Documentary

A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.

By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now.

Ken Burns is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time. His recent work ventures outside of The United States to record one of the greatest minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. Ken Burns comes to Bullseye to discuss the renaissance man, quilts, and so much more.

A new documentary on Apple TV+ goes backstage with The Beatles as they prepared for their first U.S. tour in 1964.

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

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with father and daughter filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Burns about their new two-part documentary "Leonardo da Vinci," which airs on PBS beginning on Monday.

Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers.

The short documentary is called The Visionary Women of Indonesia. It profiles women ophthalmologists who are addressing the high rate of blindness in their country — and fighting sexism as well.

John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and other tennis legends discuss their legacies in a new PBS documentary series.