Documentary
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.


The origin of O.J. Simpson’s football stardom in the ’60s, as America combusted with racial upheaval, and an examination into why the country fell in love with him off the field.

While racial tension boils over in early ’90s Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson remains a world apart in exclusive Brentwood, cultivating a perfect image atop a life of secrets.

O.J. Simpson is arrested and charged with the murders of his estranged wife and an acquaintance, setting off a saga unlike any in U.S. history.

O.J. Simpson’s 1995 ‘trial of the century’ unfolds in downtown Los Angeles, riveting the country for months and reshaping the media and cultural landscape.

In the years following his murder acquittal, O.J. Simpson’s life takes strange turns, culminating in a new arrest and, this time, a conviction.

Self (archive footage)

Self

Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is an influential part of our national identity.