With a mission of collecting, preserving and making accessible the materials of human culture, the New York Public Library plays a vital role in the cultural life of the Big Apple. This film provides a multifaceted portrait of the institution. Viewers will learn about the library's history, collections and research centers as well as the individuals charged with upholding its mission while always keeping an eye to the future.
Seemayer Studios presents a new documentary about the American Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and the...
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of N...
Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reve...
The shape-shifting and enigmatic hip hop artist Kool Keith has managed to surprise, shock, and enrag...
When Sarah accidentally proposes to her girlfriend in Provincetown, the mixup turns their loving rel...
The US detonated 67 nuclear weapons over the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the Cold Wa...
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hire...
Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghett...
Xiara Trujillo is a precocious seven-year-old who moved from the Bronx to Maryland with her mom, Ara...
Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scor...
Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's...
A documentary about the confluence of Christianity and mixed martial arts, including ministries whic...
The life and work of New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat have been marked by a long quest for ident...
A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of...
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained...
An in-depth look at the legendary point guards of New York City who honed their craft and developed ...
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of N...
Set in New York City, the epicenter of a phenomenon cropping up in communities across the United Sta...