Movies
The television series presents a diverse and highly fascinating cross section of Modern American Art Whitney Museum of American Art founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1931. Kanopy
Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage featuring artists speaking directly about their inspirations and ideas.
Explore this much-needed survey of great work by artists whose contributions were neglected by the mainstream art world for far too long. Directed by Jacques Goldstein. Kanopy
The previously untold story of a series of early 80s guerrilla music and art performance happenings in Southern California that are recognized to have inspired Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella, collective experiences that have become key elements of popular culture in the 21st century. Directed by Stuart Swezey. DVD | Kanopy
Four personal narratives of women around the world using art to create positive change in their communities. Directed by Sophia Kruz. Kanopy
Founded in 1886, and forced to close in 1955 after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the story of Bordentown is also the story of black education in America across three centuries. Directed by Dave Davidson. DVD
Documentary explores the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics and features while exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals of Black women in the media. Directed by Jennifer Holness. Kanopy
Music
While innovative R&B, neo-soul singer, Erykah Badu’s debut, Baduizm, earned strong reviews and healthy sales, her concerts became equally popular and she became known as a powerhouse live performer. Live solidifies that reputation, delivering soulful, gritty versions of cuts from Baduizm, a few covers, and the single, "Tyrone."
Acoustic blues musician Eric Bibb left the U.S. for Paris, then Stockholm. While living in Europe he witnessed the influx of people fleeing war-torn countries in Asia and Africa. He says, “With this album I want to encourage us all to keep our minds and hearts wide open to the ongoing plight of refugees everywhere. As history shows, we all come from people who, at some time or another, had to move.”
For more than three decades, Ani DiFranco has made the personal political and vice versa. Revolutionary Love reflects its title as both a call to compassion and a call to arms. It challenges notions of personal and collective responsibility and elucidates the hope for inner and outer change, in illustrating exactly what it means to live and love in a ravaged, suffering world.
Best of the BBC Vaults is an archival two-disc set (one CD and one DVD) that collects unreleased recordings and performances Fitzgerald made between 1965 and 1977 for the British Broadcasting Corporation, a greatest hits, if you will, capturing one-of-a-kind performances in audio and on video.
This English afrobeat group mixes West African funk and disco with post-punk and electronic music. Born in London but spending much of her childhood in Nigeria, frontwoman Eno Williams delivers her vocals in Ibibio and English on the group’s fourth album, Electricity.
A genre-bending collection of unhurried songs and lush instrumentation that showcase June’s unique, folksy, and emotive voice. On The Moon and Stars, June mixes different eras of music seeking to create songs that are dreamy, ethereal, and other-worldly.
Through music and spoken word performances five-time Grammy nominee Karrin Allyson leads this tribute to the women's suffrage movement. Shoulder to Shoulder seeks to re-create the multi-decade debate, warts and all, that culminated in the enactment of the nineteenth amendment. Regarding the project Allyson said, “We want to highlight this significant movement in American history. One that we shouldn’t forget and that is relevant today. It’s also one in which music played an important role."
Kishi Bashi is the solo recording project of singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi. This energetic album is a companion piece to his documentary, Omoiyari: a Songfilm, where he explores contemporary anti-immigrant rhetoric and performs music in locations relevant to the WWII-era incarceration of Japanese-Americans. Himself, the son of Japanese immigrants. “Omoiyari'' means acting with consideration, empathy, and compassion towards others.
Carrie Rodriguez delivers a set of originals and thoroughly reimagined standards by Mexican composers in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. She draws heavily on the inspiration of her great aunt, San Antonio singer Eva Garza. Lola is an album of "culturally blended music for a culturally blended world" that addresses topics like school busing, class division, and the immigrant experience in America.
Thao Nguyen blends pop, rock, hip-hop, and other styles on her latest album. Temple is informed by her first visit to Vietnam in 2017, accompanied by her mother, who hadn’t been back since fleeing the Vietnam War. On Temple Nguyen explores the sometimes conflicting cultures and attitudes that shaped her family, her music, and herself.
Rising-star vocalist Charenee Wade interprets the revolutionary legacy of American jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, Gil Scott-Heron with this timely and commanding tribute.
Composed during the early 2020s amidst political unrest and resistance to police brutality and hate crimes, Hammer channels anger over injustice. It is equal parts protest record, self-therapy session, and nostalgic fantasy, featuring lyrics in both English and Korean by musician, DJ, and producer Yaeji.