The Booksellers
A behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it.
RBG
A look at the life and work of [America’s second female Supreme Court] Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
American Experience: The Poison Squad
By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted--by frauds, fakes, and legions of new, untested chemicals--all threatening the health of consumers across the country.
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild.
The Gene: An Intimate History
Scientific genetics, little more than a century old, holds at once the promise of eradicating disease and the threat of altering the very essence of what it means to be human. It traces the dizzying evolution of this new science as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases.
The Biggest Little Farm
John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland.
Honeyland
Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions.
Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation.
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.
The Eagle Huntress
Follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
Maiden
The true story of skipper Tracy Edwards and the first all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World race.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music, and soul.
The Queen at War: The True Story of Queen Elizabeth's Experiences in WWII
Princess Elizabeth was a child of thirteen on September 3, 1939, when her father King George VI informed the people that Britain was at war.
The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film.
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution.
New York: A Documentary Film
This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post.
Harnessing Nature: Building the Great Sacandaga
The Great Sacandaga Lake [is] the largest man-made body of water in New York State.
