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.

The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers...

Documentary on New York Graffiti featuring art by Cliff, Phase 2, Comet, Blade, IN, Billy167, LSD OM...

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a ...

A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland...

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

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

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a b...

Seven strangers are interviewed to talk about the relationship they have with their mother.

Photographer Mike Lassiter journeys across South Carolina capturing the stories of historic, often f...

In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other exper...

On Manhattan's jam-packed streets, NYC's most iconic driving instructor prepares students for the ro...

The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain R...
A documentary about the Topaz War Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp during WWII.

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, h...

Kingdom of Hawaii, 1866. Fearful that leprosy would spread throughout the archipelago, the king bani...