For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country’s most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.

Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life’s misfortunes.

All the cool kids were wearing it. This documentary explores A&F’s pop culture reign in the late ’90s and early 2000s and how it thrived on exclusion.

Scientists seek to find if Big Bull, a bull shark who stretched more than 10-feet long and weighed over 1,000 pounds, is actually the matriarch of a unique population of giants.

Habla Men will enlighten audiences on what it means to be Latino in the United States through the perspective of a diverse group of Hispanic role models whose personal stories are told straight into the camera. Raw, humorous yet sincere, this series will feature the likes of a handsome sensitive man, a “tough guy” actor, a gay championship boxer, a legendary wrestler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a 6’2 transgendered blond bombshell among others. The personal experiences each of the participants openly disclose will keep viewers not only entertained, but challenge preconceived notions.

A journey deep into the oldest music in the Western world, guided by an eccentric musicologist who has dedicated his life to understanding and preserving it.

Documentary on the Japanese boxer Unchain Kaji, who retired from the ring at the age of 30 with an eye injury and a losing record. He then tries to start a new life as a civilian.

Documentary about the Duomo di Milano.

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato’s Retreat.

Watch clowns, acrobats and sword swallowers train and compete for the top prize at the grandest of circus festivals held in Monte Carlo. A FilmBuff Presentation.

Simone Young AM has earned many accolades across her dazzling 30-year music career. All have been hard won. Knowing the Score gets up-close and personal with Simone in an engaging, luscious music documentary revealing two key themes; the long struggle for gender parity in the high art of classical music and the heart breaking struggle for artists to be valued in times of crisis, or sometimes even at all. Though one of the world’s great contemporary conductors, Simone’s work continues to be viewed through a gender lens. Simone is the first woman to be appointed Chief Conductor of The Sydney Symphony Orchestra in all its 90-year history, a post she takes up in 2022.

In Denver, an intrepid activist runs for office with the aim of eliminating cash bail.