Calvin Skaggs

The Sunset Gang

Calvin Skaggs, Anthony Drazan

Harold Gould, Uta Hagen

Three stories about the Jewish elderly in Florida: in "Yiddish," a man and a woman, both married to others, form a bond through their native language; in "The Detective," a married couple who have grown apart come together again as they pursue a thief in the neighborhood; and in "The Home," a woman struggles against her grown children, who want to place her in a nursing facility.

Lincoln and the war within

Calvin Skaggs

Chris Sarandon, Tom Aldredge

First few weeks of Lincoln's presidency where crucial for the direction the country would take. He had to bridge the gap between the victorious North and the jaded South and William H. Seward, his Secretary of State, played a crucial role.

To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946)

Calvin Skaggs, David Van Taylor

Alec Baldwin

A detailed history of documentary filmmaking in the US and the UK from 1929 to 1945. The first part, Working for Change, focuses on 1929-1941 and the social movements of the times, The Great Depression, The New Deal, and the awakening of the Leftwing in the UK. The second part, The Strategy of Truth, focuses on 1933-1946 and explores the role of film as propaganda during World War II, and the different forms it took in the US, the UK, and Germany.

A Road to Home

Calvin Skaggs

Reuben Kleiner

A Road to Home tracks the lives of six homeless LGBTQ young people over 18 months. Their lives typify the experience of the 500,000 homeless youth on American streets every night, 40% of them LGBTQ.

With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America

Calvin Skaggs, David Van Taylor

With God on Our Side… is an excessive title about Christian church fundamentalism and how, like the Taliban, religious groups feel a God given right to institute a society of specific religious beliefs that not everyone shares.