Colonialism Movies

  • 1989
    Bakanja: a life without compromise

    Bakanja: a life without compromise

    Bakanja: a life without compromise

    01989HD

    Presents a dramatization of the life and death of Isidore Bakanja who was born in the Belgian Congo around 1885. He was converted to Christianity by...

    Bakanja: a life without compromise
  • 2023
    Hijos de África

    Hijos de África

    Hijos de África

    02023HD

    Hijos de África
  • 2025
    The Stone That Remembers

    The Stone That Remembers

    The Stone That Remembers

    02025HD

    The Stone That Remembers interprets the Durga Mahisas-uramardini statue’s journey from its home, the Singhasari Temple, to the hands of...

    The Stone That Remembers
  • 1991
    Tuanku Tambusai

    Tuanku Tambusai

    Tuanku Tambusai

    71991HD

    A dramatisation of the struggles of Sheikh Haji Muhammad Saleh, known as Tuanku Tambusai (Tuanku, an honorific; Tambusai, a nameplace), against the...

    Tuanku Tambusai
  • 1923
    Government House Garden Party

    Government House Garden Party

    Government House Garden Party

    01923HD

    Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

    Government House Garden Party
  • 2025
    Sharp Objects

    Sharp Objects

    Sharp Objects

    02025HD

    ‘Sharp Objects’ follows the forgotten story of the Klungkung keris back to its origins and to its post-colonial relevance to Bali today,...

    Sharp Objects
  • 2011
    365 Without 377

    365 Without 377

    365 Without 377

    02011HD

    Imposed under the British colonial rule in 1860, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalise any sexual acts between consenting adults of the...

    365 Without 377
  • 1925
    Uti

    Uti

    Uti

    01925HD

    Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

    Uti
  • 1971
    The Struggle Continues

    The Struggle Continues

    The Struggle Continues

    01971HD

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

    The Struggle Continues
  • 2024
    Moving Ice

    Moving Ice

    Moving Ice

    02024HD

    Ice has always moved. When glaciation took hold some 34 million years ago, interconnected rivers of ice combined to produce the Earth's vast ice...

    Moving Ice
  • 2024
    Russi d'Africa

    Russi d'Africa

    Russi d'Africa

    02024HD

    Russi d'Africa
  • 1908
    In the Time of Rebellion

    In the Time of Rebellion

    In the Time of Rebellion

    01908HD

    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...

    In the Time of Rebellion
  • 1971
    Search for the Goddess of Love

    Search for the Goddess of Love

    Search for the Goddess of Love

    31971HD

    CBS News presents a Smithsonian adventure featuring Iris Love and narrated by Walter Schirra produced by CBS News in association with the Smithsonian...

    Search for the Goddess of Love
  • 1934
    Imphal Bazaar

    Imphal Bazaar

    Imphal Bazaar

    01934HD

    A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

    Imphal Bazaar
  • 1918
    Belgian Campaigns in Africa

    Belgian Campaigns in Africa

    Belgian Campaigns in Africa

    01918HD

    Report retracing the military campaigns of the Belgian colonial troops in Africa through geographical maps, title cards, and documentary footage.

    Belgian Campaigns in Africa
  • 1929
    India

    India

    India

    01929HD

    Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

    India
  • 1925
    Indian Wildlife Park

    Indian Wildlife Park

    Indian Wildlife Park

    01925HD

    Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

    Indian Wildlife Park
  • 2025
    My Dad, Guyana and Me

    My Dad, Guyana and Me

    My Dad, Guyana and Me

    02025HD

    A short film about love, heritage and discovering a place where the heart feels at home.

    My Dad, Guyana and Me
  • 2022
    A Better Place

    A Better Place

    A Better Place

    02022HD

    An in depth look at the toxic legacy of British colonial-era laws, which criminalise consensual same-sex love, while at the same time allowing...

    A Better Place
  • 2025
    Idak-Idak-Idak

    Idak-Idak-Idak

    Idak-Idak-Idak

    02025HD

    Idak-Idak-Idak is a hybrid-documentary relating the stolen Lombok Treasures with the Sasak diaspora through three generations of women: a daughter,...

    Idak-Idak-Idak