Films
William Greaves chronicles the life and times of the world-renowned African American United Nations statesman, who not only pioneered the organization’s peacekeeping and conflict resolution…
MORE ›Often referred to as “Mr. UN,” Dr. Ralph Bunche was the ultimate diplomat and peacemaker. The first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace…
MORE ›Welcome to the saddle-busting, bone-breaking world of bull riding, where only the toughest cowboys can make it through a season to the final competition where…
MORE ›Welcome to the saddle-busting, bone-breaking world of bull riding, where only the toughest cowboys can make it through a season to the final competition and…
MORE ›Adolf Hitler was the creator and facilitator of the Nazis’s systematic human horror. But he was also an art lover, and as the countries of…
MORE ›In 1944, Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black woman, was abducted and raped by six white men in Alabama. The film centers on her unprecedented response—a fight for justice, with the aid of Rosa Parks and other black activists—whose profound influence on the civil rights movement still reverberates today.
MORE ›A haunted mechanic muses on his experiences as an immigrant in rural America—as well as the nature of life and death as he resurrects cars.
MORE ›Prelinger presents a series of pieces from his archive and examines how best to edit and excerpt films and contextualize layered imagery.
MORE ›Deborah Stratman (O’er the Land) returns with this kaleidoscopic look at an English aviary and its marvelous and mysterious flock.
MORE ›Witnessing the injustice and oppression around him, Argentine filmmaker Raymundo Gleyzer attempted to stare it down with his camera by playing a key role in…
MORE ›This triumphant look at the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revisits landmark cases and decisions, but also reveals the woman behind the robe and the personal experiences that continue to shape her legacy.
MORE ›The late cinematographer and director Haskell Wexler looks back on his body of work to talk about key moments from his powerful films and their lasting political, and personal, impact.
MORE ›The story of one woman’s calling to create dolls that look exactly like newborn babies.
MORE ›In this short, miniaturist Ali Alamedy, an Iraqi refugee, painstakingly creates exquisitely detailed dioramas of places he’s never been in an attempt to heal his disrupted relationship to home.
MORE ›Part memoir and part contemporary political story, this film deals with class within the context of immigration. A clash between working-class Mexican immigrants and wealthy…
MORE ›Even though he holds more Guinness Book of World Records than anyone else on the planet, Ashrita Furman is not slowing down.
MORE ›Under the guise of cultural exchange, Danish artist and filmmaker Mads Brügger embarks on a trip to North Korea to mount a variety show, exposing injustices of the regime by recording the process.
MORE ›This eye-opening film penetrates at least one layer of mystery surrounding the training of Chinese athletes, a subject that fueled much controversy at the 2008…
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