Brilliantly mixing animated sequences and archival footage, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre paints a touching portrait of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson.

Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for ...

Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

Sean Penn is almost a living legend. His filmography paints a picture of an 'other America': the low...

Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the m...

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who ...

Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant f...
'if you only had one year left of your life, what would you do?' This question asks Swiss author Fra...

This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl...

7-year-old Sasha has always known that she is a girl. Sasha’s family has recently accepted her gende...

In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker n...

Albert Camus, who died 60 years ago, continues to inspire defenders of freedom and human rights acti...

It is about a music school in Philadelphia, The Paul Green School of Rock Music, run by Paul Green t...

Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.

A young woman of the Tarahumara, well-known for their extraordinary long distance running abilities,...

Stop for Bud is Jørgen Leth's first film and the first in his long collaboration with Ole John. […] ...

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenór...

A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (...

Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in ja...