Skip to main content
Documentary backdrop image for Footprint (2016)
82 minPGdocumentary
Watch later

Synopsis

In Kenya, Egypt, and the Philippines, rising population numbers stress the need for women's empowerment and effective family planning initiatives.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Birthgap - Childless World (2023)
1h45m

Birthgap - Childless World

2023•1h45m•★8.0TMDB

The number of babies born in America fell to a 32-year low last year, reflecting a broader decline in birthrates across industrialized nations.

Birthgap - Childless World
2023
Scenes From Nigeria's Baby Boom (2023)
23m

Scenes From Nigeria's Baby Boom

2023•23m

Nigeria's population, currently over 220 million, is projected to increase by 150 million in the coming decades, raising concerns about resource management.

Scenes From Nigeria's Baby Boom
2023
How Women Fight Against Chinese Family Planning Policies (2021)
59m

How Women Fight Against Chinese Family Planning Policies

2021•59m

Women in China continue to resist oppressive family planning policies, facing forced abortions and legal restrictions on childbirth despite the end of the one-child policy.

How Women Fight Against Chinese Family Planning Policies
2021
The Population Myth (2025)
58m

The Population Myth

2025•58m

More than half of the world population has been added during Hans Rosling's lifetime, growing from 3 billion to over 7 billion people.

The Population Myth
2025
Why millions are choosing not to have children (2026)
25m

Why millions are choosing not to have children

2026•25m

In Kenya, birthrates have dropped from 7.6 to 3.3 children per woman due to social policies and changing attitudes, while technology impacts US fertility rates.

Why millions are choosing not to have children
2026
Deadliest Journeys (2023)
3h19m

Deadliest Journeys

2023•3h19m

In Bangladesh, overpopulation drives individuals to extreme measures, as illustrated by a man diving into sewage-filled waters in Dhaka to search for gold.

Deadliest Journeys
2023
Struggle To Survive: The Lives of Four Girls Over Ten Years (2022)
56m

Struggle To Survive: The Lives of Four Girls Over Ten Years

2022•56m

One in every six children die before the age of five, a statistic illustrated by the death of Alaishri from malaria before her first birthday.

Struggle To Survive: The Lives of Four Girls Over Ten Years
2022
Uncovering Delhi's Mind-Blowing Growth Curve (2013)
29m

Uncovering Delhi's Mind-Blowing Growth Curve

2013•29m

Delhi's Growing Pains highlights the city's rapid growth and its accompanying challenges.

Uncovering Delhi's Mind-Blowing Growth Curve
2013
Fingerprints Of Poverty (2008)
27m

Fingerprints Of Poverty

2008•27m

Severe poverty in South Africa, particularly in areas like Goodwood, leads to homelessness and disillusionment, highlighting the need for empowerment through knowledge.

Fingerprints Of Poverty
2008

Explore Footprint

FAQStream

Browse more like this

Woman (2020)
Worth a watch
1h44m

Woman

2020•1h44m•★7.7TMDB

Interviews with 2,000 women from 50 countries reveal the challenges of forced marriages, sexual assault, and barriers to education and professional success.

Woman
2020
Mother: Caring for 7 Billion (2011)
Hidden gem — acclaimed but barely seen
1h9m

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

2011•1h9m•★6.6TMDB

Since the 1960s, the global population has nearly doubled, adding over 3 billion people and intensifying discussions on its environmental and social impacts.

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion
2011
Something Like a War (1991)
1h3m

Something Like a War

1991•1h3m•★10.0TMDB

In India, women from low-income backgrounds share their experiences with coerced sterilizations and family planning programs amid government population control policies.

Something Like a War
1991
Motherland (2017)
Worth a watch
1h34m

Motherland

2017•1h34m•★6.4TMDB

One of the world's busiest maternity wards operates at the Philippine General Hospital, where mothers face daily struggles with limited healthcare resources.

Motherland
2017
10 Billion: What's On Your Plate (2015)
Worth a watch
1h47m

10 Billion: What's On Your Plate

2015•1h47m•★6.6TMDB

By 2050, the Earth's population is expected to reach approximately 10 billion, raising urgent questions about global food supply and production methods.

10 Billion: What's On Your Plate
2015
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2012)
Worth an evening
3h44m

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

2012•3h44m•★7.4TMDB

Urmi's efforts with the New Light Program in India address child labor and prostitution while advocating for education and women's rights.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
The Face of Birth (2012)
1h27m

The Face of Birth

2012•1h27m•★8.0TMDB

Directed by Kate Gorman, this 87-minute film presents childbirth as a natural event, advocating for women's choices in birthing methods and education.

The Face of Birth
2012
Population Boom (2018)
Worth a watch
1h31m

Population Boom

2018•1h31m•★6.1TMDB

As the global population reaches seven billion, filmmaker Werner Boote questions the narrative surrounding overpopulation and its perceived consequences.

Population Boom
2018
Human Footprint (2008)
1h32m

Human Footprint

2008•1h32m•★5.8TMDB

2,475,526,000 seconds is the average lifespan each person has on Earth, illustrating the choices made and their effects on the planet.

Human Footprint
2008
Women's Africa (2022)
1h29m

Women's Africa

2022•1h29m•★9.0TMDB

Seven African countries are featured, including Ghana, Senegal, and Rwanda, as women work to reshape the continent's future and economy.

Women's Africa
2022

Related Films

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →