American Experience Films Movie Trailers
Most Popular American Experience Films Trailers
Total trailers found: 35
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools Trailer (2023)
12 September 2023
In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland, Mississippi.
The Massie Affair Trailer (2005)
18 April 2005
In the waning days of summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a young Navy wife made a drastic allegation of rape against five nonwhite islanders.
The Circus Trailer (2018)
09 October 2018
Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, this four-hour mini-series follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus and brings to life an era when Circus Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country.
The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought Trailer (2024)
01 October 2024
The American Vice President explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence.
Casa Susanna Trailer (2022)
31 August 2022
In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers.
Building the Alaska Highway Trailer (2005)
07 February 2005
In May of 1942, across the rugged sub-Arctic wilderness of Alaska and Canada, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken-building the Alaska Highway.
Voice of Freedom Trailer (2021)
15 February 2021
On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
The Riot Report Trailer (2023)
21 November 2023
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate why Black neighborhoods all over the country were “rioting” in protest.
Freedom Riders Trailer (2010)
01 February 2010
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation.
Hard Hat Riot Trailer (2025)
30 September 2025
On May 8, 1970, construction workers violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War in lower Manhattan.
Mr. Tornado Trailer (2020)
19 May 2020
Meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita spent ten months studying The Super Outbreak of 1974, which was the most intense tornado outbreak on record.
Oklahoma City Trailer (2017)
21 January 2017
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history.
Influenza 1918 Trailer (1998)
09 February 1998
Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.
Nazi Town, USA Trailer (2024)
23 January 2024
In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.
Seabiscuit Trailer (2003)
21 April 2003
He was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten a short straggly tail and an ungainly gait; though he didn't look the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history.
Fly With Me Trailer (2024)
20 February 2024
Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control.
The War on Disco Trailer (2023)
30 October 2023
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s.
The Boy in the Bubble Trailer (2006)
10 April 2006
On February 22, 1984, Carol Ann Vetter touched her 12-year-old son's hand for the first time. David Vetter had spent his entire life inside a sterile isolator, with a protective layer of plastic shielding him from the world around him.
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal Trailer (2024)
22 April 2024
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families.
The Busing Battleground Trailer (2023)
11 September 2023
The Busing Battleground pulls back the curtain on the volatile effort to end school segregation, detailing the decades-long struggle for educational equity that preceded the crisis.
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act Trailer (2025)
25 March 2025
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act tells the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
Bombshell Trailer (2026)
06 January 2026
Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP Trailer (2025)
25 February 2025
While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The Cancer Detectives Trailer (2024)
26 March 2024
The story of how the life-saving cervical cancer test became an ordinary part of women’s lives is as unusual and remarkable as the coalition of people who ultimately made it possible: a Greek immigrant, Dr.
American Comandante Trailer (2015)
15 November 2015
When he was executed outside a Havana prison on March 11, 1961, the strange story of William Morgan seemed to vanish from the popular imagination as quickly as it had appeared.
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog Trailer (2025)
26 August 2025
In July 1943, dark, smoky clouds suddenly descended over Los Angeles, causing residents to complain of burning eyes, nausea, and difficulty breathing.
The Great Fever Trailer (2006)
30 October 2006
On September 13, 1900, thirty-four-year-old physician Jesse Lazear believed he was on the brink of a scientific breakthrough that would put an end to yellow fever, the worst epidemic scourge of nineteenth-century America.
Public Enemy #1 Trailer (2002)
24 February 2002
Peeling back the myths surrounding the most infamous outlaw since Jesse James, Public Enemy #1 unravels the story of a charismatic stickup man, whose wild antics and flamboyant disdain for the law captured the imagination of Hollywood, the mainstream press and millions of ordinary Americans.
The Great Transatlantic Cable Trailer (2005)
11 April 2005
This is the story behind the laying of the transatlantic cable. The physical challenges to laying the cable were enormous.
The Man Behind Hitler Trailer (2006)
22 May 2006
His name is synonymous with political propaganda. His legacy is one of maniacal cruelty and unwavering devotion to the Nazi cause.
Rescue at Sea Trailer (1999)
15 February 1999
On January 23, 1909, two ships--one carrying Italian immigrants to New York, the other American tourists to Europe--collided in a dense fog off Nantucket Island.
The Pill Trailer (2003)
24 February 2003
In May 1960, the FDA approved the sale of a pill that arguably would have a greater impact on American culture than any other drug in the nation's history.
Hijacked Trailer (2006)
27 February 2006
Thirty-six years ago a new era in global terrorism was born. Just moments after lift-off on the morning of September 6, 1970, passengers on TWA's flight 74 from Frankfurt to New York were startled to hear an announcement over the plane's PA system: "This is your new captain speaking.
Patriots Day Trailer (2004)
19 April 2004
The Revolutionary War may be over, but one of its best-known battles is still being fought. More than two centuries after the Lexington militiamen rallied against His Majesty's regulars at what would become known as the Battle of Lexingrton and Concord, sixty-five redcoats and sixty-seven colonial patriots face off each April 19th to bring to life the beginning of the American Revolution.
The Wizard of Photography Trailer (2000)
22 May 2000
In the summer of 1888, ads began to appear for a camera with a mysterious name: the Kodak. No one had ever seen anything like it.
