List of American Masters episodes

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American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States. It is produced by WNET in New York City. The show debuted on PBS in 1986. [1]

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 12June 23, 1986 (1986-06-23)September 8, 1986 (1986-09-08)
2 10July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25)
3 8July 11, 1988 (1988-07-11)June 26, 1989 (1989-06-26)
4 10July 3, 1989 (1989-07-03)December 20, 1989 (1989-12-20)
5 8July 2, 1990 (1990-07-02)September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)
6 9July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01)May 1, 1992 (1992-05-01)
7 3March 14, 1993 (1993-03-14)March 24, 1993 (1993-03-24)
8 2December 8, 1993 (1993-12-08)May 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)
9 4November 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)March 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)
10 5November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)
11 5November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)June 25, 1997 (1997-06-25)
12 6September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)June 17, 1998 (1998-06-17)
13 7October 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)August 18, 1999 (1999-08-18)
14 7November 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)
15 7September 27, 2000 (2000-09-27)April 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)
16 8October 7, 2001 (2001-10-07)March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)
17 8October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)
18 8September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)
19 7May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11)September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
20 8May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)January 3, 2007 (2007-01-03)
21 5April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)
22 7September 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)May 7, 2008 (2008-05-07)
23 8September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01)
24 7September 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)
25 8September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)June 1, 2011 (2011-06-01)
26 9October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
27 6September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)
28 9September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
29 7September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
30 9September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
31 7October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
32 9September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
33 12September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
34 7September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
35 12October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
36 8January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
37 10January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)
38 6January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)December 16, 2024 (2024-12-16)

Episodes

Season 1 (1986)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
11"Arthur Miller: Private Conversations" [2] Christian BlackwoodWriterJune 23, 1986 (1986-06-23)
22"Philip Johnson: A Self Portrait" [3] John MusilliArchitectJune 30, 1986 (1986-06-30)
33"Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye Of Memory" [4] Ken HarrisonWriterJuly 7, 1986 (1986-07-07)
44"Unknown Chaplin: Part 1" [5] Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerJuly 14, 1986 (1986-07-14)
54"Unknown Chaplin: Part 2" [5] Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerJuly 21, 1986 (1986-07-21)
64"Unknown Chaplin: Part 3" [5] Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerJuly 28, 1986 (1986-07-28)
77"Billie Holiday: The Long Night Of Lady Day" [6] John JeremyMusicianAugust 4, 1986 (1986-08-04)
88"James Levine: The Life In Music" [7] Peter WeinbergMusicianAugust 11, 1986 (1986-08-11)
99"Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait" [8] Allan MillerMusicianAugust 18, 1986 (1986-08-18)
1010"Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait" [9] T.W. TimreckVisual ArtistAugust 25, 1986 (1986-08-25)
1111"Georgia O'Keeffe" [10] Perry Miller AdatoVisual ArtistSeptember 1, 1986 (1986-09-01)
1212"Eugene O'Neill: A Glory Of Ghosts" [11] Perry Miller AdatoWriterSeptember 8, 1986 (1986-09-08)

Season 2 (1987)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
131"Isaac In America: A Journey With Isaac Bashevis Singer" [12] Amram NowakWriterJuly 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)
142"Directed By William Wyler" [13] Aviva SlesinDirector/ProducerJuly 13, 1987 (1987-07-13)
153"Arthur Rubenstein: Rubenstein Remembered" [14] Peter RosenMusicianJuly 20, 1987 (1987-07-20)
164"Alwin Nikolais And Murray Louis: Nik And Murray" [15] Christian BlackwoodDancer/ChoreographerJuly 27, 1987 (1987-07-27)
175"George Gershwin Remembered" [16] Peter AdamMusicianAugust 24, 1987 (1987-08-24)
186"Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa" [17] Christopher SwannWriterAugust 31, 1987 (1987-08-31)
197"The Negro Ensemble Company" [18] Richard KilbergInstitutionSeptember 14, 1987 (1987-09-14)
208"Unanswered Prayers: The Life And Times Of Truman Capote" [19] Andrew HarriesWriterSeptember 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)
219"The Ten Year Lunch: The Wit And Legend Of The Algonquin Round Table" [20] Aviva SlesinWriterSeptember 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)
2210"Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow Part 1" [21] Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerNovember 18, 1987 (1987-11-18)
2310"Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow Part 2" [21] Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerNovember 25, 1987 (1987-11-25)

Season 3 (1988–89)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
241"Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life For Me" [22] Terry SandersActor/PerformerJuly 11, 1988 (1988-07-11)
252"A Duke Named Ellington" [23] Terry CarterMusicianJuly 18, 1988 (1988-07-18)
263"Andre Kertesz Of The Cities" [24] Teri Wehn-DamischPhotographerAugust 8, 1988 (1988-08-08)
274"Aretha Franklin: The Queen Of Soul" [25] Cathe NeukumMusicianAugust 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)
285"Diego Rivera: Rivera In America" [26] Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistAugust 29, 1988 (1988-08-29)
296"Augustus Saint Gaudens: Masque Of The Golden Bowl" [27] T.W.TimreckVisual ArtistSeptember 5, 1988 (1988-09-05)
307"Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy Of The Group Theatre" [28] David HeeleyInstitutionJune 26, 1989 (1989-06-26)

