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.

In Iasi, Romania, from June 28 to July 6, 1941, nearly 15 000 Jews were murdered in the course of a ...

In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken d...

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotogr...

The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Q...

Bobbing around on Mediterranean waters aboard the Ocean Viking, aid workers from the French relief s...

Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dres...

As a letter to her son, the filmmaker testifies her experience as a photographer aboard the Aquarius...

A live performance film capturing an intimate concert by composer, pianist and music producer Ryuich...

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell...

1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists ...

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair...

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir Willi...

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lin...

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modes...

One million people legally cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day in both directions. Among them are...

Animated propaganda advocating for the importance of unregulated capitalism to the American way of l...


Some of the world's best jazz, R & B, hip-hop, rap, gospel and Latin musicians perform classic a...