The overall quality of documentaries, particularly documentary films, have improved significantly over the past several years. More than just possessing the benefit of hindsight, documentary ...

Every day is a good day to learn something new, and what better way to learn than by sitting on your couch and watching a movie? The streaming era has been a golden age for catching up on all those ...

Filmmaker Christian de Rezendes' documentary "Slatersville: America's First Mill Village" explores the 250-year history of Slatersville, Rhode Island. The documentary, which has won three Emmy awards, ...

Cana Academy is a Virginia-based nonprofit with a mission to train teachers and equip them with educational resources. With America’s 250th anniversary next year, the organization has embarked on an ...

On a road trip along historic Route 66, Muslim American couple Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins met Muslim jazz musicians in Tulsa, historians in New Mexico, and date farmers in the Coachella Valley, ...

Some worry that history documentaries, which can take years to produce, could become a long-term casualty of the cuts. The NEH has supported some of the most prominent history documentaries in recent ...

Roger Hagopian is both interesting and interested. He has a deep-rooted love for the history of his home state as well as the ...

The Hindsight Film Festival debuts in Savannah with a screening of the PBS documentary "The Disappearance of Miss Scott," focusing on the life of jazz musician and actress Hazel Scott. The screening ...

Geoffrey C. Ward is an author, editor, historian and writer of scripts for American History Documentaries for Public Television. He is the author or co-author of 18 books. Five books are companion ...

An astronaut from Apollo 11 surrounded by shots from Life Itself and I Am Not Your Negro in a composite image - Warner Bros. The overall quality of documentaries, particularly documentary films, have ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...