Season 4 (1989)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
311"Harold Clurman: A Life Of Theatre" [29] Tom Klein, Alan KaplanDirector/ProducerJuly 3, 1989 (1989-07-03)
322"Stella Adler: Awake And Dream!" [30] Merrill Brockway Actor/PerformerJuly 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
333"Satchmo: The Life Of Louis Armstrong" [31] Gary GiddinsMusicianJuly 31, 1989 (1989-07-31)
344"James Baldwin: The Price Of The Ticket" [32] Karen ThorsenWriterAugust 14, 1989 (1989-08-14)
355"Charlie Parker : Celebrating Bird" [33] Gary Giddins, Kendrick SimmonsMusicianAugust 17, 1989 (1989-08-17)
366"Simply Simon: Not Just For Laughs" [34] Amram NowakWriterAugust 21, 1989 (1989-08-21)
377"Jasper Johns: Ideas In Paint" [35] Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistSeptember 11, 1989 (1989-09-11)
388"Mort Sahl: Shaping Laughter" [36] Robert B. WeideActor/PerformerSeptember 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)
399"W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult" [37] Gene LaskoPhotographerSeptember 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)
4010"Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius" [38] Kevin Brownlow, David GillActor/PerformerNovember 15, 1989 (1989-11-15)

Season 5 (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
411"Milos Forman: Portrait" [39] Vojtech JasnyDirector/ProducerDecember 20, 1989 (1989-12-20)
422"Preston Sturges: The Rise And Fall Of An American Dreamer" [40] Ken BowserWriter/DirectorJuly 2, 1990 (1990-07-02)
433"John Cassavetes" [41] Deborah GellerDirector/ProducerJuly 9, 1990 (1990-07-09)
444"Martin Scorsese Directs" [42] Joel Sucher, Steven FischlerDirector/ProducerJuly 16, 1990 (1990-07-16)
455"You're The Top: The Cole Porter Story" [43] Allan AlbertMusicianJuly 23, 1990 (1990-07-23)
466"Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter" [44] Susan SteinbergJournalistJuly 30, 1990 (1990-07-30)
477"John Hammond: From Bessie Smith To Bruce Springsteen" [45] Hart PerryMusicianAugust 20, 1990 (1990-08-20)
488"Sanford Meisner: The Theatre's Best Kept Secret"Nick DoobActor/PerformerAugust 27, 1990 (1990-08-27)
499"John Cage: I Have Nothing To Say And I'm Saying It" [46] Allan MillerMusicianSeptember 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)

Season 6 (1991–92)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
501"Helen Hayes: First Lady Of The American Theatre" [47] Reuben Aaronson, Timothy MarxActor/PerformerJuly 1, 1991 (1991-07-01)
512"Miracle On 44Th Street: A Portrait Of The Actor's Studio" [48] Dennis PowersInstitutionJuly 8, 1991 (1991-07-08)
523"Albert Einstein: How I See The World" [49] Richard KroehlingScientistJuly 22, 1991 (1991-07-22)
534"Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One" [50] Matthew SeigMusicianJuly 29, 1991 (1991-07-29)
545"Frederic Remington: The Truth Of Other Days" [51] Tom NeffVisual ArtistAugust 5, 1991 (1991-08-05)
556"Menuhin: A Family Portrait" [52] Tony Palmer MusicianAugust 12, 1991 (1991-08-12)
567"Robert Motherwell And The New York School: Storming The Citadel" [53] Catherine TatgeVisual ArtistAugust 26, 1991 (1991-08-26)
578"Ray Charles: The Genius Of Soul" [54] Yvonne SmithMusicianJanuary 3, 1992 (1992-01-03)
589"Superstar: The Life And Times Of Andy Warhol"Chuck WorkmanVisual ArtistApril 10, 1992 (1992-04-10)
5910"Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter'S Journey" [55] Eugene Corr/ Robert HillmannWriterMay 1, 1992 (1992-05-01)

Season 7 (1993)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
601"Paul Simon: Born At The Right Time" [56] Susan SteinbergMusicianMarch 8, 1993 (1993-03-08)
612"George Lucas: Heroes, Myths And Magic" [57] Larry Price and Jane PaleyDirector/ProducerMarch 17, 1993 (1993-03-17)
623"D.W. Griffith: Father Of Film" [58] Kevin Brownlow and David GillDirector/ProducerMarch 24, 1993 (1993-03-24)

Season 8 (1993–94)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
631"Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing" [59] Oren JacobyMusicianDecember 8, 1993 (1993-12-08)
642"Martha Graham: Revolt And Passion" [60] Catherine TatgeDancer/ChoreographerMay 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)

