Explore the anarchic early days of public access television in NYC with this mesmerizing archival documentary produced by Benny Safdie and Steve Buscemi.

From porn to LGBTQ visibility and various other empowered marginalized voices, David Shadrack Smith's Sundance entry covers a ...

Sundance: The all-archival documentary adopts a stubbornly conventional approach to its decidedly unconventional material.

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It's also a strikingly relevant look at the making of our modern world. As a "born and bred New Yorker," Smith grew up with the bold, raucous, unpredictable, sometimes beautiful and sometimes ugly ...

The courtroom was the scene of a hearing Wednesday where Akakū public media stated its case before Judge Kelsey Kawano. Also on hand were lawyers for Spectrum Cable, the state Department of Commerce ...

In an unexpected and somewhat confusing vote, the City Council split Wednesday and refused to renew the contract for embattled public-access channel Houston MediaSource. After months of delay and ...

Sundance: The all-archival documentary adopts a stubbornly conventional approach to its decidedly unconventional material. Authenticity may be “dangerous and expensive,” per Tina Fey, for those ...