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Michael Tilson Thomas | Trailer
October 23, 2020
Explore the life and career of the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer. A National Medal of Arts recipient and longtime Grammy-winning music director of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas helped set the standard that an American orchestra should champion modern music.
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Becoming Helen Keller
October 19, 2021
Revisit the remarkable career and life of an icon who became a human rights pioneer.
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
October 5, 2021
Explore the life and 70-year career of the iconic Latina actor, performer and activist.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
April 9, 2021
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller.
Flannery
March 23, 2021
Explore the world of a literary icon whose fiction was unlike anything published before.
How It Feels To Be Free
January 18, 2021
The inspiring story of six trailblazing Black women entertainers.
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
October 23, 2020
Discover the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer.
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
October 20, 2020
Meet the columnist who pioneered the fast-paced journalism that dominates today.
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
June 16, 2020
Dive into the life and career of groundbreaking entertainer Mae West.
N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear
November 18, 2019
Delve into the enigmatic life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
October 25, 2019
Discover the art world giant whose color fields changed art history and now fetch millions...
Ral Julia: The World's a Stage
September 13, 2019
Explore a versatile Puerto Rican actor whose work on stage & screen shook the world.
Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life
June 14, 2019
Explore four-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally's work in theater.
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
March 1, 2019
Experience the power of song in the struggle for equality through feminist Holly Near.
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
February 22, 2019
Follow the country music superstars journey from segregated Mississippi to Nashville.
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
February 19, 2019
The first major film documentary of the life and art of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
Clips and Previews
Becoming Helen Keller
October 19, 2021
Revisit the remarkable career and life of an icon who became a human rights pioneer.
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
October 5, 2021
Explore the life and 70-year career of the iconic Latina actor, performer and activist.
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away | Preview
July 27, 2021
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist.
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | Trailer
June 28, 2021
Largely responsible for the explosion of bold American television in the 1970s, writer/producer...
Itzhak | Trailer
June 14, 2021
This inspiring documentary provides an intimate and unprecedented look into the remarkable...
Ballerina Boys | Preview
June 4, 2021
Discover The Trocks. Dancing on pointe shoes, these male ballerinas mix artistry and joy.
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
May 3, 2021
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir is an intimate portrait of the groundbreaking writer.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
April 9, 2021
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller Oliver Sacks.
Twyla Moves
March 26, 2021
Explore the life of legendary dancer, director and choreographer Twyla Tharp.
Flannery
March 23, 2021
Explore the life of Flannery OConnor whose fiction was unlike anything published before.
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
March 8, 2021
Trace the life and career of master trumpeter and musical icon Doc Severinsen.
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page | Trailer
December 29, 2020
A look at the unlikely author whose fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier.
Walter Winchell Trailer
October 20, 2020
Meet the columnist who pioneered the fast-paced journalism that dominates today.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | Trailer
June 1, 2020
An artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller.
Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Full Trailer
May 28, 2020
Dive into the life of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West.
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | Preview
May 26, 2020
Discover the story of the most beautiful woman in the world, who was also an ingenious inventor....
This Is Bob Hope | Trailer
March 16, 2020
During his eight-decade career, Bob Hope (1903-2003) was the only performer to achieve top-rated...
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