A diverse collection of archival footage and interviews of Jean Rouch. Jean Rouch's prolific film career began in French West Africa, where he worked as a civil engineer during World War II, supervising road and bridge construction. Previously, in Paris, he had attended the lectures of Marcel Mauss and Marcel Griaule. In 1946, traveling down the Niger River, Rouch shot his first film with a 16mm Bell and Howell camera, developing an original style...

A landscape close to the image we have of paradise. However, not everything is perfect. The O cyclone struck not long ago. The letter O is the 20th letter of the alphabet, for the 20th cyclone ...

When Muslim writer and activisit Asra Nomani returns to her hometown mosque in West Virginia, she believes she sees signs of trouble: exclusion of women, intolerance toward nonbelievers, suspicion of the West. Her resulting campaign for change alienates would-be allies in the mosque, leading many to wonder who most deserves the label of “extremist.” It isn’t long before members put forward a petition to expel her from the Islamic Center of Morgantown....

Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the west, but find the land already claimed. Wagon trains meet hardship on the road to California's gold. The steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce, industry, and unprecedented wealth. In the south, cotton is king but slavery fuels a growing divide. Violence flares across the territories and the election of Lincoln is a harbinger of war. It could be said that America was invented, not discovered.

Big changes are afoot in the Harper household. Vint's kids Buzz and Sonja are gone, replaced by Bubba Higgins, the son of Eunice and Ed. Ken Berry's Vinton shines in the episode 'Soup to Nuts, in which he must decide who has the best chili recipe, Mama, Naomi, or Iola.

The Duttons face a new set of challenges in the early 20th century, including the rise of Western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.

Rowdy Yates is promoted to trail boss as the iconic Western with the classic theme song rides on into the sunset.

In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.

John Wayne is without a doubt the quintessential All-American hero. Strong, silent, frank and rugged, he personified the ways of the Wild West and beyond, becoming an institution both on the big screen and in real life. Blue steel: The hero tries to save a town on the brink of collapse by revealing that there is gold to be mined in the hills nearby. Lawless range: In the Pequeno Valley, John Middleton investigates the illegal cattle rustling that...

Two bumbling outlaws try to go straight, but can't even seem to get that right.