Chronicles the November 1989 "Velvet Revolution" led by dissident artists and students which, in only ten days, succeeded in nonviolently overthrowing Czechoslovakia's forty- year-old Communist regime.

This video explores the issue of racial identity among Native Americans and African Americans, and the coalescence of these two groups in American history.

The Borinqueneers is the first major documentary to chronicle the never-before-told story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in the history of the U.S. Army, from its creation in 1899 through its service in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. Narrated by Hector Elizondo.

This stylish, in-depth, six-part documentary series explores the early developments in filmmaking and the enormous contributions of the European film industry's pioneers.

Narrated by actress Glenn Close, this heartfelt documentary follows Cody Unser, a remarkable young woman left paralyzed from a rare neurological disorder, as she learns to live with her disability while working to raise awareness, improve quality of life and find a cure for those afflicted with spinal cord related paralysis.

This timely documentary offers first-person accounts of the lives of two working-class Belfast women told against the violent history of the last twenty-five years in Northern Ireland.

This historical documentary examines the Stalinist purges and terror in the former Soviet Union during the Thirties and Forties, when an estimated twenty million people lost their lives-some in labor camps, others starved in state-induced famine, and many others executed for "crimes against the state."

For Gold & Glory chronicles the history of the black auto racing league through the life of the circuit's greatest driver, Charlie Wiggins, a four-time champion revered as the "Negro Speed King." Set to a memorable retro jazz score by Pulitzer and Grammy nominee Dr. David Baker, the film spotlights first-hand conversations with Charlie's wife Roberta (voice dramatist Ruby Dee), and features interviews with former Gold and Glory drivers, families, historians and witnesses to the old African-American auto racing events.

This video, hosted and narrated by author Edward Said, profiles the acclaimed Italian film director, blending clips from his films-The Battle of Algiers, Burn!, Kapo and Operation Ogro-with an interview in which he discusses his wartime experiences in the Resistance, the influence of Italian neo-realism, his philosophy of filmmaking (pursuing what he calls "the dictatorship of truth"), his working relationships with screenwriter Franco Solinas and Marlon Brando, his use of music in film, why he's made so few films, and his many unrealized projects.

Chronicles one season in the life of the Morningside High School basketball team, the defending California state champs, whose school is situated in a crime-ridden L.A. neighborhood.

In 1889, amidst the slums of Chicago's Near West Side, pioneer social worker Jane Addams (1860-1935) opened Hull House to aid the poor, largely immigrant residents of the neighborhood.

This video chronicles the life and times of the noted African-American historian, scholar and Pan-African activist John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998). Narrated by Wesley Snipes.

This documentary, hosted and narrated by Burt Lancaster, examines the effects of the highly publicized investigation of the motion picture industry by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), which began in 1947.

Portrays a summer camp on a tiny island in the Adriatic Sea for Bosnian and Croatian children traumatized by the war in the former Yugoslavia.

Narrated in part by Roy Scheider, Mystic Voices tells the story of a pivotal event in the early history of the Colonial America that set the stage for the ultimate domination of Native Peoples by European settlers.

There was time when the Salton Sea was known as the Riviera of the West - a premiere vacation destination for the rich and famous. Today, it's considered one of America's worst ecological disasters. Narrated by John Waters, this irreverent documentary looks at what went wrong.

Narrated by Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper, Primo Levi's Journey is a picaresque road trip through history.

Examines the way Red Scare politics were used to impede the emergence of African-Americans as full participants in the political, social, and cultural aspects of postwar American life. Hosted by Morgan Freeman.

Hosted and narrated by singer Linda Ronstadt, this entertaining and informative look at ethnic music in America offers a rich sampling of the nation's culturally diverse musical styles, featuring performances of Irish, Greek, African-American, Jewish, Central Asian, Chinese and Puerto Rican music.

Reveals the shocking conditions at the Female High Security Unit at the federal prison in Lexington, Kentucky, where three women political prisoners, currently serving sentences ranging from thirty-five to fifty-eight years in solitary confinement, have been subjected to psychological experimentation and other forms of cruel and unusual punishment.

This compilation video-using material shot in the early Seventies on portapaks - provides a provocative portrait of the early years of public access television, when community activists throughout the nation began producing local television programs, placing local needs above ratings and commercial interests.

As an outgrowth of the Spanish-American War, in 1899 the U.S. attempted to annex the Philippine Islands, which led to a decade-long war against the Filipino people, a conflict that has been called 'our first Vietnam.'