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.

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...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...

Observations at Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, which is one of the most fascinating stations fo...

Since 1987, and for almost three decades, New York cinephiles had access to a vast treasure trove of...

Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profes...

Keith Garner visits historical locations, elegant chapels and bustling city centres as he discovers ...

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...
A young immigrant arrives in Canada from France, and brings his Citroën 2CV with him. The iconic pos...

On the eve of the publication of a biography of Claude Jutra, one of the most famous and celebrated ...

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

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

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...
The shape-shifting and enigmatic hip hop artist Kool Keith has managed to surprise, shock, and enrag...

"Take my love" is a documentary film about "Las Patronas", a group of women who daily cook, pack and...

An illiterate mountain man, Kit Carson was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages; he twice mar...

At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With daz...