After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet agents kidnap and force him to develop spy technology.

The movie recalls children who suffered mental and physical harm both during the last century, parti...

Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. Wh...

January 1953: On the eve of his death Stalin finds himself yet another imaginary enemy: Jewish docto...
Mento was the first national music of Jamaica and it begat Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and the Dancehall...

Combining modern footage with home movies and interviews, filmmaker María Casado's life is explored,...

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a ...

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman'...

This documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at Björk and her touring entourage for the 2001 Ves...

A number of different DJs who are all close friends until Tim will play during the evening: David Gu...

A film pastorale set in the early summer near Elora, Ontario, where music students practice out-of-d...
Germán Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo, a young radio announcer from Cuidad Juárez, succeeds in drawi...

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronic...

Quite simply the finest theremin player who has ever lived, Clara Rockmore began her performing life...

Step inside one of the most iconic venues in the world for an unforgettable night of music, energy, ...

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a...

Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland...

Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of g...

A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play musi...

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his rema...