Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.

Released in 1973 by founding member of The Last Poets, Jalal Nuriddin, under the name Lightnin Rod, Hustlers Convention tells the story of Sport and Spoon – two young hustlers…

No Place To Call Home chronicles the lives of several people born and raised in Jesus People USA Evangelical Covenant Church, a religious sect on Chicago’s north side. The film…

The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.,…

From the acclaimed team that brought you BBC’s visual feast “Planet Earth,” this feature length film incorporates some of the same footage from the series with all new scenes following…

An investigative expose of the inner workings inside the commercial pet food industry, which has went largely unchallenged until now.

A documentary that follows the money behind the rise of the Tea Party.

BEING IN THE WORLD takes us on a journey around the world to meet philosophers influenced by the thought of Martin Heidegger, as well as experts in the fields of…

The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. Yet in 2016, Google’s DeepMind team announced that they would be taking on Lee…

Five single people try to figure out dating in the age of social media, texting, hanging out and hooking up.

After years of nightmares, depression, and seizures, Iraq war veteran Bobby Lane could see no way out of his trauma other than suicide. Then he met Van Curaza, a former…

The film “Hurricane on the Bayou” is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina.