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U.S. History & American Studies
U.S. History & American Studies
'TIL KINGDOM COME
the controversial bond between Evangelicals and Jews in a story of faith, power, and money
1000 HANDS OF THE GURU
Four monks, a royal scholar, and their American guru are fighting to save Bhutan's sacred scrolls while learning the art of letting go
A GOOD NEIGHBOR
A Latina single mother fights against racism and climate change as she campaigns for city council in one of the nation’s most polluted zip codes
A LONG MARCH
Filipino American WWII veterans whose service was erased by the U.S. Government fight for their rights and recognition
A MAN AND HIS TRUMPET: The Leroy Jones Story
There are millions of musicians in the world, but there’s only one Leroy Jones
A PLACE TO BREATHE
explores the universality of trauma, resilience, and healing in immigrant communities
A REFLECTION OF LIFE
“A Reflection of Life” explores water issues in the entire West, with an emphasis on amplifying Indigenous voices
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS
The history, evolution and challenges faced by Chinatowns in three American cities
A TREE OF LIFE
On October 27 2018, a white supremacist opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people as they prayed; the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history
ABOVE AND BELOW: THE ART OF TSHERIN SHERPA
Artist Tsherin Sherpa's remarkable 19-year journey from Tibetan Buddhist thangka painter to global art superstar
ADIOS AMOR
the discovery of lost photographs sparks the search for a hero that history forgot - Maria Moreno, a migrant mother who became the charismatic leader of an early movement for farmworker justice
AINU - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF JAPAN
The life stories of Ainu elders and their efforts to keep their culture alive
AL PRIMO & HIS EYEWITNESS NEWS REVOLUTION
Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution documents the career and influence of the man who understood that people can tell their stories better than anyone else
ALWAYS IN SEASON
After 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging in North Carolina in 2014, his mother’s search for justice and reconciliation begins - centuries of trauma and lynching bleed into the present
AMERICAN JUSTICE ON TRIAL: PEOPLE V. NEWTON
The untold story behind the murder trial of Black Panther leader Huey Newton: the landmark case that put racism on the stand.
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY
The life of Chinese-American civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs
AND THEN THEY CAME FOR US
Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the demise of civil liberties
ASK THE SEXPERT
A longtime sex advice columnist gains popularity against the backdrop of a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools in India
ATTLA
The untold story of Alaska Native dogsled racing champion George Attla and his legacy
BASEBALL BEHIND BARBED WIRE
Stripped of their constitutional rights, 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced into desolate camps, surrounded by guard towers and barbed wire. Ironically it was the All-American pastime of baseball that saved their sanity.
BASEBALL BEHIND BARBED WIRE - FREE 3 YEAR STREAMING OR DVD FOR CALIFORNIA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS
A special film for California Students that paints the story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II through the lens of baseball, America's beloved pastime
BEING BEBE: THE BEBE ZAHARA BENET DOCUMENTARY
CELEBRATING QUEER BLACK EXCELLENCE - THE STORY OF LEGENDARY CAMEROONIAN DRAG PERFORMER MARSHALL NGWA (AKA BEBE ZAHARA BENET), BEFORE & AFTER BECOMING RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE’S VERY FIRST CHAMPION
BEING MICHELLE
a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse uses her artwork to depict the trauma and heal from her past
BLACK ENUF*
A queer oddball seeks approval from Black peers despite a serious lack of Hip-Hop credentials
BLURRING THE COLOR LINE
Stories of Chinese families in the Black South during Jim Crow disrupt the black and white narrative of America’s racial history
BREAKING THE NEWS
Seeking to buck the white male status quo, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch a news startup asking who’s been omitted from mainstream coverage, and how to include them
BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM
Follow immigrant families rising up to seek justice in a construction industry rife with exploitation.
CALAVERA HIGHWAY
A sweeping story of a family of seven men grappling with the meaning of masculinity, fatherhood, and a legacy of rootless beginnings.
CALIFORNIA STATE OF MIND
The Legacy of Pat Brown
CESAR’S LAST FAST
Cesar Chavez, a historic fast and the fight for farmworkers rights
CHI-TOWN GUNS, GUN VIOLENCE & THE NRA
In this feature documentary with an original song by Macy Gray, delves into where the guns are coming from that produce “mass shootings” in the U.S. by focusing on the 3rd largest city (Chicago) and by sharing solutions
CHINATOWN
Three senior activists fight for housing rights in DC’s historic Chinatown
CLARISSA'S BATTLE
A single mother’s fight for child care for all
COME BACK ANYTIME
The story of a master who created a community in Tokyo, one bowl of ramen at a time
COMING AROUND
A queer Muslim woman from Brooklyn grapples with the complexities of faith, sexuality and her difficult decision to come out to the most important figure in her life - her strictly devout, psychiatrist mother
CRIME + PUNISHMENT
Unprecedented examination of the United States' most powerful police department
CROW COUNTRY: OUR RIGHT TO FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
Tribal members on the Crow Reservation fight for better food and a better future for their community
CURTAIN UP!
While preparing to stage the musical Frozen, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities
DALYA'S OTHER COUNTRY
A Syrian teen attempts to balance her new life in L.A. while maintaining her Islamic traditions
DECADE OF FIRE
The South Bronx is burning. Stay, fight, build.
DELIKADO
Three environmental crusaders confront murder and betrayal as they battle to save an island paradise in the Philippines
DISSIDENTS
An artist's sculpture is burnt down, a protestor is charged with a criminal case, and a democracy movement is violently attacked. Not even exile is safe
EVEN THE WOMEN MUST FIGHT
When Vietnamese women speak, an old war story changes
EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL
One Black man's journey from straight-A student to bank robber — and back
EXILED
Two military veterans, both green card immigrants willing to die for America, get deported
FACING THE WIND
Facing the Wind is a love story about two women trying to help their husbands live as fully as possible with dementia
FATHER'S KINGDOM
He changed the course of civil rights in this country and you never heard his name
FINDING HER BEAT
A master of Japanese drumming and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries
FIRST VOTE
Asian American voters in battleground states
FLY IN POWER
Fly in Power follows the community of Asian and migrant massage parlour workers, sex workers and allies in Red Canary Song – highlighting their practices of care, survival, and community amidst their fight against the incarceration and trafficking systems
FOR THE RECORD
Running out of time and money, editor Laurie Brown battles an oil bust, a global pandemic, and a growing mistrust of the media as she fights to keep her newspaper alive in rural Texas
GIVE AND TAKE
An inside look at the community fridge movement in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic
GREENWOOD: A DREAMLAND DESTROYED
A destroyed dreamland erased from history
GUARDIANS
On a dark walk home, a girl calls her loved ones to protect her from potential perils she grew up fearing
GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME
Undeterred by prejudice, post-Katrina neglect, and appropriation of their traditions, the Harrison family guard their legacy, re-defining what Black masking culture means in New Orleans
GUEST HOUSE
the story of three women in a re-entry house as they battle addiction & recidivism
GUN SHOT WOUND
Gun Shot Wound takes a hard look at routine gun violence in America through the eyes of its trauma surgeons
HAPPY VALLEY
The Penn State abuse scandal: athletics, fandom, and campus sexual assault
HAVA NAGILA
The song you thought you knew. The story you won't believe
HIDDEN LETTERS
TWO CHINESE MILLENNIAL WOMEN MUST SAVE AN ANCIENT SECRET TREASURE FROM FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS, BUT DON’T EXPECT IT WILL SAVE THEM TOO.
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