On September 15, 1963, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed in a terrorist attack by white racists opposed to integration. Sunday school pupils Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley—all 14 years old—and Denise McNair, 11, were killed. In his acclaimed Academy Award-nominated film, Spike Lee turns a sharp focus on the tragedy by giving us an intimate look into the lives of the four murdered children and those who were left behind to grieve for them. More...

In ballet, ambition is irrelevant if your physical structure falls short of perfection. 52 PERCENT is a chilling observation of one Russian girl’s attempt to enter a ballet academy. The film reveals how young girls’ bodies are weighed, measured, twisted and stretched to determine if they meet an almost impossible standard. More...

“One person can make a difference, and every person should try.” John F. Kennedy’s famous words live on in Nada Markovic, Bui My Hanh, and Jacqueline “Madame Urbain” Dembele. We follow these women through Kosovo, Vietnam and Mali, watching their extraordinary achievements as they go about the daily business of seeking justice in the world. More...

In Las Vegas, New York is down the street from Paris, the Roman Empire isn’t a Mirage, and a Canadian circus has put the Fab Four back on stage. ALL TOGETHER NOW traces the evolution of Love, Cirque du Soleil’s acrobatic interpretation of masterfully remixed Beatles tunes. Candid interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and Olivia Harrison provide the ultimate insiders’ view of a beloved past spectacularly re-imagined. More...

Kassim Ouma was born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at age 6. After a decade of warfare, he defected and began a new life in the U.S., quickly becoming a world champion boxer. Kief Davidson captures Ouma’s passions, tragedies, victories, and emotional and geographic journeys. More...

The documentary hit of this year’s Sundance Film Festival follows the lives of four teenagers in small-town Indiana as they traverse the highs and lows of their senior year in high school. AMERICAN TEEN provides a candid and affectionate view of adolescence on the brink of adulthood. More...

In 1973, 10 million viewers tuned in to PBS to watch the Louds become the first “reality TV family” in history. The 12-hour cinema vérité series chronicled the family’s life and captured sensitive moments, including the husband and wife filing for divorce and the eldest son’s affirmation of his homosexuality. SILVERDOCS presents the rarely-seen series in its entirety. More...

Noir cityscapes, dimly-lit rooms and anonymous voices set the tone for James Lees’ study of secular confession. Telephones replace priests when liars, cheaters, thieves, burdened souls and even vehemently unrepentant people dial the apology line and say they’re sorry—or not—to no one in particular. More...

Art found his inner singer at age 60. Now 80, he entertains crowds at karaoke night. His hair is white and he covers Sinatra, but he has his stable of adoring groupies—with his wife’s consent, of course. Art’s story confirms that you’re never too old to find your calling. 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...

In this endearing portrait of a very young artist, an enthusiastic father discovers truth in the cliché “creative differences” when he attempts to teach his 4-year-old daughter about filmmaking. Ella learns what she wants to, discards what she doesn’t, and is determined to be a star in her own mind. More...

Beautifully filmed and spanning 23 years, THE BETRAYAL follows a Laotian family who made a harrowing escape from their homeland in the 1970s and eventually settled in New York City. Celebrated cinematographer Ellen Kuras offers a stirring depiction of life in exile and the far-reaching consequences of the Vietnam era. More...

How do homosexuals feel about bisexuals? How do bisexuals feel about bisexuals? Does bisexuality even exist? Filmmakers Josephine Decker and Brittany Blockman take a cross-country road trip to find answers, and more questions, in this smart, hip and sophisticated study of sexuality in the 21st century. More...

Acclaimed Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are selected to design the stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and virtually an entire city in Jinhua. That was the easy part. BIRD’S NEST chronicles the metaphorical bridge they must build between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and two political systems. More...

You cannot appreciate the mechanics of a human body until you try to build one. Bob’s knee injury motivates him to construct a model knee, and the process leaves him humbled by the intricate form and function of our moving parts. More...