Dawn of the Monster Mako
A 14-foot giant mako shark is spotted in the waters of Portugal’s Azores region; underwater cinematographer Joe Romeiro and his wife, search the teeming depths around the ancient islands to capture the beast on film.
Genre: Documentary
Fish & Men
Fish & Men exposes the high cost of cheap fish in the modern seafood economy and the forces threatening local fishing communities and public health by revealing how our choices…
Milford Graves Full Mantis
Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz percussionist’s singular voice and complex cosmology.
Survivors Guide to Prison
Today, you’re more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you – this…
Fractured Land
An indigenous lawyer represents the division among his people between traditional caring for the land and developing the resources it contains.
The Presence
Two old men enter an abandoned synagogue, look at the decay around them, and pray.
A Tiny Ripple of Hope
A charismatic activist works to build a better Chicago for the teens in his neglected community even if it comes at the cost of his home, his family, and his…
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of…
Nothing Compares
Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite…
The Lion’s Mouth Opens
A documentary on filmmaker Marianna Palka, as she confronts her risk of Huntington’s Disease.
In Search of Bass Reeves
By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to…
Bully
This year, over 5 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making…
Drowning Letters
Thousands of people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea these years trying to reach Europe. Through a mysterious voice from the bottom of the sea, Drowning Letters tells the most tragic…