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.

Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro...

New York City's beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka is best known for its borscht and varenyky, but...

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Gr...

A story of love and honor that takes place during the mid-nineteenth century during revolutions, as ...

The decision to move to Holland doesn't sound like a wise idea. Why move to a country that could be ...

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

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

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

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

Dubbed New York's "Queen of the Night," proto–club kid Susanne Bartsch has been throwing unforgettab...

In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband...

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous...

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attrac...
The television production is an episode from the life of Andrej Sládkovič. Braxatoris, known as Slád...

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

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

Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of...

La Salsa Vive is a vibrant cinematic exploration of Afro-Cuban music's history, tracing its roots fr...

Kristina, a self-named Hungarian female lion tamer, arrives in New York to become a dance choreograp...