Season 9 (1994–95)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
651"Rediscovering Will Rogers" [61] Stephan ChodorovActor/PerformerNovember 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)
662"Tennessee Williams: Orpheus Of The American Stage" [62] Merill BrockwayWriterDecember 19, 1994 (1994-12-19)
673"Placido Domingo: A Musical Life" [63] Mick CsakyMusicianFebruary 15, 1995 (1995-02-15)
684"Edgar Allan Poe: Terror Of The Soul"Karen ThomasWriterMarch 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)

Season 10 (1995–96)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
691"Rod Serling: Submitted For Your Approval" [64] Susan LacyWriterNovember 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)
702"William Styron: The Way Of The Writer" [65] Variety MoszynskiWriterJanuary 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)
713"Richard Avedon: Darkness And Light" [66] Helen WhitneyPhotographerJanuary 24, 1996 (1996-01-24)
724"Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud" [67] Karen Goodman, Kirk SimonArchitectApril 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)
735"Nichols & May--Take Two" [68] Phillip SchopperActor/PerformerMay 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)

Season 11 (1996–97)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
741"Lena Horne: In Her Own Words" [69] Susan LacyActor/PerformerNovember 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
752"Danny Kaye: A Legacy Of Laughter" [70] Bob MartyActor/PerformerDecember 10, 1996 (1996-12-10)
763"Man Ray: Prophet Of The Avant-Garde" [71] Mel StuartVisual ArtistApril 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)
774"Jack Paar: As I Was Saying . . ." [72] Michael Macari Jr.Television PersonalityMay 7, 1997 (1997-05-07)
785"Isamu Noguchi: Stones And Paper" [73] Bill SmockVisual ArtistJune 25, 1997 (1997-06-25)

Season 12 (1997–98)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
791"The Life And Times Of Allen Ginsberg" [74] Jerry AronsonWriterSeptember 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)
802"Vaudeville: An American Masters Special" [75] Rosemary Garner, Greg PalmerActor/PerformerNovember 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)
813"Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy" [76] Mel StuartDirector/ProducerFebruary 4, 1998 (1998-02-04)
824"Lou Reed: Rock And Roll Heart" [77] Timothy Greenfield-SandersMusicianApril 29, 1998 (1998-04-29)
835"Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes On 60 Minutes" [78] Susan SteinbergJournalistMay 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)
846"Alexander Calder" [79] Roger ShermanVisual ArtistJune 17, 1998 (1998-06-17)

Season 13 (1998–99)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
851"Leonard Bernstein: Reaching For The Note" [80] Susan LacyMusicianOctober 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)
862"Al Hirschfeld: The Line King" [81] Susan Warms DryfoosVisual ArtistJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)
873"Paul Robeson: Here I Stand" [82] St. Clair BourneActor/PerformerFebruary 24, 1999 (1999-02-24)
884"Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius" [83] Karen ThomasVisual ArtistApril 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)
895"Dashiel Hammett" [84] Joshua WaletskyWriterJune 30, 1999 (1999-06-30)
906"Lillian Hellman" [85] Philip SchopperWriterJune 30, 1999 (1999-06-30)
917"Yours For A Song: The Women Of Tin Pan Alley" [86] Terry BenesMusicianAugust 18, 1999 (1999-08-18)

Season 14 (1999–2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
921"Hitchcock,Selznick And The End Of Hollywood" [87] Michael EpsteinDirector/ProducerNovember 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)
932"Norman Rockwell: Painting America" [88] Elena MannesVisual ArtistNovember 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)
943"Ella Fitzgerald: Something To Live For" [89] Charlotte ZwerinMusicianDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
954"Paul Taylor: Dancemaker" [90] Matthew DiamondDancer/ChoreographerJanuary 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)
965"Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light" [91] Lee GrantActor/PerformerFebruary 2, 2000 (2000-02-02)
976"Isaac Stern: Life’S Virtuoso" [92] Karen ThomasMusicianApril 12, 2000 (2000-04-12)
987"The Source: The Story Of The Beats And The Beat Generation" [93] Chuck WorkmanWriterMay 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)

Season 15 (2000–01)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
991"Clint Eastwood: Out Of The Shadows" [94] Bruce RickerActor/PerformerSeptember 27, 2000 (2000-09-27)
1002"Norman Mailer: Mailer On Mailer" [95] Christine Le Goff and Tamar HackerWriterOctober 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)
1013"George Cuckor: On Cukor" [96] Robert TrachtenbergDirector/ProducerNovember 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
1024"Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy" [97] Pamela Mason WagnerTelevision PersonalityDecember 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)
1035"Bob Marley: Rebel Music" [98] Jeremy MarreMusicianFebruary 14, 2001 (2001-02-14)
1046"Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye" [99] Perry Miller AdatoPhotographerApril 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)
1058"A Conversation With Gregory Peck" [100] Barbara KoppleActor/PerformerApril 18, 2001 (2001-04-18)
1067"Edward Curtis: Coming To Light" [101] Anne MakepeacePhotographerApril 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)

