Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (1926-2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress, and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet The Weavers, along with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman.
Movies1 2004 HD
In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.
Movies7.2 1982 HD
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
Movies1 1983 HD
A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of...
Movies1 1968 HD
Arthouse portraiture of a disestablishmentarian during his six-year draft dodge.
Movies9 1989 HD
For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful...
Movies5 1984 HD
A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...
Movies7.5 1988 HD
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an...
Movies5.6 1988 HD
Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While...
Movies6.1 1968 HD
A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance...
S1 E98.135 1990 HD
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
S1 E27.7 1999 HD
The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.
