Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. From conception to construction, it traces the bridge's transformation from a spectacular feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol in American culture.

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody...

Tucson, Arizona, September 1996. At the request of his son Martin, George Goldsmith tells him of his...

September 1st, 1939. Nazi Germany invades Poland. The campaign is fast, cruel and ruthless. In these...

Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomi...
“In this legendary sculpture/performance Acconci lay beneath a ramp built in the Sonnabend Gallery. ...

The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding o...

City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and viole...

Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings,...

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, ...

This documentary provides an astonishing journey through innovative, futuristic, utopian and sometim...

A film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the...

Tracing the history of blue jeans around the globe.

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer...

London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she ...

Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Bei...

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison ...