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.

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

The story was born from the pen of debutante Callie Khouri: Thelma, married to a macho man, and Loui...

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA com...
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal sets out to cross the generational divide, confronting long-simmering...

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

Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaher...

Composed of numerous archives and film clips, this documentary is the story of a transgressive actor...
Pearl Gluck travels to Hungary to retrieve a turn-of-the-century family heirloom: a couch upon which...

To celebrate the release of a new movie for their 20th anniversary, this documentary offers some beh...

The intimate and passionate portrait of the late Max Croci in a documentary that recalls the human a...

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman t...

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beaut...

A journey through the Brazilian Amazon, guided by the eyes of Renato, a Carioca turned Amazorioca. A...

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriage...

A unique hybrid of documentary, silent film, drama and dance, 'Breaking Plates' puts revolutionary w...

A documentary film about the Slovenian filmmaker Boštjan Hladnik.

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.

These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium o...

Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the character...