All Episodes
Uprooted: American History Through Jazz Dance
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020) traces jazz dance back to its roots in Africa, and addresses subjects such as appropriation, racism and sexism.
Insert Coin: The Arcade Video Game Revolution
Insert Coin (2020), directed by Josh Tsui, looks at how Midway Games revolutionized the video game industry, and captures 1990s pop culture.
Closed For Storm: The Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park
Closed For Storm (2020) by Jake Williams and John Shaw shows the abandoned theme park Six Flags New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Hamtramck, USA: A Multicultural Landscape
Hamtramck, USA (2020) uses the local goverment election in this Muslim-Majority city as a backdrop to explore the multicultural nature of America.
Becoming Rocky: How Sylvester Stallone Became a Star
In Becoming Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020), director and producer Derek Wayne Johnson captures the moment when Sylvester Stallone became a superstar.
Streetlight Harmonies: The Lasting Legacy of Doo-Wop
'Streetlight Harmonies' (2020) shines a light on 1950s and 60's 'doo-wop' music and its lasting legacy with today's recording artists.
Stewart Brand: America's Last Great Optimist
Stewart Brand, founder of the modern environmental movement and creator of the Whole Earth Catalogue, wants to bring back the wooly mammoth from extinction.
Baywatch: The American Dream
Baywatch, the iconic 1990s TV show that continues to influence pop culture, is the subject of a documentary being directed and produced by Matt Felker.
Natalie Wood: Cinema Icon
'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' (HBO; 2020), directed and produced by Laurent Bouzereau, explores the life and career of the iconic Hollywood actress.
The Hart Family Tragedy
'A Thread of Deceit: The Hart Family Tragedy' tells the story behind the tragic murder-suicide and looks at the effects of social media on mental health.
The Life of Modern-Day American Cowboys
What is life like for the modern-day American cowboy? ‘Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait’ provides insights into these American icons.
I Am Not Your Negro: Racism in the US
Narrated by Samuel L Jackson, 'I Am Not Your Negro' (2016) uses James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript to tell the horrific history of racism in America.
Opioid Addiction: This Drug May Kill You
Award-winning director Norman Stone discusses the film ‘Warning: This Drug May Kill You’ (2017) and opioid addiction in America.
Eating Animals, Factory Farming and the Pandemic
Eating Animals (2017), produced and narrated by Natalie Portman, makes us think about where the meat on our tables comes from.
Capital Punishment: Life and Death Row
BBC’s Life and Death Row – The Mass Execution is a documentary that we use to explore the history of capital punishment in America.
Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore and Climate Change
The Oscar winning An Inconvenient Truth (2006) about Al Gore and climate change shows how performance is used to animate risk in documentary films.
2020 American Election: Super Tuesday
Factual America caught up with Adithya Sambamurthy, who is heading to the US to cover the 2020 American election for The Guardian.
Globalisation of Factory Farming
Soyalism is a gripping documentary about factory farming and corporations taking over meat production at any cost necessary.
Gun Violence and Mass Shootings in America
We're discussing Marc Silver’s documentary "3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets," and America's pressing problem of gun violence.