The Sounds of New York

Andrew Richter shares odd celebrity encounters from his years of working in hotels.

After Hamas kidnapped 251 people from Israel on October 7, and as Israel’s war in Gaza unfolded, a conflict thousands of miles away erupted on...

A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most important creators of the 20th century,...

Frank and compelling conversations with male prostitutes.

In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of...

This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island...

Woman on Fire follows Brooke Guinan, the first openly transgender firefighter in New York City. A character-driven documentary, the film follows...

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

When Sarah accidentally proposes to her girlfriend in Provincetown, the mixup turns their loving relationship into a minefield of marital exploration.

Reporter Clay Pigeon interviews New Yorkers in October, 2008.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, the world gained a new respect for New York City's firefighters. At the same time, the tragedy brought...

A dialogue and home video about belonging, from young people living in modern colonial society.

In the early nineties, before the massive gentrification of many of New York's then slums, several young people from very disparate backgrounds left...

Kristina, a self-named Hungarian female lion tamer, arrives in New York to become a dance choreographer. Kristina, now a middle-class NYC artist...

Stockholm Syndrome chronicles the meteoric rise of contemporary trendsetter A$AP Rocky, capturing the exuberance of youth and urgency of hip-hop in...

Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it? Or is the act of being part in democracy...

"This film explores how freedom of speech — including dissent — is afforded to all Americans, and shows freedom of expression in art,...

A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.