When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.

When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...

An analysis of the impact on the United States Latino community of immigration policies promoted by ...

Dubbed New York's "Queen of the Night," proto–club kid Susanne Bartsch has been throwing unforgettab...

Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 192...

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

Tulio is forced by Sr. Manguera to put on a Christmas show, so he and the rest of the team put one t...

Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Be...

Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hi...

Students flooded Columbia University’s lawn to create the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in order to pre...

"This film explores how freedom of speech — including dissent — is afforded to all Americans, and sh...

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village...

A documentary about Pat the Cat and other roller disco skaters who want to make it big doing what th...

New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession...

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love ...

Director Drew Stone’s The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film is an incredible journey through the com...
The shape-shifting and enigmatic hip hop artist Kool Keith has managed to surprise, shock, and enrag...

Static was filmed from a helicopter circling around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour. It wa...

Max Gimblett: Original Mind documents the life and process of eccentric, creative genius Max Gimblet...

Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly young...