Documentary of the Week

"Lily Topples the World" follows a 20-year-old domino artist known as Lily Hevesh through a pivotal year of her life. Filmmaker Jeremy Workman captures her dazzling creations of domino structures that take days to build — and seconds to fall down.

"The Meaning of Hitler" is a documentary essay enlisting writers such as Martin Amis and Francine Prose to make connections between the past and the present. Filmmakers Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker explore how Hitler tapped into chaos and victimhood, laying down strategies that demagogues still use today.

"Whirlybird" profiles transgender journalist Zoey Tur, who —  along with her then-spouse, Marika Gerrard —  pioneered helicopter news coverage in Los Angeles, covering car chases, street violence, natural disasters — and the police pursuit of OJ Simpson. Amidst all the action, filmmaker Matt Yoka creates space for self-reflection amidst a high adrenaline lifestyle that went awry.

"Enemies of the State" investigates the complex case of Matt DeHart, a hacker with the group Anonymous who was arrested for child pornography. Director Sonia Kennebeck teams with executive producer Errol Morris to follow a story that continuously calls into question how we establish the truth.

"No Ordinary Man" examines the life of jazz musician Billy Tipton, who became an inspiration to the transgender community after his death in 1989. Filmmakers Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt explore how Tipton's story was at first sensationalized and now re-framed by a new generation.

"Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters" follows a group of young dancers as they stage a new production of a work that debuted in response to the AIDS epidemic. Filmmakers Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz show how Jones' work, "D Man in the Waters," remains as powerful today as it was in 1989.

"The One and Only Dick Gregory" profiles the comedian who took America to task over civil rights, the Vietnam war and unhealthy diets. Filmmaker Andre Gaines taps a deep archive and interviews contemporary comedians including W. Kamau Bell, Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes for their perspectives.

"Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" taps into a rich musical archive that went unseen for 50 years capturing the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson celebrates the Black performers who took the stage.

"Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide" profiles the street artist who emerged in the 1980s alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Directed by Kenny's daughter, Malia Scharf, as well as  Max Basch, the film explores the artist's evolution over four decades.

"Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It" profiles the trail-blazing artist whose wide-ranging work includes "West Side Story," "The Electric Company" and "Oz." Filmmaker Mariem Pérez Riera explores the highs and lows of Moreno's professional and personal life.