Έχοντας δει τον πατέρα του να δολοφονείται κατά τη διάρκεια μιας σύγκρουσης συμμοριών, ο νεαρός Άμστερνταμ Βάλον φυγαδεύεται για τη δική του ασφάλεια. Μερικά χρόνια αργότερα, επιστρέφει εκεί, στα περιβόητα Πέντε Σημεία της Νέας Υόρκης, μια από τις πιο επικίνδυνες περιοχές του κόσμου, λόγω των συμπλοκών ανάμεσα στους ντόπιους Αγγλοσάξονες και τους Ιρλανδούς και Ιταλούς μετανάστες. Ο Άμστερνταμ γυρεύει πάνω απ’ όλα εκδίκηση για τον άδικο χαμό του πατέρα του και για το σκοπό αυτό αναζητά τον κύριο υπεύθυνο. Πρόκειται για τον Γουίλιαμ Κάτινγκ, γνωστότερο με το παρατσούκλι ‘Μπιλ, ο Χασάπης’, που είναι ο απόλυτος κυρίαρχος των Πέντε Σημείων, καθώς έχει υπό τον έλεγχό του όλες τις συμμορίες της περιοχής…

Η αληθινή ιστορία του πρώτου συντάγματος μαύρων στρατιωτών που έλαβε μέρος στον Αμερικανικό Εμφύλιο υπό τις διαταγές του νεαρού συνταγματάρχη Ρόμπερτ Γκουλντ Σο, ο οποίος ανέλαβε να τους εκπαιδεύσει και να τους οδηγήσει στην πρώτη γραμμή. Στις 18 Ιουλίου του 1863, σε μια παραλία κοντά στο Τσάρλεστον της Νότιας Καρολίνας, το 54ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού της Μασαχουσέτης προσπάθησε να καταλάβει ένα απόρθητο οχυρό των Νοτίων. Οι μαύροι εθελοντές δεν πολεμούσαν μόνο για τη νίκη, αλλά και για την ίδια την ελευθερία τους. Η ηρωική τους δράση έκανε τους Βορείους να πάψουν να βλέπουν με προκατάληψη τους μαύρους και συντέλεσε στην κατάταξη 180 χιλιάδων μαύρων.

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

Ένα φτηνό, ισχυρό ναρκωτικό εμφανίζεται σε περίοδο ύφεσης, πυροδοτώντας ηθικό πανικό, τροφοδοτούμενο από ρατσισμό. Εξερευνήστε την ιστορία του κρακ τη δεκαετία του '80.

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.

Ο νεαρός Γιάνσεϊ Κράβατ εκμεταλλεύεται την απόφαση της κυβέρνησης να ανοίξει τις αποξενωμένες περιοχές της Οκλαχόμα για κατοίκηση και σπεύδει εκεί. Γρήγορα θα δείξει ηγετική φυσιογνωμία, αλλά είναι πολύ ανήσυχος για να μείνει σε μία περιοχή.

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the Skylab program back to its very conception reveals the cornerstone of human space exploration.

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beautifully, an investigation that was cut short, evidence that disappeared. Plus Marilyn's affairs with the then US President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby. What really happened on that fateful summer night? After her housekeeper discovers the body, six hours pass before the police are called. She finds a beautifully draped corpse, sleeping pills in the blood but no pill residue in the stomach, witnesses who seem uncertain. The first investigator thinks about murder - and is taken off the case. Today no police files can be found.

A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.

Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lions to whom they pass the torch to stay relevant in a marketplace both treacherous and brutal. The majestic Rocky Mountains tower over a bustling metropolis filled with steamy and romantic nightclubs where jazz flourishes on stage. JazzTown features never seen before live concert footage on historic stages that have now crumbled due to economic stresses of the Covid Pandemic. ~ Dianne Reeves, 5-time Grammy Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist ~ US Senator John Hickenlooper (former jazz club owner) ~ Ron Miles (Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker) ~ Charlie Hunter (Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore) ~ Art Lande (Mark Isham, Gary Peacock) ~ Ayo Awosika (Session Singer on Soundtracks to: Wakanda Forever, Nope, Dune, The Lion King ... tours with Miley Cyrus,) and many more.

This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

A 40-day, 40-night road trip to the Trinity Site—where the first atomic bomb was detonated in the summer of 1945—covering many other atomic destinations and driving deep into the natural and social history of the American southwest.

In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting landscapes of the nation's historical memory.

This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old race massacre that left an indelible, though hidden stain on American history.

Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.

Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'

The spectacular moon landing in 1969 was also a success of more than 100 technicians and engineers from Germany, some of whom had already revolutionized weapons technology and built rockets in Hitler's service during World War II. The documentary analyzes the entanglements of German NASA employees with the Third Reich.