Accelerating America
Tells the story of a revolutionary school in Rhode Island that gives inner-city youths who are at risk of dropping out a second chance by accelerating their studies. At the…
For Love & Country
Country music has always been Black music. For Love & Country examines the genre’s past through the lens of a new generation of Black artists claiming space in Nashville, and…
Fire in Babylon
Feature documentary about the great West Indies cricket team of the 1970s and ’80s. Fire In Babylon is the breathtaking story of how the West Indies triumphed over its colonial…
Lifeline: Clyfford Still
Jackson Pollock said, “he makes the rest of us look academic,” Mark Rothko acknowledged him as a “myth-maker” and Clement Greenberg called him “a highly influential maverick and an independent…
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the…
Riotsville, USA
An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to…
Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones
The story of Brian Jones, founding member of the Rolling Stones, in both life and the aftermath of his death.
Earthlings
Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
Trouble Bears
When Gaia the bear kills Andrea Papi in Trentino, Italy, the region’s inhabitants sound the alarm: could the tragedy have been avoided? Gaia is one of several problem children from…
War Photographer
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Style Wars
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant’s PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali’s extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.