The Apollo
The history of New York City’s Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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Crystal City
An explosion of crystal meth addiction is ravaging New York City’s gay community. “Crystal City” explores the worsening epidemic through the eyes of recovering addicts and active users as they…
Al midan
The Square, a new film by Jehane Noujaim (Control Room; Rafea: Solar Mama), looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. Catapulting us…
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
This documentary places the Bush Administration’s original justifications for war in Iraq within the larger context of a two-decade struggle by neo-conservatives to dramatically increase military spending while projecting American…
Like Air
Like Air is a feature length documentary that follows three high school competitive dancers on their journey to a nationals championship competition. With every step towards the trophy, they discover…
Becoming Traviata
How can emotion come to light on the opera set? Does it come from singing, acting or music? How can someone become the incarnation of Verdi’s masterpiece? Following world famous…
Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide
When Kenny Scharf arrived in NYC in the early 1980’s, he quickly met and befriended Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat; There, amongst the fervent creative bustle of a depressed…
Finding Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier’s photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she’d collected throughout her life. Instead these images have shaken the world of street…
50 Years of Star Trek
Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary through interviews with…
My Beautiful Broken Brain
A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic stroke and finds herself starting again in an alien…
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
After escaping Russia’s communist revolution, Leon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet…
Underexposed: A Women’s Skateboarding Documentary
Professional skateboarder Amelia Brodka examines the skateboarding industry’s approach to how it markets, promotes and supports women in its sport.
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Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend.