Hansel Mieth: Vagabond Photographerby Nancy Schiesari A look at the life of one of America’s great women photographers, one of the first staff photographers at LIFE magazine, whose Depression-era photos and commitment to social justice inspired concerned artists everywhere. Independent Lens | |
Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Storyby Dante James and Charles Hobson Based on the book by William Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story looks at the impact of African American performers and musicians during the great jazz era in Paris. Great Performances | |
The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Danceby Stephen Parry From the Great Migration of the 1920s through the hardships of World War II, The National Barn Dance unified rural Americans with traditional folk music and country humor. | |
Heart Strings: The Story of the Kamaka Ukuleleby Dawn Kaniaupio and Stuart Yamane Heart Strings is the story of Kamaka Hawaii, an instrument manufacturing business run by four generations of one Hawaiian family. | |
Helveticaby Gary Hustwit A film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture, Helvetica looks at the proliferation of a single typeface. Independent Lens | |
Herb & Dorothyby Megumi Sasaki A couple of modest means manages to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history. Independent Lens | |
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymesby Byron Hurt Take an in-depth look at masculinity in rap music and hip-hop culture — where creative genius, poetic beauty, and mad beats collide with misogyny, violence, and homophobia. Independent Lens, Women and Girls Lead | |
Hopi Quiltsby Pam Stevenson Visit Hopi quilters on remote Arizona mesas to see how they have made American quilting traditions their own. | |
How Is Your Fish Today?by Xiaolu Guo Working on his latest screenplay in Beijing, Hui Rao is suffering from writer’s block when he begins to live as the character he is trying to create. Independent Lens, Global Perspectives Collection | |
I.M. Pei: Building China Modernby Eugene Shirley After 70 years in the U.S., renowned architect I.M. Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to build a modern museum in this ancient city. American Masters |
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