Educational film series
American Experience Series
As television’s longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. (13 x various lengths)
Titles in this series
14 films
1990 · 60m
Andre’s Mother
Terrence McNally's play centers on a young man's death from AIDS, and how his mother and lover cope,…
1997 · 60m
Around the World in 72 Days
When intrepid journalist Nelly Bly traveled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional escapade,…
2001 · 60m
Fly Girls
At the height of World War II, more than a thousand women left their homes and jobs for…
1997 · 60m
Hawaii’s Last Queen
Liliu'okalani, who ruled Hawaii in the late 1800s, had traveled throughout Europe and moved easily between the worlds…
1999 · 60m
Hoover Dam
An ambitious, hard-working engineer turns a ragtag army of unemployed into a celebrated work force to create one…
2001 · 4h
MacArthur
No soldier has ever captured the American imagination like Douglas MacArthur. He led Americans into combat for a…
1998 · 1h 15m
Riding the Rails
Don't miss this ride! Riding the Rails tells the unforgettable story of the 250,000 teenagers who left their…
1996 · 60m
Spy in the Sky
In 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower launched an espionage mission like no other -- requiring a spy plane that…
1996 · 60m
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
This Academy Award® nominated two-hour documentary offers a detailed on and off the set perspective on the historic…
1983 · 60m
The Fall of Saigon
The End of the Tunnel (1973-1975) chronicles the final two years of US involvement in Vietnam, it shows…
1987 · 60m
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
A look at the destruction and rebirth of San Francisco as a result of the famous 1906 earthquake.…
1991 · 60m
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Two years into the Civil War, free men of color were still denied the right to fight for…
1983 · 11h
Vietnam : A Television History – DVD
A six-year project from conception to completion, this eleven-hour VHS collection carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of…
1996 · 60m
Wright Stuff
Garrison Keillor narrates the all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly--Orville and Wilbur…