Jay O. Sanders Movies

Vanya and his niece Sonya struggle to care for the estate owned by Vanya’s brother-in-law Alexánder, a wealthy professor. When he...

15-year-old Natalie, confused to begin with, finds out about her father's affair with one of his students. Refusing to simply stand by and watch her...

Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine...

In a secluded French château, a group of elite media and political personalities gather for a private dinner party. Beneath the glitz and...

The assassination of John F. Kennedy has fueled dark rumours of conspiracies and mishandled evidence. Now fifty years later, NOVA gathers...

A woman struggles with the death of her lover. He was killed by South-American fascists.

After months of a search for a serial killer, the police are able to catch the killer of some of the women. But the search is not over when the...

In the early 20th century, an independent lady from up North causes a scandal when she decides to wed an older local general-store owner just three...

Nate Shepherd, late 40's, and Jenny Sparks, early 30's, meet in a fancy New York eatery. Complete strangers who have had a rotten day, waiting for...

The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.

The Colosseum: the jewel of Ancient Rome. It wowed vast crowds with extraordinary battles. It pushed the boundaries of technology. It exhibited...

In November 1915, Einstein published his greatest work: General Relativity, the theory that transformed our understanding of nature's laws and the...

When we look at the world at the tiniest scales in the subatomic realm, things get weird—very weird. Welcome to the quantum universe, where...

Back in the kitchen of the Gabriel family, the country is now in the midst of the general election for President. In the course of one evening in the...

In this two-hour special, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania in one of the latest battles over teaching...

A bored homemaker planning to run away from her minister husband is taken hostage in a bank robbery. However, she sees the thrill in being involved...

Still reeling from the death of her father, a young girl spends one last summer at the Jersey Shore before heading off to college. But when her plans...

For over 4000 years, the Sphinx has puzzled all who have laid eyes on it. What is this crouching lion, human-headed creature? Who built it and why?...

An American couple's battle through bureaucracy to adopt a Romanian child.

A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues,...