Sheila Nevins Movies

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the...

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through...

This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.

What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie...

John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter –...

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things...

Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully...

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera...

Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression.

Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's bestselling children's book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan...

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses...

A candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which...

This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour...

With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in...

In the days leading up to his execution, Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim's son; an elegy about the death...

Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president,...

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

An intimate view of the women whose images have defined our sense of beauty over the past five decades. An uncensored look at many of the biggest...

Despite decades of opposition from the right, and recent personal setbacks, Gloria Steinem remains one of the most outspoken and visible symbols of...