Showing 1 - 10 of 409 titles with a criteria of Subject is North American Studies

Abortion and Women's Rights 1970

This is the first film ever made about the struggle for abortion rights in the U.S.

Women Make Movies | 2022 | 28 minutes

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

Agave: The Spirit of a Nation

An expressive documentary capturing the spirit of a nation and the people trying to protect it.

Pragda Films | 2018 | 79 minutes

Ahead of the Curve

With a lucky run at the track and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. When Franco learns that Curve is failing, she turns to today’s queer activists to determine her path forward.

GOOD DOCS | 2020 | 97 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