Hitler’s Hollywood
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collapsed. (A sequel to “From Caligari to Hitler,” 2015.)
Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling
Correspondent Lisa Ling manages to penetrate its border by travelling undercover, pretending to work with a Nepalese eye surgeon on a humanitarian mission. Lisa’s time in North Korea offers a…
American Mustang
Fueled by stunning footage, this stirring documentary considers wild horses’ role in the American psyche and their dwindling numbers in today’s West. In an artful blend of exquisite nature documentary…
The Brainwashing of My Dad
A filmmaker examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her father, whose immersion in it radicalized him and rocked the foundation of their family. She discovers this…
Passage
With a unique blend of dramatic action and behind-the-scenes documentary footage, filmmaker John Walker shares the multi-layered story of British explorer Sir John Franklin and his crew of 128 men,…
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
A documentary on Kingsman: The Secret Service.
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Shakespeare: The Legacy
This film explores the era, life and work of William Shakespeare, including his famous lost years and the ways in which his legacy endures today.
Longing for Women: Dorothy Arzner
By the time director Katja Raganelli arrived in California to make a film about Dorothy Arzner in 1980, Arzner had passed away in a car accident. Nonetheless, Raganelli visited Arzner’s…
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
A tragi-comedic tale of one man’s search for self-acceptance, a journey that included tabloid celebrity, Tupperware parties, and two coming-outs — first as a straight woman, then as the gay…
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
On the eve of 1987’s Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be…
Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
Polar Bears in Hudson Bay struggle in a green world. Up close and personal, originally shot all on native 3D.
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath – Paranoid
The story of how the classic album “Paranoid” was made, with stories from band members to those who were influenced by its content, form and vitality. Paranoid is the second…