Through Bethann Hardison's life journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent and activist, the film explores race, beauty and representation.
TAKING VENICE uncovers the true story behind rumors that the U.S. government and a team of high-placed insiders rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale – the Olympics of art – so their chosen artist, Robert Rauschenberg, could win the Grand Prize.
In the electrifying new film, Nick Cave and his first band, The Birthday Party, offer an unfiltered, intimate, and immersive exploration of the influential post-punk group that catapulted him onto the global stage. Executive produced by Wim Wenders.
Beautifully layered and expressionistic, AFTER SHERMAN is a story about inheritance and the tension that defines the collective American history, especially Black history. Now available on PBS-POV.
A critical look at the history of Western thought by examining the remains of Adolf Hitler’s private library.
Spanning between past and present, Hidden Letters follows two millennial Chinese women connected by their fascination with the secret language of Nushu. Now Available on Independent Lens.
The Conductor takes the audience into the heart of classical music, and into the soul of one of its top, most beguiling artists, the internationally renowned conductor Marin Alsop. Tribeca Festival World Premiere.
Now available on PBS Great Performances
LIVING WINE follows the journeys of natural winemakers in Northern California, during the largest wildfire season on record.
WEED & WINE juxtaposes two farming families who aim to reinvent themselves while honoring their roots. Their stories urge comparisons and tease out contradictions between France’s revered winemaking traditions and the artisan culture emerging along-side the legal cannabis industry.
Madonna was born in Bay City on August 16, 1958, but her connection to the small Rust Belt town has been a hot button issue ever since her meteoric rise to superstardom.
An intimate look inside the world of an immensely talented and driven chef Paul Liebrandt, and what it takes to succeed in the toughest restaurant market in the world.
With help from his colorful friends, Kim Cannon Arm sets out to break the world record and do what no one has ever done before: play his favorite arcade game Gyruss for 100 hours…nonstop.
In his quest to explore the boundaries of coffee, Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood and his wife Lesley decides to compete for the World Barista Championship.
The life and work of legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, including commentary from Denzel Washington, Carlos Santana, Common, Cornell West, Bill Clinton and others.
When one billion rural Chinese move to cities, our planet will change irreversibly. A Finnish professor and Chinese business magnate are going to save the world by reinventing the City as we know it.
From critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated filmmaker Hubert Sauper comes his most recent Sundance Grand Prize Winning EPICENTRO, an immersive portrait of Cuba.
This documentary film traces the creation of Techno music as it sprung to life in the inner city of Detroit. From the riots of 1967...more>>
A SXSW 2020 Official Selection, this is fascinating dive into gaming history. Director Josh Tsui gives the film a lot of visual energy.
INSPIRED shows how prominent artists are profoundly moved by a PLACE and how they in turn changed how we see those landscapes. Featuring Yves Saint Laurent, Keith Haring, Georgia O’Keeffe and more.
25 years after Paris Is Burning introduced the art of voguing to the world, Kiki revisits New York City’s thriving underground ballroom scene. It’s a larger-than-life world in which LGBTQ youths of color are empowered by staging elaborate dance competitions that showcase their dynamic choreography, fabulous costumes, and fierce attitude.
The film tells the bizarre story of Elliot "White Lightning" Scott, who plans on becoming Canada's first kung fu action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight.
MARCEL DUCHAMP: The Art of the Possible explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists.
The untold story of New York's greatest legend and one of the most iconic images of the 20th century - Lunch atop a Skyscraper - taken on the 69th floor of the Rockerfeller Building in the autumn of 1932.
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple follows global rhythm and blues star Sharon Jones as she tries to hold her band together while battling pancreatic cancer.
Photographer and street artist JR tries to capture all of San Francisco in a single mural.
In one of the world’s biggest video game studios, a growing team works on the creation of blockbuster video game “For Honor."
A powerful story of music, love, and legacies, told by the members of a Black youth drum corps in Louisville, Kentucky.
In the 1970's, Ruben Blades' socially charged lyrics brought Salsa music to an international audience. Blades has won 17 Grammys, acted in Hollywood, earned a law degree from Harvard and even run for President of his native Panama.
Filmed over 23-years, Satan & Adam is about how two men developed an unlikely bond while confronting racism in an era of racial tension.
Seven Songs for a Long Life tells the intimate story behind our changing relationship with death – with great songs!
