After Kony: Staging Hope follows a team of actors, playwrights, and activists who use theater to help Ugandan teens share their story of resilience through a childhood filled with terror caused by Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army.

Poetic and moving, Argentina explores the heart of traditional Argentine folklore and its stunning musical heritage - from traditional styles such as the Zamba of "La Felipe Varela" through to modern dance - as choreographed by critically-acclaimed Carlos Saura.

In the grand tradition of the Ballets Russes comes this portrait of five Russian ballerinas from the Mariinsky Theatre. From the backstage studio to stages around the world, Ballerina captures the sublime beauty of ballet in all its resplendent glory.

Filmed over four years, Ballet Boys follows the victories, trials, and set-backs of three friends and rising Dutch dance stars who sacrifice a normal high school experience including parties and dating for the sake of ambition and a love of dance.

Since the dawn of cinema, sex workers have been portrayed (mostly negatively) by filmmakers. A mix of history, critique and homage, The Celluloid Bordello lets sex workers tell you which films they love and hate, and which get it right and which miss the mark.

In today's world, what is family? This question is explored in the new documentary Circus Boy, about a gay man named Thomas who seeks reconciliation with his mother after he and his husband adopt a boy he's training for circus school.

What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, America's greatest performing arts school.

What is life like for a dancer when they can no longer dance? Inspired by Merrill Ashley's departure from the New York City Ballet as an acclaimed principal dancer, this documentary captures the poignancy of this life turning point.

Two young men shoot themselves in a churchyard. Ray Belknap dies; James Vance - severely disfigured - survives. Their parents take heavy-metal icons Judas Priest to court, claiming the band "mesmerized" their sons.

A music-fueled journey through folk and traditional arts in America. At a time when the existence of the NEA is under threat, Alan Govenar's documentary focuses on one of its least known and most enduring programs: the National Heritage Fellowship.

Mad Hot Ballroom meets Paris is Burning in this entertaining documentary set in the swinging world of same-sex competitive ballroom dancing.

The new documentary How They Got Over celebrates the spirit of gospel performers and how they helped usher in a musical revolution that changed the world forever.

This new documentary from Tim Wolff (The Sons of Tennessee Williams) is a musical tribute to the legendary South Pacific recording artist and transgender activist Moses Moshanty Tau and the LGBTQI community of Papua New Guinea.

In Full Bloom follows the courageous journey of thirteen transgender and two gay actors as they transform their lives through the use of monologue, dialogue and performance art while preparing for the world premiere of an original stage play.

In 1930s China, aging street performer Wang yearns for a male heir to whom he can pass on the secrets of his renowned act. When he buys an 8-year-old orphan named Doggie, his new heir reveals a desperate secret.

Written and acted by young people in New York's foster care system, Know How presents stories from their own lives. Five characters' worlds intersect as they confront loss, adulthood, and bureaucracy in this tale about transience and perseverance.

For 25 years, Oscar-nominated director Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 60 hours of film on Allen Ginsberg, resulting in this comprehensive portrait of one of America’s greatest poets and cultural icons.

Julia Query, a stripper at a club called the Lusty Lady, put in long hours on stage and in the peep booth. But when faced with no sick leave, unfair demotions, safety concerns, and racial discrimination, Query and her co-workers decide to organize and unionize.

Mademoiselle Paradis is the true story of Maria Paradis, a gifted pianist and friend of Mozart who lost her eyesight as a child but regains it as a young adult. But this miracle comes at a price.

Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of Martha Hill, a woman whose life was defined by her love for dance, and who successfully fought against great odds to establish dance as a legitimate art form in America.

When filmmaker Simon Chambers receives a call from his elderly gay uncle – "I think I may be dying!" – he takes it as a summons. As it turns out, eccentric Uncle David, a retired actor living alone in a cluttered London house, is being dramatic, sort of.

For more than a century, Black artists, authors and musicians have traveled to Paris to liberate themselves from the racism of the United States. What made these artistic innovators choose France? And to what extent was (and is) France truly colorblind?

Olancho is the story of a group of musicians who perform for the powerful drug cartels in Honduras. Their songs glorify the traffickers who have destroyed their country, but in a world where the cartels wield the most power, do the musicians have any other choice?

Among the most acclaimed choreographers in American history, Paul Taylor reinvented the roles of music and movement in dance for nearly 60 years. This rare, in-depth look into his creative process was the last film made with him before his death in 2018.

The documentary follows a classically trained composer as he adapts a dime novel masterpiece into a grand opera - bringing America's cowboy culture and the sprawling beauty of the West into the realm of Puccini and Verdi.

Kevin MacLeod is the world's most-heard living composer - who nobody's heard of. Royalty Free brings to life this remarkable musician, who allows anyone to use his music for no charge, from Hollywood studios down to grandmas making cat videos.

Secundaria quietly follows one high school class on its journey through Cuba's world-famous National Ballet School. The teens love to dance, but for many of them, dance is also their sole escape from a life of poverty.

Nominated for an Academy Award and featuring Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman, this inspiring documentary follows divorced mother Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras as she creates her own violin program in three East Harlem schools.

One of Europe's most popular pilgrimages, the Camino de Santiago attracts wayfarers of all stripes to walk its ancient paths in search of meaning. One such pilgrim an American cellist who walks the Camino with his instrument, performing for fellow pilgrims along the way.

Filmed over 7 years, Talent Has Hunger is an inspiring film about the power of music to consume, enhance, and propel lives. It focuses on master cello teacher Paul Katz and the challenges of guiding gifted young people through the struggles of mastering the instrument.

The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history by discovering images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost.

For nearly 40 years, Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks have brought the joyful syncopation of the 1920s and '30s to life with their virtuosity, vintage musical instruments, and more than 60,000 period band arrangements.

This documentary reveals the extraordinary life of Sidiki Conde, who lost the use of his legs to polio at age fourteen. Today, he balances his career as a performing artist with the almost insurmountable obstacles of life in New York City.