Want to view one of the Defense of Democracy Film Fest 2025 films solo from June 20th to June 22nd? Buy a ticket here to receive the link to your chosen film!

Films include:
Banned Together: Three brave teens and their adult allies fight to restore 97 banned books in their school district. The film exposes the national forces behind modern censorship and follows a grassroots journey into full-blown activism.
Runtime: 1hr 30m

Backpack Full of Cash: Narrated by Matt Damon, "BACKPACK FULL OF CASH" is a documentary exposing the privatization of public schools and its impact on vulnerable children. It reveals how corporate-driven education reform is jeopardizing underfunded public education.
Runtime: 1h 36m

CLOSURE: Massive budget cuts, mergers, and political attacks are closing Wisconsin’s two-year community colleges. Closure explores the impact of these closures and whether they can be stopped.
Runtime: Feature Length

Locker Room Talk: Following a high school football team over a season, this film challenges toxic masculinity through storytelling, revealing vulnerability, growth, and a redefinition of manhood.
Runtime: 41m

Save Blasco!: A community unites to save their beloved public library from being taken over by Gannon University. A stirring story of civic resistance and local organizing.
Runtime: 1hr

Scars of a Putsch: A personal and political investigation into the legacy of Turkey’s 1980 military coup through the scars borne by a revolutionary — the filmmaker’s husband.
Runtime: 1h 40m

A Calling: A Calling pays homage to journalists who have lost their lives in the course of reporting and to their intrepid colleagues who carry on.
Runtime: 11m

DofD Film Festival | Solo Screening Pass

By Defense of Democracy, Inc.

DofD Film Festival | Solo Screening Pass

Showcasing documentary films that speak to attacks on public education, book bans, censorship, marginalization of th LGBTIQA+ community, and the fight for intellectual freedom.