Abandoned on the doorstep of a Montreal orphanage, Johanne Harrelle eventually rose to prominence as a gifted artist, actress, and one of North America's first Black models. Simply Johanne deftly explores her complex and audacious life through archival footage, interviews with loved ones and performances of her writings by three contemporary actresses. The film chronicles the journey of a magnetic and passionate woman who defied the expectations of her time.
Alix left his native island, Martinique, and its musical culture, to study opera singing in Paris. P...

200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gal...
Afros, braids or corn-rows--hairstyles have always carried a social message, and few issues cause as...

The Trail of Toni - Toni Gobbi from Citizen to Mountain Guide is a documentary on Antonio, known as ...

60 years ago, almost nothing was known of elephants in the wild. But then one young Scottish biologi...

Jeanne is a black artist in her sixties who hasn't had the career she'd hoped for. She has fallen in...

A documentary that traces the creation of the Philadelphia sculpture, Schuylkill Currents from the g...

In 1977, after a fourteen year dry spell, the novelist Barbara Pym was nominated for a Booker Award ...
Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Braina...
Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Braina...

On February 24th, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has since killed t...

A semi-documentary biography film about the life and work of Soviet film actor Pyotr Aleynikov. Incl...

A biographical documentary that delves into the controversial personal life of iconic singer Chris B...

Different experts make a stand against today's putatively criminal and harmful health system, focusi...
An intimate and comprehensive exploration of every facet of the iconic multi-hyphenate, with full ac...

Follow Sondre Justad's journey from his childhood room in Henningsvær to becoming one of Norway's bi...

Kate Winslet has charted her own course, choosing to play authentic women with complex psyches and r...