Ancient DNA is turning Europe’s deep past from a sketch into a family album. Instead of guessing who first called the ...

Fans of historical documentaries know what to expect, particularly with an entire television network dedicated to them: archival footage, expert commentators, narration, text and maps, and the ...

Acclaimed Italian filmmaker and activist Fred Kudjo Kuwornu will bring his thought-provoking film, “We Were Here: The Untold Story of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe,” to the Wexner Center for ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

Acclaimed non-fiction features by Mati Diop, Nicolas Philibert, and Nicole Vögele are among the titles in the running for this year's Best European Documentary prize. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau ...

Poster of We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, the 63-minute documentary exhibited at the Venice Biennale and now in Oscar consideration. A scene from We Were ...