was being called for Joe Biden. One year after the event, and with exclusive access to the Four Seasons family, learn what really happened that day and what became of the small business that was thrust into the national spotlight.
For years, photographer Steve McCurry has traveled to war zones and captured the human face of conflict. He is perhaps best known for his striking photographs in National Geographic, especially the haunting image of a young Afghan refugee in a red shawl. Yet, he says, his previous experiences have no parallel in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, which he witnessed and photographed just hours after arriving home to Manhattan from Asia. In this program, McCurry visits some of New York’s Muslim communities—photographing, among other things, a prayer service at the largest mosque in Brooklyn—to show how the events of 9/11 changed life here forever.
Oct 2001
The origins of the Brooklyn-born altar boy who leaned conservative, even as the civil rights era was flourishing all around him. Giuliani’s stark view of good and evil makes him a relentless prosecutor for the Southern District of New York.
Feb 2023
Passionate voter engagement, followed by the fury of those who spread and believed "the big lie" were dominant narratives of the U.S. elections of 2020. Ahead of the 2024 election cycle, in this installment of the Turning Point series, Battleground Georgia becomes the lens through which to view the history of racist voter suppression, the power of grass roots organizing and the tension between old institutions and new ways of thinking about what a vibrant democracy could be.
May 2024