Season 16 (2001–02)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1071"Samuel Goldwyn" [102] Peter Jones & Mark CatalenaDirector/ProducerOctober 7, 2001 (2001-10-07)
1082"F. Scott Fitzgerald – Winter Dreams" [103] DeWitt SageWriterOctober 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)
1093"Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds" [104] Roger ShermanMusicianNovember 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
1104"Quincy Jones: In The Pocket" [105] Michael KantorMusicianNovember 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)
1115"Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records" [106] Bruce SinofskyMusicianNovember 28, 2001 (2001-11-28)
1126"Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime Of Dance" [107] Charles AtlasDancer/ChoreographerDecember 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)
1137"Ralph Ellison: An American Journey" [108] Avon KirklandWriterFebruary 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)
1148"Gene Kelly: Anatomy Of A Dancer" [109] Robert TrachtenbergActor/PerformerMarch 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)

Season 17 (2002–03)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1151"Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving" [110] Steven CantorMusicianOctober 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)
1162"Lon Chaney: Thousand Faces" [111] Kevin BrownlowActor/PerformerOctober 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)
1173"Juilliard" [112] Maro ChermayeffInstitutionJanuary 29, 2003 (2003-01-29)
1184"Alice Waters And Her Delicious Revolution" [113] Doug HamiltonChefMarch 19, 2003 (2003-03-19)
1195"Joni Mitchell: Woman Of Heart And Mind" [114] Susan LacyMusicianApril 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)
1206"Muddy Waters: Can’T Be Satisfied" [115] Morgan Neville/ Robert GordonMusicianApril 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)
1217"Robert Capa: In Love And War" [116] Anne MakepeacePhotographerMay 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)
1228"The Education Of Gore Vidal" [117] Deborah DicksonWriterJuly 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)

Season 18 (2003–04)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1231"Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan And The Blacklist: None Without Sin" [118] Michael EpsteinDirector/ProducerSeptember 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)
1242"James Brown: Soul Survivor" [119] Jeremy MarreMusicianOctober 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)
1253"Balanchine - Master Of The Dance" [120] Merrill BrockwayDancer/ChoreographerJanuary 14, 2004 (2004-01-14)
1264"Judy Garland: By Myself" [121] Susan LacyActor/PerformerFebruary 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)
1275"A Vision Of Empire: Henry Luce And Time Life’S America" [122] Stephen SteptWriterApril 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)
1286"Cary Grant: A Class Apart" [123] Robert TrachtenbergActor/PerformerMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
1297"Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues" [124] Morgan Neville & Colin Escott MusicianJune 23, 2004 (2004-06-23)
1308"Julia! America’s Favorite Chef" [125] Marilyn MellowesChefAugust 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)

Season 19 (2005)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1311"James Dean: Sense Memories" [126] Gail LevinActor/PerformerMay 11, 2005 (2005-05-11)
1322"Sweet Honey In The Rock: Raise Your Voice" [127] Stanley NelsonMusicianJune 29, 2005 (2005-06-29)
1333"George Stevens: A Filmmaker’S Journey" [128] George Stevens Jr.Director/ProducerJuly 13, 2005 (2005-07-13)
1344"Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned" [129] Kyra ThompsonTelevision PersonalityJuly 20, 2005 (2005-07-20)
1355"Willa Cather: The Road Is All" [130] Joel GeyerWriterSeptember 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)
1366"Ernest Hemingway: Rivers To The Sea" [131] DeWitt SageWriterSeptember 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)
1377"Bob Dylan: No Direction Home" [132] Martin ScorseseMusicianSeptember 26, 2005 (2005-09-26) (Part 1) September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) (Part 2)

Season 20 (2006–07)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1381"John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker And The Legend" [133] Sam PollardActor/PerformerMay 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)
1392"The World Of Nat King Cole" [134] Ian A. HuntMusicianMay 17, 2006 (2006-05-17)
1403"Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home" [135] Peter FrumkinMusicianJuly 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)
1414"Marilyn Monroe: Still Life" [136] Gail LevinActor/PerformerJuly 19, 2006 (2006-07-19)
1425"Walter Cronkite: Witness To History" [137] Catherine TatgeJournalistJuly 26, 2006 (2006-07-26)
1436"Andy Warhol: A Documentary" [138] Ric BurnsVisual ArtistSeptember 20, 2006 (2006-09-20)
1447"Sketches Of Frank Gehry" [139] Sydney PollackArchitectSeptember 27, 2006 (2006-09-27)
1458"Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens" [140] Barbara LeibovitzPhotographerJanuary 3, 2007 (2007-01-03)

Season 21 (2007)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1461"Novels Reflections On The American Dream" [141] Michael EpsteinWriterApril 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
1472"Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built" [142] Susan SteinbergMusicianMay 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
1483"Les Paul: Chasing Sound" [143] John PaulsonMusicianJuly 11, 2007 (2007-07-11)
1494"David Hockney: The Colors Of Music" [144] Maryté Kavaliauskas, Seth SchneidmanVisual ArtistJuly 18, 2007 (2007-07-18)
1505"John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature" [145] Lawrence HottVisual ArtistJuly 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)
1516"Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends" [146] Bruce RickerMusicianSeptember 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)
1527"Orozco: Man Of Fire" [147] Laurie Coyle, Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistSeptember 19, 2007 (2007-09-19)
1538"Good Ol’ Charles Schulz" [148] David Van TaylorVisual ArtistOctober 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)
1549"Carol Burnett: A Woman Of Character" [149] Kyra ThompsonTelevision PersonalityNovember 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)

