Synthetic Pleasures

Profile of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and...

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

In his early twenties, Sam Cagnina, oldest son of a Mafia hit man, meets Steven, a handsome 19-year old college student and they fall in love. Then,...

Focuses on the socialization of American females. It tells the story of six women and girls. The first film to emerge from the modern women's...

Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film that examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically how the International...

The use of embryonic stem cells has ignited fierce debate across the spiritual and political spectrum. But what if we could create manmade stem cells...

Before the internet. Before social media. Before breaking news. The victims of Thalidomide had to rely on something even more extraordinary to fight...

A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get...

After the Kyrgyzstan Independence in 1991, the ancient practice of Ala-Kachuu ("grab and run") returned. Some women escape the men that kidnap them,...

In 1999, Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris recruits dozens of young men and women who agree to live in underground apartments for weeks at a time...

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.