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The King's Highway: El Camino Real
Today, in California, the influence of generations of Spanish-speaking people can be seen everywhere you look and listen—from music and language to food, art, and architecture. One of the reasons for this? A road called [...]
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Narrated by two-time Academy Award® winner Dustin Hoffman, this film demonstrates how Jews shaped baseball, and baseball shaped them—from the legendary Sandy Koufax pioneering rights for players to Hank Greenberg’s support of Jackie Robinson.
See What I'm Saying
A powerful and rare glimpse into the lives of four deaf entertainers over the course of one year as they endeavor to cross over into mainstream culture.
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. His life is a seemingly impenetrable thicket of [...]
Taming The Wild West: The Legend of Jedediah Smith
Today, few Americans have ever heard of a man called Jedediah Smith. Yet, his bold forays into the western frontier during the early nineteenth century helped shape the course of American history. Since the early [...]
Freedom Fries
A whimsical look at patriotism and consumerism in America. It explores the absurdity of many of the symbolic gestures that have recently pervaded our culture, such as the wasting of perfectly good French Wine and [...]
Jedi Junkies
Star Wars isn’t just a series of films. It’s an indelible part of the last thirty years of American culture, going far beyond mere entertainment. For some, its become a way of life. Join us [...]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Beyond The Steps
This dazzling cinema verité documentary follows the extraordinary dancers and renowned choreographers of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater as they do everything it takes to keep American modern dance fresh and a legacy alive. Award-winning [...]
Ancient Ink
From a tattooed pig to a secret Masonic code hidden in a tattoo to the baffling concept of invisible tattoos, this is the shocking world of ANCIENT INK. Tattoos are an ancient ritual practiced around [...]
Latest News
All-Star Epic, “BEGINNING OF THE GREAT REVIVAL,” Debuts Day-Date on VOD, Digital and DVD on January 24, Following Theatrical Release in China, U.S. and Canada (January 24, 2012)
HELL AND BACK AGAIN wins Oscar nomination for Best Documentary (January 24, 2012)
2012 Academy Award®-Nominated Documentary, “HELL AND BACK AGAIN,” Releases Today on cable VOD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Platforms (January 24, 2012)
