Movies and TvShows featuring "local-community" theme.

In this fun, factual series comedians Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar immerse themselves into the world of local newspapers by travelling across the UK working for a different local paper each week on a mission to find real local stories.

When a group of marijuana farmers find themselves caught in a dangerous business deal, they must navigate through a series of twists and turns to protect themselves and their crop. Filled with dark humor and unexpected situations, 'Homegrown' takes viewers on a wild ride through the world of illegal marijuana farming.

A story of young women living in the same local community. Yaeko (Suzuki Kyoka) moves to a condo named "Mezon Africa," and notices her neighbors are all a bit strange. Matsuyuki Yasuko acts selfish neighbor girl Yuka, and Tomosaka Rie acts anarchist college-student Midori. Meanwhile, Yaeko knows her neighbor Mizuho (Muroi Shigeru) killed her husband 14 years ago.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is a documentary that tells the story of a small family-owned bank, Abacus Federal Savings Bank, and their legal battle against a prosecution by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. The bank was accused of mortgage fraud relating to the 2008 financial crisis. The film explores the dynamics of the trial, the impact on the bank's community, and the struggle of a small institution going up against the power of the government.

In 'The Apartment Complex,' a building manager is accused of murder when a tenant is found dead. As the local community becomes wrapped up in the bizarre events surrounding the complex, strange tenants, a neurotic redhead, a goth girl, and a scientist with a lab mouse, all become suspects. With narration provided by the building manager, the plot unfolds with twists and turns, including a pool scene involving a snake. Set in a surreal environment, the movie explores themes of eccentricity, false accusation, and the unraveling of a mystery.

A group of dedicated vegans move to the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales to try to introduce as many of the local people as possible to their vegan way of life.

The Russian attack on Ukraine in 2022 turned the European worldview upside down. In Parikkala, a small town in Eastern Finland near the Russian border, this soon becomes very real as the iron curtain lowers again on the Finno-Russian border. The locals are faced both with a future that is unknown and the heavy historical baggage of the borderland.

From exceptional enclaves and secluded sanctuaries to awe-inspiring archipelagos and hidden havens, what is it like to live on one of the UK's 6000 teeny-tiny islands?

Facing eviction, the residents of a bohemian quarter of Portland, Oregon organize to collectively purchase a block of houses, only to get a crash course in bureaucracy.

Mary visits some her favourite locations across the UK, to some of the places closest to her heart, sharing memories from her past and creating new ones. Meeting people enjoying celebrations, bringing communities and generations together.