This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on ...

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a t...
A short documentary on the making of the 1946 film Ziegfeld Follies.

This movie is about an Iranian filmmaker called Davood Roostayi, whose all movies ( more than 100 mo...

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition...

Artificial intelligence is taking on different roles in the filmmaking space. The questions we must ...

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starri...

The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of t...

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After...

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly cur...

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.
During World War II, the propaganda engine of the U.S. government made a pivotal decision with unfor...

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.
Ann Miller hosts this documentary short on the making of the MGM-Cole Porter hot musical "Kiss Me Ka...

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the pe...

Using newly uncovered historical documents, this documentary short pieces together the most complete...

With more than 70 films and 160 million cumulative tickets in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo is one of t...

This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension t...

Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's ...

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film compa...