Portrays the life of America's pioneer social photographer, Lewis Hine (1874-1940) who recorded the waves of immigration around the turn of the century and the development of industrial America through the '40's. He recorded the sweatshops of NY's lower East Side to the mines of Appalachia, with mills, factories, child labor.
A colorful and provocative survey of anarchism in America which attempts to dispel popular misconceptions and to trace its historical development.
Beatrice Wood, called the Mama of Dada, is a renowned ceramicist, lover of Marcel Duchamp, and a prime suspect in the Dada art movement of the early 1910's. She died in 1998 at 105 years of age.
This documentary's candid interviews, lyric moments of grim beauty, and powerful verite footage takes us beyond the usual stereotypes of the rap world and into the life of Tislam Milliner, a struggling rapper who's ambitious to make it out of the "hood".
Narrated by Brian Dennehy, this film documents the response of the NYU Downtown Hospital to the September 11 attacks.
Filmed in David Bowie’s studio in New York, The Thin White Duke talks candidly about his life to date. Featuring classic Bowie archive footage. This is a truly memorable interview.
Examining the case of Martin Sostre, a black Puerto Rican bookstore owner in Buffalo, New York who was framed on drug possession charges in 1967 and sentenced to prison, this film shows how the American justice system can be abused for purposes of political repression.
A dramatic portrait of immigrant life in the U.S. as seen through the eye of the sweatshop workers who made up the Jewish anarchist movement.
A look into the underground world of Bruce Haack, a genius musician whose past work continues to garner recognition with time.
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers was an enormously popular rock and roll group of the '50s and one of the first black groups whose music broke the color barrier. This documentary chronicles their meteoric career, from Harlem street corner 'doo-wop' sessions to national TV and movie appearances with their hits such as "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" and "Goody, Goody," to the break-up of the group less than two years later.
More than 100 years ago, in his journalism and his influential book, How the Other Half Lives, photojournalist Jacob Riis dramatically portrayed issues of homelessness, poverty, crime, public health, and race relations in America.
An engrossing documentary about Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian based on his memoirs and rare material from archives in Moscow and Armenia as well as interviews with family members. It is the first such coverage of one of the world's most beloved composers.
New York children in theater ranging in ages from 7 to 17 prepare, rehearse, and execute the popular Broadway hot "The Pirates of Penzance."
The Legacy Of Rosina Lhevinne explores the nature of art, creativity and the human potential through the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the legendary pianist and master teacher Mme. Lhevinne. Her remarkable solo career began at age 75 and climaxed at age 82 when she made her spectacular debut with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe is one of the most important women in the history of photography, and in this short documentary film on her life, Louise Dahl-Wolfe: Painting with Light, draws upon the excellence of her art and the quirkiness of her personality.
The unjust prosecution and imprisonment of New York businessman, Michael Zinn.
The attempted salvation of a New York City lower east side neighborhood. Involved is protesting by the locals and defiance towards the construction crews, contractors and the like.
This timely documentary chronicles the post-9/11 racial profiling, large scale round-ups, detentions and mass deportations of Arab, Muslim and South Asian men as part of the government’s War on Terrorism.
An investigative (and frequently humorous) documentary on the surveillance activities of the New York City Police Department's Bureau of Special Services, known as the Red Squad.
World Press Award winner and one of the youngest freelance photographers, Ron Haviv is among the most intelligent and dynamic war photographers today. In a career that spans only eight years, Ron has photographed world events such as the near civil war in Moscow, which culminated with Yeltsin's forces recapturing the Russian Parliament; the conflict in the Former Yugoslavia; the Gulf War; the invasion of Panama; the military action in Haiti; and the famines in Somalia and Rwanda.
**2000 Academy Award Nominee.** This rhythmic, often humorous documentary explores the passionate & energetic presence of renowned Italian violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (she moved to the Unites States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music and later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Julliard School.)
This film tells the story of the unstoppable rise of the skyscraper. Starting in 1869, in New York and Chicago, elevators, steel, and electricity combined to create a frenzy of tall and taller buildings. Tall traces the experiments of the early skyscraper architects, especially Louis Sullivan, the Chicago architect (and mentor of Frank Lloyd Wright) who pioneered a new skyscraper form.
It’s a profession that regularly puts one in the middle of horrifying experiences in order to be a witness to history. In one of the world's countless crisis areas, surrounded by suffering, death, violence and chaos, photographer James Nachtwey searches for the picture he thinks he can publish. Oscar and Emmy nominated, with over 16 international awards.
Documentary film about the photographic career of documentary photographer and esteemed teacher, Walter Rosenblum. Rosenblum, one of the most highly decorated WWII combat photographers, photographed the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Rosenblum's photographs of Pitt Street, Spanish refugees, WWII, East Harlem, Haiti, Europe and the South Bronx are included in more than forty international collections. This is an intimate portrait of a great photographer from a daughter's point of view.
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