In 1916, twenty-year-old Marion Wong wrote and directed The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest example of an Asian American film. What initially appears to be a story about a Chinese family cursed for allowing Western influence through the door, proves to be an illuminating examination of cultural diaspora years ahead of its time.Sandwiched between two global pandemics, this documentary follows the Wong family descendents as they secure The Curse of Quon Gwon its place in film history and new revelations rise to the surface.

The peaks, the valleys, and all the moments in between. Being a father is an extraordinary privilege...

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman t...
This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of ...
An epic documentary of rise and fall of Ustasha regime in Croatia.

Take a chilling tour through the twisted minds of some of the most violent serial killers including ...

In 1902, Emery and Ellsworth Kolb opened a studio in the Grand Canyon and began making photographs o...

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong...

A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Made by Istituto Luce, there is an understanda...
It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the ch...
On a market day in Kernascleden, two Breton women exchange their hair for a few coins. The hair beco...
Also known as The Operation of Dr. Alejandro Posadas. Filmed with early orthochromatic film in the H...
Lucien Bull was a pioneer in chronophotography. Chronophotography is defined as "a set of photograph...

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriage...
A short, early documentary work showing insects exhibiting extreme strength and agility.

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."

In rocky Newfoundland, renowned French artist Jean Claude Roy gathers his paints and sets off to fac...

During the Vietnam War, the US bombed Laos more heavily than any other country had been bombed befor...
Street Trading. Fishermen's wives from Skovshoved sell their fish from the stalls at Gammel Strand. ...
The remains of the Baltic Violence have been eroded away by the large steam excavator. There is a ma...