Portrait of the LA riots which took place after the police officers who beat Rodney King were acquitted.

For 40 years, the community-organising group ACORN advocated for America’s poorest communities, while its detractors accused it of promoting government waste and the worst of liberal policies. Riding high on the momentum of Barack Obama’s presidential victory in 2008, ACORN was at its social zenith when a hidden-camera video sparked a national scandal and brought it all crashing down.

Google's DeepMind team takes on one of the world's top Go players in a weeklong tournament.

Reputable artists, critics, auctioneers and collectors demystify the often illusive and complex relationship between art and commerce.

Thanksgiving, 1999: Two fishermen on the Florida Straits find a young Cuban boy, Elián González, floating alone in an inner tube. Their discovery evolves into a custody battle. Eighteen years on, Elián tells his story.

Portrait of Frank Serpico, the former NYPD officer who in the 1970s blew the whistle on the corruption and pay-offs running rampant in the department.

Profile of political firebrand and noted eccentric Roger Stone, who has been a fixture of Republican politics since the 1970s.

Profile of comedian Gilbert Gottfried.

Documentary investigating what happens when an ideology becomes an obsession.

Chronicling Syria’s descent into unbridled chaos, this film captures the Syrian war’s harrowing carnage, political and social consequences, and, most importantly, its human toll.

Portrait of the award-winning war photographer, who was killed in Libya in 2011.

Every year in cities around the United States, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits are left untested in police storage facilities. The film sheds light on these disturbing statistics.

Each year, $218 billion — or 1.3 billion tons — of food is thrown out. With nearly a billion people worldwide facing starvation, food conservation is a more urgent issue than ever before. This film takes viewers on a tour of inventive new ideas for recycling waste.

Profile of the singing star, who died tragically at 48.

During the 1987 NFL strike, teams scrambled to assemble temporary replacements to fill in for their boycotting players. This documentary tells their story.