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R.L. Burnside: ‘See My Jumper Hanging on the Line’

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…

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…

Amy Winehouse Film Director Asif Kapadia on His New Film

Asif Kaspadia, the man responsible for the harrowing AMY, talks about how the movie tries to turn a mirror on the comedians, journalists and fans who turned Amy Winehouse’s life into a circus. “It’s a film about us and how…

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