In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of immigration to the United States from 1892 to 1954, an enthralling polyphonic narrative that embraces both small and great history.

When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...

Students flooded Columbia University’s lawn to create the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in order to pre...

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, F...

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. Aft...

A documentary about a case of police brutality in the 80's NYC, the killing of graffiti artist Micha...

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later...

An investigation of Edward Brezinski, an ambitious, charismatic Lower East Side painter hell-bent on...

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

This film follows scientist Henry Bates as he explores the Amazon for proof of natural selection.

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show ...

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel a...

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is tr...

At 8.46AM on September 11th 2001, American Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade...

In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigat...

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ne...

The little-known story of Ukrainian children torn from their homes in the crush between the Nazi and...