Documentaries
See the Wreck of Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance' in Astonishing Detail With This New 3D Scan
Created from more than 25,000 high-resolution images, the digital model shows artifacts from the ill-fated expedition, including a boot, dishes and a flare gun
Everyone Should Know About Rickwood Field, the Alabama Park Where Baseball Legends Made History
The sport's greatest figures played ball in the Deep South amid the racism and bigotry that would later make Birmingham the center of the civil rights movement
What Made Jim Henson, the Visionary Behind the Muppets, One of the Nation’s Most Beloved Cultural Figures
Museum collections and a new documentary on Jim Henson’s life and career reveal how his creativity cemented his legacy
How David Attenborough Went From Delighting at the Natural World to Pleading for Its Future
The environmental icon’s latest series, “Mammals,” showcases the threats humanity has created for our relatives
Before Beyonce and Taylor Swift Ran the World, There Was Joan Baez
Today’s artists—especially women—are sometimes criticized for speaking out, but for Baez, art and activism were indivisible
How the Memory of a Song Reunited Two Women Separated by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
In 1990, scholars found a Sierra Leonean woman who remembered a nearly identical version of a tune passed down by a Georgia woman’s enslaved ancestors
The True Story of Pocahontas Is More Complicated Than You Might Think
Historian Camilla Townsend separates fact from fiction in the life of the Powhatan "princess"
Ken Burns Turns His Lens to Leonardo da Vinci
An upcoming two-part documentary will be the filmmaker's first foray into a non-American subject matter
The Unsung Hero Who Saved Thousands of Children During the Holocaust
Truus Wijsmuller spirited Jewish refugees to safety and stood up to the architect of Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution"
The Real History Behind 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Martin Scorsese's new film revisits the murders of wealthy Osages in Oklahoma in the 1920s
New Documentary Showcases Bethann Hardison's Battle to Diversify the Fashion Industry
"Invisible Beauty" explores the fashion trailblazer's work as a model, agent and activist
The Forgotten 1980s Battle to Preserve Africatown
A new book tells the definitive history of an Alabama community founded by survivors of the slave trade
Michael J. Fox Reflects on Rise to Fame and Life with Parkinson's
A new documentary offers an intimate look at the actor and activist's story
This Rap Documentarian's Latest Subject? Louis Armstrong
Sacha Jenkins tells the jazz musician's story through rarely-seen archival footage and letters
Reexamining Edward Hopper—and the Woman Behind His Career
“Hopper: An American Love Story” highlights the artist’s relationship with his wife, Josephine Nivison
Abigail Disney Criticizes Labor Practices at the Company Her Family Founded
Her new documentary, "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales," shines a light on income inequality and workers' rights
Sidney Poitier Is Back on the Big Screen
The late and great actor and director is the subject of 'Sidney,' a new documentary produced by Oprah Winfrey
Bad Bunny's Latest Music Video Doubles as a Documentary on Gentrification in Puerto Rico
Amid Hurricane Fiona, the artist combines his music with an 18-minute film by reporter Bianca Graulau
Why Was America So Reluctant to Take Action on the Holocaust?
A new Ken Burns documentary examines the U.S.' complex, often shameful response to the rise of Nazism and the plight of Jewish refugees
The Real Warriors Behind 'The Woman King'
A new film stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, the all-woman army of the African kingdom of Dahomey
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