Documentary

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay made history as the first people to reach the top of Everest. Now, 50 years later, three sons ...

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually ...

Unlocking the Mystery of Life represents a unique programming opportunity for local stations. Its broadcast release coincides with the 50th ...

Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that ...

This video details the legendary Patrick Troughton’s convention appearances in America using rare and unseen footage, plus interviews from ...

Highlights the most important political and social events in the Dominican Republic during the period from the first of July 1966, the date of ...

Tim Allen presents his own favorite clips, show bloopers, and personal reflections on the long-running series.

João Moreira Salles’ “Nelson Freire” is a film-documentary about the great Brazilian pianist, who is certainly among the five ...

A portrait of Rockets Redglare, the morbidly obese fixture of New York’s underground until his death in 2001. Rockets was the sometimes ...

Thomas Pynchon is a best-selling American novelist, who, unlike the vast majority of his peers, has eschewed the limelight with near-fanatical ...

One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the United States Air Force chimponauts and their NASA ...

AVATARA is not a cartoon. It’s a documentary about an Internet subculture who spend their lives immersed in an online 3-D voice-chat ...

Filmed over four years, this documentary focuses on the impacts of gentrification as gay white professionals move into a largely black ...

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world’s greatest comedian and the cinema’s first genius, Charlie ...

A beautifully done video of Burning Man 2001, 2002 & 2003. Lots of people interviews, Center Cafe activity and extensive coverage of artist ...

Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

Bülent Ecevit had dreams of a modest, serene life away from competition and politics. He imagined that he would write poems throughout his life ...

Woody Harrelson hosts a special tribute to the Three Stooges in honor of their 75th Anniversary. In addition to classic Stooges routines, there ...

This documentary features interviews with directors Dario Argento and George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects supervisor Tom Savini, executive ...

The making of Disney’s Treasure Planet.

Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve ...

Half a century ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to stand atop the highest mountain of earth. Now, their sons and ...

From the front-lines of conflicts in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Palestine, Korea, ‘the North’ from Seattle to Genova, and the ...

A documentary about Rosalind Franklin, the scientist who first photographed and discovered the shape of DNA.

The film charts David Hockney’s return to the theme of the double portrait, using interviews with his family and closest friends to explore ...

A small town blanketed on the Midwest plains, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma has prospered despite dust bowls and oil busts that left many cities barren. ...

Makiko Esumi and Hirokazu Kore-eda revisit Wajima, the setting of ‘Maborosi’

My Flesh and Blood is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of the Tom family. The Tom family is notable as ...