Bill T. Jones

As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of inspired - and inspiring - observations on African-American life in the 21st century forms a roll call of some of the most compelling politicians, writers, thinkers and performers ever to tackle their fields of endeavor. Watch the interview-portraits and get a sharper snapshot of where this country has been and where it's headed.

Çağdaş Cincinnati Sanat Müzesi'nin müdürü Dennis Barrie (Woods), Robert Mapplethorpe'un fotoğraf sergisine müzesinde yer verince, kasabaya büyük bir olay getirdiğinin farkındadır. Ama Cincinnati Şerifi (Craig T. Nelson) cinsel içerikli açık fotoğrafları görünce Barrie'yi müstehcenlikle suçlayarak sergisini kapatır. Kendini müdafaa etmeye karar vermiş olan Barrie hem mahkemeye çıkartılır hem de işini ve ailesini kaybetme tehlikesiyle karşı karşıyadır. Filmde ayrıca Salman Rushdie, William F. Buckley ve daha başka ünlü oyuncularla yapılan röportajlarada yer verilmiş. Kirli Resimler heyecan verici bir cesaret hikayesi. (The Hollywood Reporter).

A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model for his preternatural talent, of course, but also for his infectious lust for life that had him as committed to social activism and teaching children as to his latest painting.

Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin give viewers a rare glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones’s highly acclaimed dance Still/Here. At workshops around the country, people facing life-threatening illnesses are asked to remember the highs and lows of their lives, and even imagine their own deaths. They then transform their feelings into expressive movement, which Jones incorporates into the dance performed later in the program. For this documentary, Jones demonstrates the movements of his own life story: his first encounter with white people, confusion over his sexuality, his partner Arnie Zane’s untimely death from AIDS, and Jones’s own HIV-positive status.

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.

A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

MasterClass is a documentary television series airing on HBO. Each half-hour episode documents the experience of a small group of young artists working with a famous mentor. The series premiered on HBO on April 18, 2010 with opera star Plácido Domingo working with three aspiring young singers. The students in the program are chosen from participants in the Miami-based organization, YoungArts, a program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, which supports emerging artists. The series is produced and directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon of the Simon & Goodman Picture Company. The Executive Producer is Lin Arison. In July 2011 the series was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2011.