Season 22 (2007–08)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1551"Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song" [150] Jim BrownMusicianFebruary 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)
1562"Zora Neale Hurston - Jump At The Sun" [151] Sam PollardWriterApril 9, 2008 (2008-04-09)
1573"Marvin Gaye: What’S Going On" [152] Sam PollardMusicianMay 7, 2008 (2008-05-07)
1584"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story - Part 1" [153] Richard SchickelProducersSeptember 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
1594"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story - Part 2" [153] Richard SchickelProducersSeptember 24, 2008 (2008-09-24)
1604"You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story - Part 3" [153] Richard SchickelProducersSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)
1614"The Brothers Warner" [154] Cass Warner SperlingProducersSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)

Season 23 (2008–09)

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1621"Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About" [155] Judy KinbergDancer/ChoreographerFebruary 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)
1632"Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts" [156] Scott HicksMusicianApril 8, 2009 (2009-04-08)
1643"Hollywood Chinese" [157] Arthur DongActor/PerformerMay 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)
1654"Neil Young: Won’t Be Denied" [158] UnknownMusicianJune 10, 2009 (2009-06-10)
1665"Garrison Keillor: The Man On The Radio In The Red Shoes" [159] Peter RosenActor/PerformerJuly 1, 2009 (2009-07-01)
1676"Trumbo" [160] Peter AskinWriterSeptember 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)
1687"Joan Baez : How Sweet The Sound" [161] Mary WhartonMusicianOctober 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)
1698"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women" [162] Nancy PorterWriterDecember 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)

Season 24 (2009–10)

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1701"Sam Cooke: Crossing Over" [163] John AntonelliMusicianJanuary 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
1712"I.M. Pei: Building China Modern" [164] Anne MakepeaceArchitectMarch 31, 2010 (2010-03-31)
1723"When You’Re Strange: A Film About The Doors" [165] Tom DiCilloMusicianMay 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)
1734"Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself" [166] Gandulf HennigMusicianJuly 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)
1745"Cachao: Uno Más" [167] Dikayl RimmaschMusicianSeptember 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
1756"A Letter To Elia/Reflecting On Kazan" [168] KENT JONESDirector/ProducerOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
1767"LennoNYC" [169] Michael EpsteinMusicianNovember 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
1778"Genius Within: The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould" [170] Michèle Hozer & Peter RaymontMusicianDecember 27, 2010 (2010-12-27)

Season 25 (2010–11)

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1781"Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides" [171] Gail LevinActor/PerformerJanuary 12, 2011 (2011-01-12)
1792"Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter" [172] Morgan NevilleMusicianMarch 2, 2011 (2011-03-02)
1803"John Muir In The New World" [173] Catherine TatgeEnvironmentalistApril 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
1814"James Levine: America’s Maestro" [7] Susan FroemkeMusicianJune 1, 2011 (2011-06-01)
1825"Pearl Jam Twenty" [174] Cameron CroweMusicianOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
1836"Bill T. Jones: A Good Man" [175] Gordon Quinn & Bob HerculesDancer/ChoreographerNovember 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)
1847"Woody Allen: A Documentary" [176] Bob WeideDirector/ProducerNovember 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)
1859"Charles And Ray Eames: The Architect And The Painter" [177] Jason Cohn and Bill JerseyArchitectDecember 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)

Season 26 (2011–12)

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1861"Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune" [178] Kenneth BowserMusicianJanuary 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)
1872"Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel" [179] Pamela Roberts and Kathy WhiteWriterFebruary 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)
1883"Cab Calloway: Sketches" [180] Gail LevinMusicianFebruary 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)
1894"Harper Lee: Hey Boo!" [181] Mary McDonagh MurphyWriterApril 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
1905"Johnny Carson: King Of Late Night"Peter Jones & Mark CatalenaTelevision PersonalityMay 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
1916"The Day Carl Sandburg Died" [182] Paul BonesteelWriterSeptember 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)
1927"Inventing David Geffen" [183] Susan LacyDirector/ProducerNovember 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
1938"Joffrey: Mavericks Of American Dance" [184] Bob HerculesDancer/ChoreographerDecember 28, 2012 (2012-12-28)

Season 27 (2012–13)

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TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
1941"Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother Of Rock And Roll" [185] Mick CsakyMusicianFebruary 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)
1952"Philip Roth: Unmasked" [186] William Karel and Livia ManeraWriterMarch 29, 2013 (2013-03-29)
1963"Mel Brooks: Make A Noise" [187] Robert TrachtenbergDirector/ProducerMay 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)
1974"Billie Jean King" [188] James ErskineAthleteSeptember 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
1985"Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin'" [189] Bob SmeatonMusicianNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)

