Hunger Movies

When an out-of-work Chicagoan travels west as a hobo on a freight train, he finds himself falsely accused of murder.

The feature-length documentary Fakir portrays the success of fakirism in Brazil, Latin America and France. This circus art origin show is presented...

In this short, the janitor of a Paris museum's Egyptology department agrees to help a girl hide from the police.

Heckel and Jeckle decide it is too much trouble and time-consuming, not to mention wear-and-tear on their wings, to fly south for the winter, so they...

16mm. In one of the first films to use computer animation, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. ...

Documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great...

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

Viramundo shows the saga of the northeastern migrants that arrive in São Paulo, beginning with a train arriving and ending with a train...

A government subsidized water facility "melts" down releasing a toxin into the water supply which turns the employees and population into soulless...

A muffin thief troubles Mr. Baker, so he seeks help from a sleek detective. They agree to catch the thief at night in the bakery in Baker Street.

Is our food bought at the price of famine in the developing world? Is agribusiness more interested in producing profits than producing food? This PBS...

When the governor hears that a general inspector has come to town, fearing that he'll uncover his corruption, he and his government officials panic....

H. Oboe Rhodes, a "knight of the road," limps into a large city with the idea of appeasing his hunger. His first quest is the welcoming doors of a...

A mother and her son partake in a rage filled dinner together.

A woman struggles with an uncontrollable craving.

A kappa village is devastated by a large storm during festival preparations. With no fish in the river, the village is weakened. Kawatarou and his...

Snow White wakes up as a zombie and she is very hungry.

During the largest food crisis in a century, a group of college students step up to help those facing hunger. Their small local effort inspires hope...

A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.