For the last half century, the little town of Luling, Texas has held an annual Watermelon Thump Festival – and its own world championship watermelon seed spitting competition. This short documentary is about both the contest and the chief seed spitting judge, Phil, an underemployed, over-stimulated, former expatriate, who’s come home after years abroad in Europe.

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture o...

The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never hea...

This short documentary offers a humorous look at horse-pulling contests in Ontario and the people wh...
In the United States, there is an active shooter incident every 12 days. In Memoriam shows the wrenc...

Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a poli...

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse in...

Using two separate filmmaking teams (an all-white crew filming white residents and an all-black came...

Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, includin...

Drawing on real-time, firsthand accounts and using official bodycam and audio, FRONTLINE, ProPublica...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later...
Stay calm. You’ve spent your whole life practicing and preparing yourself for this moment of truth, ...
This documentary is about the "World's Largest Trivia Contest" held in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Eig...

Barbecue is a religion in Texas, and this droll documentary takes a look at some of the colorful cha...
Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parents-in-law on September 8, 1992 in Gillesp...

The extraordinary story of a world-renowned patent attorney in Sugar Land, Texas who, at 57, came ou...

Sandra Bland was a bright, energetic activist whose life was cut short when a traffic stop resulted ...

Seven days, 45 finalists, one World Champion. Shot on location in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rank takes us f...

From the masters who create the mind-bending diversions to the tense competition at the American Cro...
THE BIKINI OPEN is a special-event, retro series featuring the best swimsuit, fitness, bikini, and m...

A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.