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.

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

1989, New York City's Alphabet City and East Village. A year after the Tompkins Square Park Riot, sq...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...

How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised, and wh...

An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retre...

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of...

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the per...

Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that opera...

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

Journalist Émilie Tran Nguyen invites the viewer to follow her in her quest and discover, at the sam...

The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat a...

The documentary of the Nuremberg War Trials of 21 Nazi dignitaries held after World War II.

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

Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Be...

Max Gimblett: Original Mind documents the life and process of eccentric, creative genius Max Gimblet...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
Getting out of prison doesn't mean being free. After the bloody suppression of the Prague Revolution...

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the partic...