HERERO unearths Namibia’s suppressed history - Germany’s first genocide and the enduring legacy of apartheid - through a present-day fight for justice.
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Being Mennonite in America
To understand Mennonites, one needs to understand the stories by which they order their lives.
Monk in Pieces
Meredith Monk — composer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist — overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great artistic pioneers of her generation.
Viewers Like Us
Viewers Like Us explores who gets to tell America’s multitude of stories in public media today.
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In this deeply personal and riveting documentary, filmmaker Tracey Arcabasso Smith confronts her childhood sexual abuse and unearths a dark history of multigenerational abuse in her seemingly-idyll
More Than Steps
In "More Than Steps," lifelong friends Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray lead a group of wheelchair users and their supporters on the Accessible Camino, a groundbreaking adaptation of the historic C
Fish and Babies (Don't Feel Pain)
For much of the 20th century, babies routinely underwent major surgery without adequate pain relief.
A Sacred Piece of Home
How do you know a community of immigrants has finally established itself in its new home? They build a place of worship, often one that looks like those they left behind.
Made with Love
Made with Love is an Emmy Award–winning PBS documentary series that explores the master artisans, living traditions, and cultural heritage practices that continue to shape communities around the wo
My People, My Land (Working Title)
Chinese investors create one of the largest industrial zones in West Africa, where thousands of locals earn their livelihood at the risk of losing what they value most - sacred land, religious prac
The Hunchback
Sufferers of a rare and misunderstood spine disease, which can leave them with a severely curved spine, severe pain and long-term health complications, search for answers, help, and purpose in life
NORMAN / NORMAN
After witnessing the brutal murder of his mother 30 years ago, Norman travels to Jamaica to piece together what happened and where he came from by confronting the murderer: his father.
Heart Beats Film
"Heart Beats" chronicles the rise of Minnesota's Medical Alley from its humble and unconventional beginnings to its status as a global leader in medical technology.
Finding Your Voice
An uplifting and heartfelt, one-hour, Verite docu-series, following America’s premiere operatic countertenor, the astonishingly talented John Holiday; as he performs in the world’s most prestigious
He Said, She Said, Now Someone Is Dead
Angelina Resendiz was a 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor. She was raped and murdered by a fellow U.S. Navy sailor — a man with a documented history of sexual violence the Navy knew about and ignored.
Pack is Here
With the increased visibility of transgender people in the United States, we are seeing a backlash that results in efforts to block trans people from participation in some of the most basic parts o
The Wheel
THE WHEEL: An eight-part documentary series exploring the ancient festivals of the Celtic year — and why they matter now.
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My House of Spirits
Feminist trailblazer and literary icon Isabel Allende sets out on her last global book tour, reckoning with love, loss, and legacy as she turns her extraordinary life into her greatest story yet.
My Father and Qaddafi
When Jihan was six years old, her father flew to Cairo and never returned. Mansur Rashid Kikhia was the Foreign Minister of Libya, ambassador to the United Nations, and a human rights lawyer.
Reservation Redemption
This documentary will follow the journey of “Chief” Marchand Rice, a Colville Citizen and tribal member who has spent over three decades behind bars for a murder he committed as a teenager.
Live at the Agora
THE RISE, FALL, AND REBIRTH OF A ROCK-AND-ROLL CATHEDRAL: In the 1970s, the Agora Ballroom concert clubs brought rock-and-roll to the heartland of America and became a springboard for some of the m
UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality
LOGLINE: UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality is searing expose of the affordable housing crisis in America told through the prism of one zip code's struggle with the growing housing divid
Baptizing Feminism
As evangelical patriarchy rises in the United States, Baptizing Feminism brings to the forefront a bold evangelical and Christian feminist movement rising again from silenced, faithful women, and f
The Healing Journey
The Healing Journey is a docuseries that examines the role adverse childhood experiences plays in adult health, and what some are doing to heal.
Power Trip
When a 100-mile transmission Corridor sparks a $100-million referendum campaign over America’s energy future, Ryan and Mary are caught in the middle.
Josh's Wedding
The feature documentary Josh’s Wedding explores an often abstract subject (AI and the arts) through the story of two old friends with colliding worldviews: Simon Rich, a New Yorker humorist and TV
The Stories of Jim Harrison
This film will be the definitive documentary on the life of novelist-poet-outdoorsman-raconteur Jim Harrison.
Growing Together Again
"Growing Together Again" tells the story of German unity three decades after the end of the Cold War.
Tasting Heritage
"Tasting Heritage" is a coming of culture story about a Korean-American woman's savory journey to reclaim her heritage through food.
Saving Summer
Everyone knows the beaches, boardwalks, and nightclubs of the Jersey Shore, but there is another side to this iconic summer vacation destination... an even wilder one.
August, Again
Han Jeong-sun is currently leading an international justice movement group in Korea to secure medical support for her son’s genetic mutation disease caused by his exposure to the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945.
WISDOM
One of the most isolated, yet essential islands on earth; Midway Atoll is an escape & home for a select group of scientists, who gave up all modern conveniences to live in seclusion and engage
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus
In 1986 Diane Luckey, a 25 year-old African-American woman who went by the name Q Lazzarus or simply Q, was living in NYC making music and driving a yellow taxi.
The So-Called Radical
For the first time, a Western volunteer killed while fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine becomes a central figure in a new Kremlin myth.