City of Children

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. Aware of the illness, it is a way for the family...

In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convicts are often left alone, stigmatized and living...

This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never...

The life and times of the mexican pianist Julieta García Rello, as told by her granddaughter.

An account of a young Italian boy who was taken in by a Canadian military unit during World War II.

A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.

Poignant postwar appeal for Britain’s Jewry to support orphaned Jewish children rescued from Europe.

The movie recalls children who suffered mental and physical harm both during the last century, particularly in religious orphanages, and during the...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.

Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the news. These escapes in the past have included...

The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in...