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For twenty minutes, this film communicates the quivering tension between two male dancers who move in intimate tandem in a performance of Israeli choreographer Emanuel…
MORE ›The longtime winter caretaker of the Oceanic Hotel off the coast of New England welcomes months of solitude, relishing the opportunity for introspection and productivity.
MORE ›This episode of the comprehensive six-hour series With God on Our Sideexplores the rise of Jerry Flawell’s Moral Majorty and its influence during Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
MORE ›This earliest surviving feature by an African-American filmmaker confronts issues beyond the scope of Hollywood studio productions and what the industry once labeled “race movies.”…
MORE ›Nairobi is home to Kenya’s largest slum. Comprised of thirteen villages that are divided along religious and ethnic lines, Kibera suffers from continual outbreaks of…
MORE ›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.
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