How COVID-19 reshaped the grieving process at Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans.
Documentary
Coronavirus, Documentary, Public Health
Film: Inside a Covid I.C.U., Through a Nurse’s Eyes
by JOHN ADAMS •
Documentary, Music
Monday Music: How Olivia Rodrigo Wrote ‘Drivers License,’ the Biggest Song of the Year (So Far)
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Authoritarianism, Congress, Documentary, Never Trump, Politics, Trump, Trumpism
Frontline: Trump’s American Carnage
by JOHN ADAMS •
In the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, FRONTLINE investigates how Donald Trump’s presidency laid the groundwork for bitter divisions, violence and ultimately insurrection. “Trump’s American Carnage” investigates Trump’s siege on his enemies, the media and even the leaders of his own party, who for years ignored the warning signs of what…
Congress, Crime, Documentary, Radical Populism, Trump, Trumpism, Violence
Inside the U.S. Capitol at the Height of the Siege
by JOHN ADAMS •
At 2:12 p.m. on Jan. 6, supporters of President Trump began climbing through a window they had smashed on the northwest side of the U.S. Capitol. “Go! Go! Go!” someone shouted as the rioters, some in military gear, streamed in. It was the start of the most serious attack on the Capitol since the War…
Documentary, Film
Film: A Year of Ping Pong
by JOHN ADAMS •
Documentary
Smithsonian Channel’s Top 10 Most-Watched Videos of 2020
by JOHN ADAMS •
0:00 – Intro to Top 10 Most Watched Videos of 2020 00:23 – Unleashing a Medieval Trebuchet 2:27 – Lioness Won’t Let Cub’s Father Near 6:25 – Bombing Exposes the Navy’s Need for New Boat 10:13 – 15th Century Weapon of War Fired 100 Arrows at Once 12:22 – Terrifying Dwarf Croc Holds Its Breath 15:28 – Egyptologists Open Newly-Discovered Pyramid 18:50 – Roman…
Adventure, Documentary, Environment, Film, Nature, Weather
Film: Glacier Exit
by JOHN ADAMS •
2020 Presidential Election, America, Courts, Documentary, Economy, Film, Law, Trump
Frontline: Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Supreme Court
by JOHN ADAMS •
With the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett days before the 2020 presidential election, conservatives solidified a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court — and the chance to shape American life and policy for a generation. Behind it all was a powerful Republican from Kentucky: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for whom Barrett’s confirmation was…
2020 Presidential Election, America, Coronavirus, Culture, Documentary, Economy, Elections, Film, Trump, Voting Rights
Frontline: A Nation in Turmoil (Full Film)
by JOHN ADAMS •
Filmed across the country this past year by a production team headed by Mike Shum and Blair Woodbury, “American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil” captures the diverse perspectives of a number of people — a pastor, a barber, a doctor, an activist and more — as they deal with COVID-19 in their communities, respond to…
Coronavirus, Documentary, Film, Public Health
Totally Under Control
by JOHN ADAMS •
Update, 10.31.20 — ‘Totally Under Control’ Documentary Streams for Free Through Election Day: “Neon is making “Totally Under Control,” its documentary about the White House’s response to COVID-19, available to stream on its website for free through Election Day on Nov. 3.” Original post from 10.27.20 follows — Noted documentarian Alex Gibney’s Totally Under Control recounts…
Coronavirus, Documentary, Poverty
Frontline: Growing Up Poor in America (Full Film)
by JOHN ADAMS •
?? The documentary, “Growing Up Poor in America,” follows three children and their families in the battleground state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat. In early 2020, it was estimated that almost 12 million children in America were living in poverty — a burden disproportionately borne by Black and…
Documentary, Film
Film: Knocking Down the Fences
by JOHN ADAMS •
The story of AJ Andrews, the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove.
America, Culture, Documentary, Film, History, Race
A Black Cowboy’s Story
by JOHN ADAMS •
Cowboys are among the most iconic figures of the American West. They’re mythologized as strong, independent people who live and die by their own terms on the frontier. And in movies, the people who play them are mostly white. But as with many elements of Americana, the idea of who cowboys are is actually whitewashed…