Season 28 (2013–14)

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1991"Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love" [190] Dori BerinsteinMusicianDecember 27, 2013 (2013-12-27)
2002"Salinger" [191] Shane SalernoWriterJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
2013"Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth" [192] Pratibha ParmarWriterFebruary 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)
2024"A Fierce Green Fire" [193] Mark KitchellEnvironmentalistsApril 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
2035"Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself" [194] Luke Poling & Tom BeanWriterMay 16, 2014 (2014-05-16)
2046"Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon Of A Faun" [195] Nancy BuirskiDancer/ChoreographerJune 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
2057"Dorothea Lange: Grab A Hunk Of Lightning" [196] Dyanna TaylorPhotographerAugust 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
2068"The Boomer List" [197] Timothy Greenfield-SandersInstitutionSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
2079"Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work" [198] Ricki SternTelevision PersonalitySeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
20810"Bing Crosby Rediscovered" [199] Robert TrachtenbergActor/PerformerDecember 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)

Season 29 (2014–15)

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2091"Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice" [200] Molly BernsteinActor/PerformerJanuary 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)
2102"August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand" [201] Sam PollardWriterFebruary 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)
2113"Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler" [202] Peter RosenMusicianApril 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
2124"American Ballet Theatre: A History" [203] Ric BurnsDancer/ChoreographerMay 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
2136"Althea" [204] Rex MillerAthleteSeptember 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
2147"Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer'S Journey" [205] Raymond Telles & Yvan IturriagaPhotographerSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
2159"The Women'S List" [206] Timothy Greenfield-SandersInstitutionSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)

Season 30 (2015–16)

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2161"Mike Nichols" [207] Elaine MayDirector/ProducerJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
2172"B.B. King: The Life Of Riley" [208] Jon BrewerMusicianFebruary 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
2183"Carole King: Natural Woman" [209] George ScottMusicianFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
2194"Fats Domino And The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll" [210] Joe LauroMusicianFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
2205"Loretta Lynn: Still A Mountain Girl" [211] Vikram JayantiMusicianMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
2216"Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue" [212] Amy BergMusicianMay 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
2227"The Highwaymen: Friends Til The End" [213] Jim BrownMusicianMay 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
2238"Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You" [214] Heidi Ewing & Rachel GradyDirector/ProducerOctober 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
2249"Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw The Future" [215] Peter RosenArchitectDecember 27, 2016 (2016-12-27)

Season 31 (2016–17)

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TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2251"By Sidney Lumet" [216] Nanc y BuirskiDirector/ProducerJanuary 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
2262"Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise" [217] Bob Hercules & Rita Coburn WhackWriterFebruary 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
2273"Patsy Cline: American Masters" [218] Barbara J. HallMusicianMarch 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
2284"James Beard: America'S First Foodie" [219] Elizabeth FedericiChefMay 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
2295"Jacques Pépin: The Art Of The Craft" [220] Peter L. SteinChefMay 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
2306"Richard Linklater - Dream Is Destiny" [221] Karen Bernstein, Louis BlackDirector/ProducerSeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
2317"Tyrus" [222] Pamela TomVisual ArtistSeptember 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
2328"Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive" [223] Eric StangeWriterOctober 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
23310"This Is Bob Hope…" [224] John ScheinfeldActor/PerformerDecember 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)

Season 32 (2017–18)

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season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2341"Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart" [225] Tracy Heather StrainWriterJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
2353"Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" [226] Alexandra DeanActor/PerformerMay 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
2364"Ted Williams:"The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived"" [227] Nick DavisAthleteJuly 23, 2018 (2018-07-23)
2375"Eva Hesse" [228] Marcie BegleiterVisual ArtistAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
2386"Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray" [229] Kristi ZeaVisual ArtistSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
2397"Wyeth" [230] Glenn HolstenVisual ArtistSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
2408"Basquiat: Rage To Riches" [231] David ShulmanVisual ArtistSeptember 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
2419"Itzhak" [232] Alison ChernickMusicianOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)

Season 33 (2018–19)

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TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2421"Decoding Watson" [233] Mark MannucciScientistJanuary 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)
2432"Sammy Davis, Jr.: I'Ve Gotta Be Me" [234] Sam PollardMusicianFebruary 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)
2443"Charley Pride: I'm Just Me" [235] Barbara HallMusicianFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
2454"Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives" [236] Jim BrownMusicianMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
2465"Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People" [237] Oren RudavskyJournalistApril 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)
2476"Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable" [238] Sasha Waters FreyerPhotographerApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
2488"Terrence Mcnally: Every Act Of Life" [239] Jeff KaufmanWriterJune 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)
2497"Robert Shaw: Man Of Many Voices" [240] Pamela Roberts, Peter MillerMusicianJune 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)
2509"Worlds Of Ursula K. Le Guin" [241] Arwen CurryWriterAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
25110"Raul Julia: The World's A Stage" [242] Ben DeJesusActor/PerformerSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
25211"Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous" [243] Eric SladeVisual ArtistOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
25312"N. Scott Momaday: Words From A Bear" [244] Jeffrey PalmerWriterNovember 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)

