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Members of the Industrial Workers of the World, now in their eighties and nineties, reminisce about their union’s heyday—the textile strikes, free-speech battles, life in the lumber camps—in this meticulously researched history of the Wobblies.
MORE ›At Wolf Mountain Sanctuary in the Mojave Desert, Tonya Littlewolf literally runs with the
wolves, those that were born in captivity and are unsuited for life as pets or in the wild.
A stranger-than-fiction story of six teenage brothers who’ve grown up locked inside their Manhattan apartment, with movies as their only avenue to the outside world.
MORE ›Filmed in Jerusalem at the Western Wall, the most sacred shrine of Judaism, this provocative film takes us into the heart of a ten-year struggle…
MORE ›This remarkable portrait of the visionary Fred Rogers, who revolutionized children’s television with Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, reveals the origins of the groundbreaking show, the ways it connected to current events, and its impact on the lives of children, and adults, across the country.
MORE ›What could be more American than doughnuts from scratch, high-school football and a real nativity play, complete with mother and child? At the end of…
MORE ›Multiple worlds coexist in the Royal Danish Library in this observational film. Collections spring to life and crisp cinematography renders a lucid portrait of library staff and users, revealing how the library’s day-to-day work moves beyond the pages of a book or the walls of an exhibition to extend conversation and culture to Copenhagen, and beyond.
MORE ›Like a brutally honest sports film, Word Wars documents the ordeals suffered by those dedicated to one-on-one competition. Knowing that their game requires the stamina…
MORE ›What do Bill Clinton, Ken Burns, Bob Dole, Jon Stewart, and the Indigo Girls have in common? A wildly obsessive dedication to The New York…
MORE ›Immigrant day laborers in Austin perform some of the city’s most critical jobs but find themselves at the center of a town battle over the location of their depot, which nobody wants in their backyard.
MORE ›How much reality can you handle? Ask the workers profiled in this expansive look at some of the most intense jobs and landscapes on the…
MORE ›A wealth of archival material and interviews shape this comprehensive, even-handed portrait of one of America’s most divisive politicians.
MORE ›A quick, but poignant reflection on the images of twentieth-century wars as well as the events of 9/11. Blunt and straightforward with no air of…
MORE ›The 1939 World’s Fair was a landmark in the idea of the future and the notions of comfort and speed that were central to that…
MORE ›In 1973 Native Americans from the Oglala Lakota Tribe seized the village of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, site of the last massacre of the…
MORE ›Richly layered, complex and fiercely entertaining—like Tony Kushner himself—Freida Lee Mock’s latest documentary exhibits every facet of Kushner’s career. The personal, professional, and the political…
MORE ›Survivors of the 2011 bombing and mass shooting in Norway recount the day’s tragic events in
this look at how chance circumstances can have profound consequences.
In gorgeous black and white, this updated city symphony moves along the varied sights, sounds, and rhythms of a great river.
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