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.

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Sm...
Three stand-up comedians seek fame and fortune in the hottest comedy scene in the world: San Francis...

Unable to purchase a $50,000 digital projector, a group of film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight...
Robert Llewellyn examines the enduring appeal of submarine movies, finding a beached Cold War Russia...

Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 10...

Documentary film about the making of Arttu Haglund's feature film Gone.

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

Tito del Amo, a passionate 72-year-old researcher, takes the final step to unravel the enigma about ...

A partially restored version of Director Im Kwon-taek's Bhiksuni, which was halted in 1984 due to op...
Four lives that could not be more different and a single passion that unites them: the unconditional...

A journey to the origins of cinema, starting with its forgotten fathers: the pioneers who achieved m...

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

This documentary short subject details the making of the 1957 MGM musical, "Silk Stockings". Hosted ...

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

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

THE GET LOST LOSERS follows the most cantankerous rock band in Hollywood as it prepares for a super-...

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

More than just a baseball movie, Academy Award®-nominated "Field of Dreams" is an enduring story of ...

A look into the mind of one of the Hillside Strangler murderers, Kenneth Bianchi.

A look at the trial and the use of psychiatric evidence in the criminal proceedings of mass murderer...