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

Seeing is to painting what listening is to politics. Survival as an artist demands both. Paint Until...

The little-known story of Ukrainian children torn from their homes in the crush between the Nazi and...

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

By combining actual footage with reenactments, this film offers both a documentary and fictional acc...

"This film explores how freedom of speech — including dissent — is afforded to all Americans, and sh...

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary ...

In 1900, the eyes of the whole world are on Paris. The World's Fair welcomed 50 million amazed visit...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later...
Documentary that shows the changing attitude towards immigrant labor in The Netherlands. The documen...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...

Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwe...
The shape-shifting and enigmatic hip hop artist Kool Keith has managed to surprise, shock, and enrag...