A two and a half hour Hell-Ride through the vast continuously urban sprawl known as Los Angeles. Explore the War-Zone from within it's riot-torn, graffiti-covered walls. Listen in horror to the terrifying true stories of Charles Manson's cell mate. Visit the McMartin Preschool, subject of the longest running criminal trial in the history of the United States. Meet religious fanatics, movie stars, drug addicts, gang-bangers and bulimics. See why Southern California is the Fruit and Nut Capitol of The World!

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, viole...

An unnamed man narrates the downward trajectory of his life from beyond the grave, from delinquency ...

An unflinching look at the life and story of Mark Kerr between 1999 and 2001, an intelligent, articu...

This film describes the 1960s drug culture. Addicts discuss their experiences in the United States a...
A filmed sequence dramatizes the problems addressed in the program: the story of a working mother ad...

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of W...

Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.

One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he und...

For five years, Stephen McCoy documented street life in Boston. This is what he captured.

Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her perform...
The history and enduring legacy of one of the world's biggest and most influential radio stations.

Cocaine has always gotten a bad rap, and for a reason. It is a drug used by the rich and the poor le...

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is o...

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...

This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as seen f...

As the first all-female band to play their instruments, write their songs and have a No. 1 album, Th...

The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord...

Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived o...

Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential ...

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.