Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

Editor-in-Chief of the GBH Documentary Unit, Raney Aronson‑Rath, shares plans for a reimagined American Experience.

From ancient myths to modern cultural shifts, Greek history documentaries offer a vivid journey through time. These films and series blend archaeology, storytelling, and breathtaking visuals to bring ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

PBS is rolling out a spring schedule rich with history documentaries, several of which incorporate music as a key element in telling stories of American and world events. This approach connects ...

What remains of the past, memories, are personal. Organized memories can make stories to tell. Those that combine the memories of several people can be organized for many purposes: culture, ...

The April 26, 1986 explosion of the Number 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is often considered to be the worst nuclear disaster in history, one that has been covered countless times.

Filmmaker Pat Longstreth launched the Hindsight Film Festival, America's first festival dedicated to historical documentaries. The inaugural five-day event takes place in Savannah, Georgia, featuring ...

Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

A historical documentary about the Crazy In Style Artists, a graffiti art collective founded in East Chicago, is in the works and is a semi-finalist in an Indiana documentary pitch competition.