Showing 1 - 10 of 252 titles with a criteria of Subject is American (U.S.) Studies

Above and Below

Artist Tsherin Sherpa's remarkable 19-year journey from Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painter to global art superstar

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 35 minutes

Accordions Rising

A documentary feature film about the resurgence of interest in accordion music over the last 30-40 years. Although many continue to see the accordion as the stodgy instrument of a bygone era – and accordion jokes abound – this film sets the record straight.

Roberta Cantow | 2016 | 74 minutes

After Silence

Examines the treatment of Japanese-Americans during WW II, and its relevance to post 9/11 America.

Bullfrog Films | 2003 | 30 minutes

All Water Has a Perfect Memory

A poignant experimental documentary that explores the effects of tragedy and remembrance on a bi-cultural family.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 19 minutes

Ama

The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s.

Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 74 minutes

The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

Abigail Disney looks at the Disney family legacy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less.

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 87 minutes

American Justice On Trial: People V. Newton

The untold story behind the murder trial of Black Panther leader Huey Newton: the landmark case that put racism on the stand.

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 40 minutes

Atomic Homefront

ATOMIC HOMEFRONT shines an urgent and devastating light on the lasting toxic effects that nuclear waste can have on communities.

Women Make Movies | 2018 | 96 minutes

AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock

Documents the story of Native-led defiance of construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that has forever changed the fight for clean water, our environment and the future of our planet. The film asks: 'Are you ready to join the fight?' This title has one or more clips.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 89 minutes

Backfired

Investigates the largest auto scam in the world, tracing VW's deliberate installation of defeat devices in their diesel cars to circumvent California and US vehicle emissions standards.

Bullfrog Films | 2018 | 61 minutes