Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s epic journey from Laos in the aftermath of the secret war waged by the United States there to New York, where they find themselves fighting a different kind of war on the streets of Brooklyn. Filmed over the course of 23 years, THE BETRAYAL is a visually and emotionally stunning look at the complex ways in which the political shapes the personal.

Israeli director Natalie Assouline chronicles the lives of women, mostly young mothers, in prison fo...

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, ma...

New Opportunities were a portuguese education program with a focus on the academic certification of ...

Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fi...

Biodun is Nigerian. In this animated documentary, he tells the story of his journey on foot from Lag...

In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the stat...

This winner of the 1993 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature details the case that the 1989 in...

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

In 1928, Lady Heath became the first person to fly solo from Cape Town to London. Eighty-five years ...

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 A...

The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its ...
Shakespeare, dance and world music! A theater company rehearses Macbeth. A film crew documents their...

Comedian Bonnie McFarlane dons her investigative journalist's hat to find out once and for all if wo...

"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The fil...

This is an animated documentary about FOOD! I interviewed vegetarian, vegan, pescetarian and meat ea...

After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a perso...

This one hour documentary examines the life of the famed Sharp Shooter and Wild West performer, Anni...

With being thrown off buildings an occupational hazard, professional stuntwomen Jeannie Epper and Zo...

What are we talking about when we talk about negotiations? About the state's concessions to the Mafi...

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the 1957 Little Rock school desegregation crisis, educational ...