Irving Saraf

8.4 MovieA petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

6.3 Movie1985 Argentine documentary film directed by Susana Blaustein Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.

The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo

1985

6.4 MovieA hilarious and affectionate look at the path to stardom inside the competitive world of opera. Filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf relegate the divas to the...

In the Shadow of the Stars

1991

6.5 MovieThis film provides a unique view of Cuba's leader, containing fascinating archive footage of the Bay of Pigs invasion and scenes of Che Guevara - alongside interviews...

Fidel

1971

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USA: Poetry Anne Sexton

10.0 MovieTake This Hammer features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963, as he's driven around San Francisco to meet with...

Take This Hammer

1964

8.0 MovieThe story of Native Americans seeking to reconnect with their spiritual roots while incarcerated.

The Great Spirit Within the Hole

1983

MovieMinnie Evans is the embodiment of the visionary artist. She is an African American painter of Wilmington, N.C., who has created a world of mythical animals, religious...

The Angel That Stands By Me

1983

MovieThis documentary reflects on the lives and aspirations of an African American family - the Johns - who moved to West Oakland from Louisiana, focusing on Robert Lee...

Losing Just the Same

1966

MovieDocumentary film about three veterans of the Civil Rights movement who have become peace spokesman for the new opposition activist. It traces their thought and action...

From Protest to Resistance

1968

MovieWhen Sister Jane Kelly discovers sexual molestation and thievery, she carries her battle all the way to Rome creating a scandal; this leads her to debunk church...

The Sermons of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable

2006

MovieThe Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, the first of its kind to be broadcast on American television. It was first shown on KQED...

The Rejected

1961

MovieThis absorbing documentary examines the lives of Asian Americans through the inspirational poetry of Mitsuye Yamada and Nellie Wong. Interviews, rare archival...

Mitsuye and Nellie: Asian American Poets

1981