R.L. Burnside at home in Independence, Mississippi, shot by Alan Lomax, Worth Long, and John Bishop in August, 1978. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit http://culturalequity.org
The Dorias: A Family Confronts Cancer Its Greatest Challenge
Meet the Dorais brothers — a pair of ski mountaineers, ER docs, and family men. The family men whose toughest battle is being fought far away from the mountains.
PBS’ Frontline: Who Killed The Nuns?
Who killed five American nuns in 1992, and why has no one been held responsible? FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate a mystery from the midst of Liberia’s bloody civil war, in which hundreds of thousands of Liberians died. The five sisters…
Sun Records Founder Sam Phillips with David Letterman
Sam Phillips is never an easy interview and with David Letterman it’s no different. He tells Letterman he’s got a beautiful set of bucked teeth. “How do you use bucked teeth and make a million dollar?s” Phillips says. “You know…
‘WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?’: Doc Shows Nina Simone in Her Time and Place
By Gregory Crofton Director Liz Garbus (There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane, Bobby Fischer Against the World) knows how to make an entertaining documentary, especially when subject matter gets dark and pushes into the world of mental illness. …
Kathryn Bigelow Interviews the Filmmaker Behind ‘CARTEL LAND’
CARTLEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground documentary following parallel stories of US and Mexican vigilantes fighting back against the ruthless drug cartels on either side of the border. It’s an excellent documentary, and VICE has teamed with the Orchard distributors…