The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest theft ...
A portrait of five St. Petersburgians and their connection to The Hermitage.

A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's ...

Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the...

A young working class Baltimore man spends 10 years on a single portrait, believing it is his means ...

Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the f...
Are tourists destroying the planet-or saving it? How do travelers change the remote places they visi...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Julia Reichert reflects on the social, economic and personal forces that led...
An insight into life in the small Russian town of Borovichi.

The Execution of Wanda Jean chronicles the life-and-death battle of Wanda Jean Allen, the first blac...

This BBC historical drama stars James Purefoy as Beau Brummell, the original sharp-dressed dandy of ...

The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the came...

"Twelve Canoes" is a series of short films that paint a compelling portrait of the people, history, ...

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Filmed in a women's restroom in a park in Tehran, this film offers insights into the lives of women ...

A history of Maud's, a San Francisco lesbian bar that stayed open from 1966 to 1989.

Millions have seen the photograph, and no one who has seen it will ever forget it. A naked woman, de...
"A Walk to Beautiful" tells the story of five women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirt...

"The Trials of Darryl Hunt" is a feature documentary about a brutal rape/murder case and a wrongly c...