Season 34 (2019–20)

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2541"Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" [245] Stanley NelsonMusicianFebruary 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)
2552"Mae West: Dirty Blonde" [246] Sally Rosenthal, Julia MarchesiActor/PerformerJune 16, 2020 (2020-06-16)
2563"Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" [247] Timothy Greenfield-SandersWriterJune 23, 2020 (2020-06-23)
2574"Unladylike2020: The Changemakers" [248] Charlotte Mangin, Sandra RattleyInstitutionJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
2585"Walter Winchell: The Power Of Gossip" [249] Ben LoetermanJournalistOctober 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
2596"Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is" [250] Susan FroemkeMusicianOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
2617"Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie To Page" [251] Mary MurphyWriterDecember 29, 2020 (2020-12-29)
2608"Keith Haring: Street Art Boy" [252] Ben AnthonyVisual ArtistDecember 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)

Season 35 (2020–21)

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2621"How It Feels To Be Free" [253] Yoruba RichenActors/PerformersJanuary 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
2632"Flannery" [254] Elizabeth Coffman, Mark BoscoWriterMarch 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)
2643"Twyla Moves" [255] Steven CantorDancer/ChoreographerMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
2654"Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story" [256] Kevin S. Bright, Jeff ConsiglioMusicianApril 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
2665"Oliver Sacks: His Own Life" [257] Ric BurnsScientistApril 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
2676"Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir" [258] Jamie RedfordWriterMay 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)
2687"Ballerina Boys" [259] Chana Gazit, Martie BarylickDancers/ChoreographersJune 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
2698"Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away" [260] Devin Amar, Matt Mitchener, Charles ToddMusicianJuly 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
2709"Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It" [261] Mariem Pérez RieraActor/PerformerOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
27110"Becoming Helen Keller" [262] Michael PressmanWriterOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)

Season 36 (2022)

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No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2721"Ailey" [263] Jamila WignotDancer/ChoreographerJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)
2732"Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" [264] Rita CoburnSingerMay 10, 2022 (2022-05-10)
2743"Waterman - Duke: Ambassador of Aloha" [265] Isaac HalasimaAthleteFebruary 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)
2754"Joe Papp in Five Acts" [266] Tracie Holder and Karen ThorsenProducer/DirectorJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
2765"Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road" [267] Brent WilsonSingerJune 14, 2022 (2022-06-14)
2776"Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On" [268] Madison ThomasSingerNovember 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)
2787"The Adventures of Saul Bellow" [269] Asaf GalayWriterDecember 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)
2798"Groucho & Cavett" [270] Robert S. BaderComedianDecember 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)


Season 37 (2023)

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No. in
season
TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2731"Roberta Flack" [271] Antonino D’AmbrosioSingerJanuary 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
Roberta Flack’s virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights.
2742"Dr. Tony Fauci" [272] Mark MannucciScientist, Public ServantMarch 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)
Anthony Fauci has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Chief Medical Advisor to the President for seven different administrations in the U.S.
2753"In The Making" [273] Christine Turner, Dilsey DavisJ'Nai Bridges - Opera Singer, Rissi Palmer - SingerMarch 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)
Two films focused on two barrier–breaking musicians: opera singer J’Nai Bridges and country artist Rissi Palmer.
2764"Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV" [274] Amanda KimVisual ArtistMay 16, 2023 (2023-05-16)
The world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and coiner of the term "electronic superhighway."
2775"Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll" [275] James HouseMusicianJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)
The legacy of Little Richard, including his advocacy for the rights of Black artists in the music industry.
2786"Jerry Brown: The Disrupter" [276] Marina Zenovich PoliticianSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
The political and personal journey of Jerry Brown, the longest serving governor in California history.
2797"Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely" [277] Yael MelamedeLawyerSeptember 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)
The 50-year career of First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams.
2808"A Song for Cesar" [278] Andres Alegria & Abel SanchezUnion & civil rights activistSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
The legacy of Cesar Chavez and how music and the arts were instrumental to the success of the farmworkers’ movement he helped found.
2819"Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes" [279] Sam Pollard & Ben Shapiro MusicianOctober 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)
The music of Max Roach and how he was inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him.
28210"José Clemente Orozco: Hombre de Fuego (En Español)" [280] Laurie Coyle & Rick Tejada-FloresVisual ArtistOctober 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)
The Spanish language version of "José Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire," the series' seventh installment of Season 21.

