A portrait of the mythical band Bembeya Jazz, which contributed to the heyday of Sekou Touré’s cultural revolution in Guinea. Created in 1961 in the heart of the rainforest, Bembeya Jazz rapidly became modern Africa’s greatest orchestra. 50 years later, immerse yourself in the history of a legend that livers on!

In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker n...

Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz decides to take a boat, cross the Mediterranean, and embark on his first jour...

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...

Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in ja...

An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...
A short documentary on jazz trombonist, Ryan Porter.

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert...

Filmed across three continents, this documentary shares the story of the founders of the Pan-African...

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soo...

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...

A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dang...
More than two decades after it left our screens, BBC Two’s iconic and much-loved music documentary s...

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives...

Filmmaker Christopher Quinn observes the ordeal of three Sudanese refugees -- Jon Bul Dau, Daniel Ab...

Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker T...

Vipal Monga's first feature-length documentary chronicles an unprecedented series of concerts perfor...

Kids from Brooklyn, NY housing projects try to change the world when they are paired with Sierra Leo...

Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...