Guardian Bertha documentaries
Monthly documentary film stories with global impact
Buyers Club: the network providing people with affordable hepatitis C medicine – video
Denied an affordable cure, a group of patients took matters into their own hands and defied the US pharmaceutical company that holds the patent
White Fright: the plot to attack Muslims that the US media ignored
In 2015, the community of Islamberg discovered that a Tennessee minister was plotting the deadliest attack on US soil since 9/11 against their village. Why have Americans heard nothing about him, and why why does the community feel its safety has been ignored?
On the Road - living and working on the Italian 'road of love'
Hundreds of women operate as sex workers along the Strada Bonifica, the ironically named ‘road of love’ on the Adriatic coast of Italy – many of them Nigerian woman who have been trafficked and forced into prostitution
Qandeel Baloch: the life, death and impact of Pakistan’s working class icon
The life, death and impact of Pakistan’s working-class icon Qandeel Baloch, murdered in 2016 after becoming a social media celebrity
Chalk Girl: the protester at the heart of Hong Kong’s democracy movement – video
Two years after becoming an accidental hero of Hong Kong’s umbrella pro-democracy movement when she was arrested, the 16-year-old is torn between wanting to respect her family’s fears about the risks of her activism and standing up to Chinese interference, rejoining the battle alongside the localists fighting to save their city
Therapy, asylum seekers and the crabs of Christmas Island
Crossing boundaries: crabs, asylum seekers and therapy on Christmas Island – video
The internet warriors: who are the people that get so angry online?
The internet warriors: meet the 'trolls' in their own homes – video
Quipu: uncovering shocking tales of Peru's sterilisation programme
Quipu: the phone line calling for justice in Peru – video
Radical Brownies documentary: berets, badges and social justice
Radical Brownies: berets, badges and social justice – video
Desert fire documentary: what happened at the 'rebel' World Cup
Desert fire: the world cup rebels of Kurdistan – video
From Gun Nation to Desert Fire – welcome to Guardian documentaries
We’re excited to welcome you to the our new documentary film strand. Every month we’ll offer you a short documentary created by top international filmmakers and following unseen global stories
Gun nation: a journey to the heart of America's gun culture – video
A revealing and unsettling journey to the heart of America’s deadly love affair with the gun
About the Guardian Bertha documentary partnership
The Guardian is partnering with Bertha Foundation to tell international documentary film stories with global impact
