No More Joy: The Rise and Fall of New Orleans Movie Theatres

Hurricane on the Bayou

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

2006

JazzTown

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lio

2021

Under the Stars

Paying tribute to some of America's only surviving drive-ins – and those who keep them running – this heartfelt documentary captures efforts to preser

2022

Cinema in Kingston: From Muybridge to the Multiplex

An oral history exploring the development of film projection and cinema in Kingston-on-Thames - from resident innovator Eadweard Muybridge through the

2022

Cinema Morocco

For two decades, Cine Marrocos, a movie theatre in the heart of São Paulo, was one of the most popular and opulent of the city. After it was closed, i

2021

New Orleans

In the wake of hurricane Katrina, as Americans begin a dialogue about the future of one of the nation's most distinctive cities, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE p

2007

Yeah You Rite!

This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orleans express themselves - why they talk the way the

1985

The Final Reel

An affectionate and entertaining look at our nation's obsession with cinema from the early days of silent cinema, through the golden age of the pictur

2016

Essential Exhibition

An independent documentary about the unprecedented struggles of movie theaters and the film industry as a whole during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

Only in Theaters

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three year

2022

Spokane’s 21st Century Fox

Opened in 1931, Spokane’s Fox Theater was the place to go, with a line around the block to view the latest Hollywood feature, usherettes in evening go

2008

Big Charity: The Death of America's Oldest Hospital

This documentary film includes never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews to tell the story of Charity Hospital, from its roots to its controv

2014

Pictures of Ghosts

Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspe

2023

Lagniappe

A film created by Les Blank and Maureen Gosling from footage that was cut from the documentary "Always for Pleasure" (1978) about Mardi Gras in New Or

2006

Discoveries...America, Louisiana

Take to the streets of New Orleans by horse drawn carriage and visit some of the city's most popular attractions including a stop at Café Dumond, the

2010

Storyville - The Naked Dance

The Naked Dance is the first documentary about America's legendary legal red-light district that thrived in New Orleans from 1898 until World War I. S

2001

The Capitol of Singapore

Inaugurated in 1930, the Capitol has been able to survive through 90 years of successive ownership by prestigious families such as the Namazies or the

2022

Welcome to New Orleans

A touching documentary about a city that has lost hope, and about one man's fight to bring it back.

The Moviegoer

A filmmaker celebrates his inspiration for movies by recreating what it was like for his 9-year old self in 1972 when he journeyed downtown to spend a

2023

Tootie's Last Suit

Documentary portrait of Tootie Montana, Mardis Gras Indian chief.