American History

An Eye for an Eye

A film about hate, revenge, forgiveness, and transformation.

Art & Copy

ART & COPY introduces the cultural visionaries who revolutionized advertising during the industry's golden age by creating slogans to live by...

Balseros

In the summer of 1994, a team of public television reporters filmed and interviewed seven Cubans a few days before their risky venture of setting...

Body and Soul: An American Bridge

The most recorded song in jazz reveals the overwhelming influences, collaborations, and conflicts between Blacks and Jews in American music....

Building Babel

'Building Babel' follows a year in the life and work of Sharif El-Gamal, the developer behind New Yorkâ€™s â€˜Ground Zero Mosqueâ€™....

Bury the Hatchet

BURY THE HATCHET features three Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs in a dynamic and intimate portrait of the unique, endangered and often hidden New Orleans...

Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians

A self-taught and very successful society photographer in early 20th Century Seattle, Edward S. Curtis dedicated most of his life and career...

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

This documentary will detail the intimate psychological journey of Norma Jeane Baker, calling on never-before-interviewed relatives and experts...

Drop City

A story of whimsical innovation and the drive to create a new civilization on the scrapheap of a wasteful society.

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-screen

Edgar G. Ulmer emigrated from Austria and worked on the fringes of Hollywood, where he was named "King of the B's"; forgotten and rediscovered,...

The Execution of Wanda Jean

THE EXECUTION OF WANDA JEAN chronicles the last three months of Wanda Jean Allen's life, which culminated in her death by lethal injection on...

Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and the Revolt of Islam

"Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam" reaches the unavoidable conclusion that Western and Israeli misunderstanding of Islam is...

Fight for Space

What lead to the decline of NASAâ€™s budget and why is it stuck in low earth orbit?

From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock

How a ten-week shooting war with the FBI sparked four decades of change in Indian country.

Growing Up on Tour

"Growing Up on Tour" follows Peter Gabriel on the Growing Up tour of 2002. With his eldest daughter filming, his second daughter singing and...

I Am What I Play

A feature-length documentary about the heyday of rock radio.

Isn't This a Time!

WASN'T THAT A TIME (1981) took a winsome look at the seemingly last reunion of the legendary folk group The Weavers. Nearly two decades later,...

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Featuring never-before-seen footage, Jonestown delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978,...

Keep Moving Forward

A documentary featuring a Vietnam veteran who finds peace from his PTSD through Disney.

The Last Western

Welcome to Pioneertown, California â€“ a dusty outpost perched on the edge of the Mojave Desert in the shadow of Los Angeles. Built in 1946...

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey

The film explores the emotional and political power of cinema, as seen through the lens of the blockbuster hit, Midnight Expressâ€¦

Morgenthau

Three Men. Three Generations. One Fight.

Only in America

ONLY IN AMERICA follows Joseph Lieberman's landmark political progress from the 2000 Gore/Lieberman presidential race to his recent announcement...

Oswald's Ghost

A decade after JFK's assassination, America's political culture was changed almost beyond recognition. With OSWALD'S GHOST, acclaimed director...

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

His beauty, masculinity, and intelligence, and of course the color of his eyes, he continued to captivate audiences around the world.

A Perfect Candidate

R.J Cutler (producer of THE WAR ROOM) and David Van Taylor (director of DREAM DECEIVERS) documented the dark side of the American political process...

Portrait of Wally

The story of a Nazi-looted painting, Egon Schiele's â€œPortrait of Wally,â€ that was discovered on the walls of the Museum of Modern...

Rage: 20 Years of Punk Rock - West Coast Style

"The Pistols called collect and the West Coast paid the bill" - RAGE is the documentation of the evolution of one of the most explosive art forms...

There Are Jews Here

The untold stories of four once thriving American Jewish communities that are now barely holding on.

Reinventing Rosalee

Never too late to live your dream.

Smile 'Til It Hurts

SMILE 'TIL IT HURTS: The Up With People Story explores the clean-cut, smile-drenched singing phenomenon Up With People.

Underfire: The Untold Story of PFC. Tony Vaccaro

The film chronicles the life and vision of Tony Vaccaro, revealing the sheer difficulty of survival while taking photos in a war zone.

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