- 1
Where It All Began
Highlighting the world's first public presentation of films in Paris, the comedies by Max Linder, Abel Gance's J'Accuse and the onset of World War I.
- 2
Art's Promised Land
Including Ingeborg Holm by Victor Sjostrom and Greta Garbo's star-making performance opposite Lars Hanson in Gosta Berling's Saga. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.
- 3
The Unchained Camera
Featuring The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein, Metropolis by Fritz Lang, Joyless Street starring Greta Garbo, The White Hell of Pitz Palu featuring Leni Riefenstahl and Louise Brooks becomes a star in Pandora's Box.
- 4
The Music of Light
Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.
- 5
Opportunity Lost
Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.
- 6
End of an Era
Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.