Season 38 (2024)

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TitleDirected bySubject DisciplineOriginal air date
2831"Hopper: An American Love Story" [281] Phil Grabsky & Michael CascioVisual ArtistJanuary 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)
2842"Moynihan" [282] Joseph Dorman & Toby Perl FreilichPolitician/DiplomatMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
2853"The Incomparable Mr. Buckley" [283] Barak GoodmanAuthor/CommentatorApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
2864"Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames" [284] Danny GoldDirector/Screenwriter/ProducerAugust 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
2875"Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined" [285] Adriana BoschPoet/NovelistSeptember 17, 2024 (2024-09-17)
2886"Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around" [286] Barbara HallSingerDecember 16, 2024 (2024-12-16)

Upcoming episodes

TitleDirected byPremiere date
"Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House" [287] Jeff L. Lieberman tbd
"The Disappearance of Miss Scott" [288] Nicole Londontbd
"Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire" [289] Oren Rudavsky tbd
"Hannah Arendt: A Dangerous Mind" [290] Carl Deal & Tia Lessin tbd
"Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of This World" [291] Sasha Waters tbd
"W.E.B. Du Bois" [292] Rita Coburntbd

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The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival takes place every January in Park City, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; and at Sundance Resort, and acts as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. Many films premiering at Sundance have gone on to be nominated and win Oscars such as Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laura Poitras</span> American director and producer of documentary films

Laura Poitras is an American director and producer of documentary films.

Roberta Grossman is an American filmmaker. Her documentaries range from social justice inquiries to historical subjects with a focus on Jewish history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cynthia Hill (director)</span> American director and producer

Cynthia Hill is an American director and producer. She is most famous for creating, directing, and producing the television show A Chef's Life (2013–2018), as well as the documentary films Private Violence (2014), “The Guestworker” (2006), and “Tobacco Money Feeds My Family” (2003).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Pollard (filmmaker)</span> American filmmaker

Samuel D. Pollard is an American film director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. His films have garnered numerous awards such as Peabodys, Emmys, and an Academy Award nomination. In 2020, the International Documentary Association gave him a career achievement award. Spike Lee, whose films Pollard has edited and produced, described him as being "a master filmmaker." Henry Louis Gates Jr. characterizes Pollard's work in this way: "When I think about his documentaries, they add up to a corpus — a way of telling African-American history in its various dimensions."

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  207. "Mike Nichols ~ Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 5, 2016.
  208. "B.B. King: The Life of Riley ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 6, 2016.
  209. "Why doesn't anyone talk about Carole King's other No. 1 album (Including her)? | American Masters | PBS". PBS . March 24, 2021.
  210. "Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 8, 2016.
  211. "Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 11, 2016.
  212. "Janis Joplin ~ Janis: Little Girl Blue - About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 19, 2016.
  213. "The Highwaymen: Friends till the End ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . March 29, 2016.
  214. "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . July 6, 2016.
  215. "Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch Completed Today in 1965 | Blog | American Masters | PBS". PBS .
  216. "American Masters Pictures: "By Sidney Lumet" Premiere | Blog | American Masters | PBS". PBS .
  217. "Trailer: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 10, 2021.
  218. "Patsy Cline ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 7, 2017.
  219. "James Beard: America's First Foodie ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . April 26, 2017.
  220. "Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . April 28, 2017.
  221. "Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . July 21, 2017.
  222. "The Legacy of Tyrus Wong". PBS . July 21, 2017.
  223. "Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive ~ Edgar Allan Poe Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . July 21, 2017.
  224. "This is Bob Hope... ~ Bob Hope Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . November 13, 2017.
  225. "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart ~ Lorraine Hansberry Biographical Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 11, 2018.
  226. "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story ~ About Hedy Lamarr Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 8, 2018.
  227. "Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . June 7, 2018.
  228. "Eva Hesse ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . August 2, 2018.
  229. "Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . August 2, 2018.
  230. "Wyeth ~ Andrew Wyeth Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS . September 7, 2018.
  231. "Basquiat: Rage to Riches ~ About the Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . August 2, 2018.
  232. "American Masters : Itzhak ~ Itzhak Perlman Documentary Trailer | American Masters | PBS". PBS . July 27, 2018.
  233. "American Masters: Decoding Watson ~ James Watson biographical timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS . December 17, 2018.
  234. "Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta be Me ~ About the Sammy Davis, Jr. Documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . December 17, 2018.
  235. "Charley Pride biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS . December 16, 2020.
  236. "American Masters – Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 11, 2019.
  237. "Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS . March 13, 2019.
  238. "Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS . March 13, 2019.
  239. "Learn About Terence McNally Film | American Masters | PBS". PBS . January 22, 2019.
  240. "Robert Shaw – Man of Many Voices ~ Biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS . May 20, 2019.
  241. "Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin ~ About | American Masters | PBS". PBS . July 2019.
  242. "Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage Preview | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 9, 2021.
  243. "Rothko: Pictures Must be Miraculous Preview | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 9, 2021.
  244. "Words from a Bear | Trailer | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 9, 2021.
  245. "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ~ Miles Davis documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . December 10, 2019.
  246. "Mae West: Dirty Blonde | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 8, 2021.
  247. "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 8, 2021.
  248. "Unladylike2020: The Changemakers | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 8, 2021.
  249. "Walter Winchell documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 8, 2021.
  250. "Michael Tilson Thomas Biography | American Masters | PBS". PBS . September 29, 2020.
  251. "Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary | American Masters | PBS". PBS . February 8, 2021.
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