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Shortly before his death, President Franklin D. Roosevelt reports to Congress in 1945 on the Yalta Summit Conference.

3 Roosevelts Come Alive In PBS Documentary, Ken Burns' Best Yet

A 14-hour biography of Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin Delano starts Sunday. Actors including Paul Giamatti and Meryl Streep put on Emmy-worthy vocal performances reading from an Emmy-worthy script.

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with a poster of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, in a scene from the <em>Nasrin </em>documentary.

'Nasrin' Documentary Spotlights Life And Work Of Jailed Iranian Human Rights Lawyer

A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim Sadjadpour.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Government Press Office (GPO) in Jerusalem to give a press conference on September 4, 2024.

'The Bibi Files.' Benjamin Netanyahu fails to block documentary from screening

An Israeli court this week rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to block a documentary about his legal troubles from screening at a Canadian film festival.

The poster for BioQuest, a documentary about Daryl Thompson's efforts to find healing properties in the Everglades, sits on top of one of the all-terrain four-wheelers used by Thompson and his team

Documentary shows adventurer who says Everglades holds keys to curing illnesses

Daryl Thompson scours the Everglades and similar areas worldwide for natural elements that he is convinced can be used to treat ailments

Minnesota Lynx players lock arms during a moment of silence in honor of Breonna Taylor before a game in July 2020.

The WNBA is having a moment. A new documentary highlights off-court player activism

Power of the Dream takes viewers behind the scenes to show how WNBA players took a stand during racial justice protests in 2020, helped elect a senator and negotiated historic pay raises.

Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci

We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.

Christopher Columbus landing in America with the Piuzon Brothers bearing flags and crosses, 1492.

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

Documentary Filmmaker On The Personal Essays In 'You Don't Look Your Age'

NPR's Scott Simon talks with award-winning documentary filmmaker Sheila Nevins about her new book, You Don't Look Your Age...And Other Fairy Tales.

Sgt. Alice White has been with the Minneapolis Police Department since 2004. She's one of four officers profiled in the documentary <em>Women in Blue,</em> on the PBS Independent Lens series.

Documentary Asks: Do 'Women In Blue' Police Differently Than Male Officers?

Sgt. Alice White says female officers tend to rely on "brain muscle" instead of physical power. White is profiled in Deirdre Fishel's new documentary about women in the Minneapolis Police Department.

An Israeli documentary challenges a narrative of what happened in one Palestinian village in 1948

An Israeli documentary examines what happened to one seaside Palestinian village in the 1948 war.

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