This short documentary records Anne Cools’ 1978 run for the Liberal Party nomination in Rosedale, one of Toronto's largest and socially most diverse federal ridings. The film records her bid for political power, and explains the nomination contest, a basic step in the Canadian electoral process. Because she was competing against the Liberal Party's preferred candidate, the nomination battle in Rosedale turned into one of the most innovative and fascinating in the history of Canadian politics.
A wry look at the effects of sexual repression on lesbian and gays in former Czechoslovakia. After t...

Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Gr...

Under the neon lights in a gay-friendly neighborhood of New York City, four young African-American l...

While in San Francisco for the promotion of her last film in October 1967, Agnès Varda, tipped by he...

This insightful Home Box Office documentary profiles some American children afflicted with Tourette'...

American Experience presents Summer of Love, a striking picture of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury di...

A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transfor...

An inspiring documentary chronicling the rise, fall and resurrection of '80s metal band Quiet Riot. ...

Nearing 100 years old, a national treasure, Bobby Staff whimsically exposes a rare and revealing ins...

Underwater Dreams, narrated by Michael Peña, is an epic story of how the sons of undocumented Mexica...

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...
Re-framing the U.S. gun violence debate from Second Amendment rights to public health prevention.

Olympia Stone presents a cinematic portrait of her father, famed New York City gallery owner and art...

A group of young women from Ouagadougou study at a girl school to become auto mechanics. The classma...

A short documentary on the chateaux of the Loire in France was commissioned by the French Tourist Bu...

Hungary was the site of serial murders on ethnic basis. Over the course of one year, the murderers k...

Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save u...

This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage ...

Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together whi...

Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of t...