A year inside Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High School shows the parts of a broken public education system:  dedicated administrators, harried — but present — teachers, and students trying to get by. But isn’t the shaky foundation of the social system outside the school’s walls — marked by poverty, broken homes and lack of opportunity — a set-up for failure? More...

If satellite dishes are illegal in Iran, then why are so many Iranians watching Hollywood blockbusters? This fascinating film reveals a fast-growing subculture determined to gain access to Western media by any means necessary. Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Rasoulof illuminates the growing disparity between what Iranians want and what their Islamic leaders will allow. More...

He’s a postal clerk. She's a librarian. Despite their modest means, the unassuming pair are the most important contemporary art collectors you've never heard of. Meet Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, whose shared passion and discipline defied stereotypes and redefined what it means to be a patron of the arts. More...

Cherubic alt-culture renaissance man Ryan Avery is the best thing that’s happened to the downtown Phoenix art scene since Alice Cooper. Though Avery seems destined for an artist’s life, he’s grappling with a calling of another sort—a Mormon mission. More...

When Boston baker Larry Baras wanted to create an Israeli baseball league, his idea was met with incredulity, dismissal and even hostility. He did it anyway. HOLY LAND HARDBALL is an engaging account of one man’s dream to bring America’s pastime to the Middle East. More...

As elderly men huddle over an ice fishing hole, their wise words echo through a barren, icy town in North Dakota. Corporate farming, job outsourcing and the resulting exodus of younger people are killing the town. Stunning cinematography propels this unsettling contemplation of life without youth. More...