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 Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, ...

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John ...

A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs...

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World ...

They come from all walks of life and have lived for almost a century. They have lived through the up...

Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discer...

A grandfather recalls how he and his wife met and fell in love during the Second Italian War of Inde...

Prague in the 1870s. Work in Smolík's sulphur factory is hard and dangerous to health. The poorly pa...

Young, inexperienced members of the Dutch Boarder Patrol undergo an intensive training on escorting ...

Set in New York City, the epicenter of a phenomenon cropping up in communities across the United Sta...

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...

Under the regime of Louis XVIII. Years after Waterloo, Napoleon's loyal officers live in retirement ...

The story of two soldier-cameramen, Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie, who witnessed the liberation...
This experimental short traces the lifespan of the graffiti and murals present at the occupation of ...