Artbound - Season 8 (2016)

"Charles Lummis: Reimagining the American West" chronicles the life and legacy of the Los Angeles icon who was known to many as a writer and editor of the Los Angeles Times, an avid collector and preservationist, an American Indian rights activist, and the founder of LA's first museum, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian. Lummis' genius and idiosyncratic personality captured the ethos of an era and a region. The documentary will give viewers an in-depth look at his fascinating life through the eyes of key historians and experts including William Deverell (...

The highly skilled labor of artisans migrating from Mexico and Latin America are the backbone of high-end design and retail in Los Angeles, producing some of the most exquisite furniture, textiles, and design goods. But they represent a creative force that seems invisible to the city. Artbound uncovers their stories and their role in making Los Angeles and Southern California the creative capital of the world.

A documentary chronicling the process of the Long Beach Opera to make an opera about a Iraqi war veteran's return home and struggle with PTSD.