A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.

Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

This documentary by Theo Kamecke from 1970 gives an in-depth and profound look at the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. NASA footage is interspersed with reactions to the mission…

Standup from Puerto Rican comedian Carlos Oscar, including riffs on latino life with family and friends.

A documentary aired on The Sci Fi Channel about the movie Serenity (2005) and the fandom of Firefly (2002), the series that it was based on. Features interviews with the…

With Herzog’s direction, Richard Thompson leads a small group of musicians into creating Grizzly Man’s evocative soundtrack.

Morning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along Wall St. or stroll more languorously through a…

Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival. Produced by…

Essay film from Czech director Vojtech Jasný on his home country.

The film offers a comprehensive examination of the exploitation of animals in modern society.

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions…