“Usually we do films about groups of people,” Swords said, but they recently did their first documentary on an individual, ...

In the lobby of The National Constitution Center, “Ask Me About My Hero” director Shawn Swords, standing, with the documentary’s producers Mark Kulkowitz, center, and James Kirlin at a table ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...