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.

“An Untitled Film” by George Alshevskij-Jones is a short documentary/visual essay about the struggle...

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teac...

An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polari...

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

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village...

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and ...

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel wh...

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

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about t...

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

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the...

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, ...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

New York cab and black car drivers are facing economic and emotional hardship in a city dominated by...
For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pu...

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

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