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American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history. (official site)
Featured Videos
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
06/16/2020 | 1h 23m 32s
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
02/08/2022 | 1h 53m 1s
Twyla Moves
03/26/2021 | 1h 22m 31s
Episodes
Dr. Tony Fauci
03/21/2023 | 1h 53m 11s
Roberta Flack
01/24/2023 | 1h 23m 33s | WETA Passport
Groucho & Cavett
12/27/2022 | 1h 21m 59s | WETA Passport
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Specials
Sydney G. James: How We See Us
Special | 15m 33s
Lily Gladstone: Far Out There
Special | 13m 51s
Jacques Pépin Makes Tuna Tartare
Special | 6m 39s
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Extras
How Dr. Fauci handled the AIDS crisis
Clip: 03/21/2023 | 4m 34s
Dr. Tony Fauci
Preview: 03/21/2023 | 2m 18s
Dr. Fauci's security
Clip: 03/21/2023 | 1m 46s
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Collections
- At Home with Jacques Pépin In this digital series, chef Jacques Pépin brings us into his home to learn new dishes!
- In The Making | Season 2 Meet seven artists whose work explores and influences American culture today.
- Masters of Drag NYC's sweetest drag diva Peppermint tells the story of pioneering American drag artists.
- Now Streaming A rotating selection of films currently streaming. Updated monthly.
- Unladylike2020 Stories of courageous and diverse female trailblazers from the turn of the 20th century.
- African American Masters A collection of films about African American cultural icons.
- Archive Highlights Watch curated interviews with cultural figures from The American Masters Digital Archive.
- Artists A collection of American Masters films profiling great artists, architects, and more.
- Authors A collection of films about great American authors, playwrights, and poets.
- Entertainers A collection of films profiling some of American's greatest entertainers.
- In the Making | Season 1 Eight cinematic shorts on emerging cultural icons.
- LGBTQ Masters Stories of great LGBTQ cultural icons.
- Musicians A collection of films about great American musicians.
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NEW PODCAST | external link
A front row seat to the creative process
How do today’s masters create their art? Each episode an artist reveals how they brought one of their iconic works to life. Hear from artists across disciplines, like singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, filmmaker John Waters, actor John David Washington, and more on our podcast "American Masters: Creative Spark."
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