Documentary

The Pilgrims narrative has been shrouded in myth, embedded in Thanksgiving Day feasts, football, and parades. Who were the men and women who constituted this band of English Protestants whom we call the Pilgrims? A documentary film by award-winning director Ric Burns, The Pilgrims chronicles the deep history, origins, and […]

Trailblazing food writer and best-selling memoirist Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America’s food system. Reaching across political and social divides, she meets with small farmers, ranchers, and chefs risking it all to survive. Through Reichl’s eyes, we see the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. A

In 2011, Frozen Planet gave BBC viewers an unprecedented insight into life in the Poles.Now, 11 years later, Frozen Planet II – presented by Sir David Attenborough – returns to the Arctic and Antarctic to observe the amazing species that thrive there. But, going further than Series 1, it also

Martin Scorsese first encountered the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child, sitting in front of the family TV. When their famous logo came up on screen, Scorsese says, “You knew you were in for fantasy, wonder, magic – real film magic.” With Made in England he

Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the “Singing River,” as Native Americans called it, the music of Muscle Shoals has helped create some of the most important and resonant

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein’s three-part, six-hour documentary series, The U.S. and the Holocaust, examines how the American people and our leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged our identity as a nation of immigrants and the

Quietly and seemingly out of sight, governments, private investors and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources in the U.S. and around the planet at the expense of entire populations. THE GRAB follows an investigative journalist who uncovers the money, influence, and rationale behind these efforts to control

Powerful documentary about the world’s most elite secret society Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 6 x 1 inches; 3 ounces Director ‏ : ‎ Christian J. Pinto Media Format ‏ : ‎ CD+DVD, NTSC Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours Release date ‏ : ‎ June 19,

Ken Burns s eight-part, 16-hour documentary series, COUNTRY MUSIC, chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, focusing on the biographies of the fascinating characters who created it. The film follows the evolution of country music from it’s diverse and humble origins as it emerged, by the end of

As scientist and statesman, he’d become one of the 18th century’s most consequential individuals, and his achievements endure today, from his familiar aphorisms to Philadelphia civic institutions to the American republic he helped found. Ken Burns offers up a remarkable and comprehensive portrait of Benjamin Franklin, considering society’s enrichment through