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The Tuba Thieves The central mystery of this unconventional documentary isn’t about theft; it’s about the nature of sound itself.
  • Airdate Monday, May 20, 2024 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Original5/20/2024
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Love in the Time of Fentanyl A drug consumption site gives hope to a community ravaged by the overdose crisis.
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Wilhemina’s War

Witness a Southern grandmother’s struggles to help her family through the scourge of HIV.

  • Original2/29/2016
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Winnie

Explore the complex life of Winnie Mandela and her decades-long struggle to bring down Apartheid.

  • Original2/5/2018
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People's Republic of Desire

For young Chinese raised on social media, virtual relationships are replacing real-life connections.

  • Original2/25/2019
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Decade of Fire

Discover why the Bronx burned in the 1970s and meet those who chose to resist, remain and rebuild.

  • Original11/4/2019
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Attla

Discover the inspiring true story of legendary Alaska Native dogsled champion George Attla.

  • Original12/16/2019
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Jim Allison: Breakthrough

Meet a visionary doctor discovering a new way to use the immune system to help defeat cancer.

  • Original4/27/2020
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Pipe Dreams

Follow four ultra-talented young people playing in the Canadian International Organ Competition.

  • Original6/22/2020
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Coded Bias Join the fight to expose threats to civil liberties posed by our new data-driven, automated world.
  • Original3/22/2021
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A Reckoning in Boston A white filmmaker collaborates with Clemente Course students of color to reckon racial history.
  • Original1/17/2022
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Missing in Brooks County An activist detective searches for missing migrants in rural South Texas.
  • Original1/31/2022
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Owned: A Tale of Two Americas Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated for years in discriminatory ways.
  • Original2/7/2022
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Bulletproof A provocative look at what Americans will do to feel safe in schools.
  • Original2/14/2022
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Apart Three formerly incarcerated mothers fight to rebuild their lives outside of prison.
  • Original2/21/2022
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Writing with Fire India’s women journalists risk everything to redefine power.
  • Original3/28/2022
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AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness Six brilliant researchers from around the world take you on a mind-blowing quest to investigate existence beyond consciousness.
  • Original4/25/2022
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Try Harder! San Francisco's Lowell High School, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers from across the city into a fiercely competitive universe.
  • Original5/2/2022
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When Claude Got Shot When Claude Got Shot chronicles five years in Claude’s physical and mental recovery journey, paved with all the complexities that race, violence, justice, and healthcare can possibly present.
  • Original5/9/2022
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Scenes from the Glittering World A meditation on adolescence, trauma, and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland.
  • Original5/16/2022
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Hazing Hazing explores the abusive—and sometimes deadly—tradition of underground rituals.
  • Original9/12/2022
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TikTok, Boom Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
  • Original10/24/2022
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Move Me A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
  • Original11/7/2022
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Children of Las Brisas During Venezuela’s spiraling collapse, families find hope in El Sistema youth orchestra.
  • Original1/2/2023
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The Big Payback The passage of the first-ever reparations for slavery bill in Illinois stirs up a national debate.
  • Original1/16/2023
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No Straight Lines Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to mainstream acceptance.
  • Original1/23/2023
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The Picture Taker Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
  • Original1/30/2023
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Outta the Muck The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and big-time football.
  • Original2/6/2023
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Storming Caesars Palace How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for basic income guarantee.
  • Original3/20/2023
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Hidden Letters Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.
  • Original3/27/2023
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Free Chol Soo Lee The rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
  • Original4/24/2023
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Matter of Mind: My ALS Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.
  • Original5/1/2023
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Sam Now What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?
  • Original5/8/2023
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Silent Beauty A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.
  • Original5/15/2023
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Mama Bears Conservative beliefs have defined their lives. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ children.
  • Original6/20/2023
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Sansón and Me The life story of an incarcerated young man, told through dramatic reenactments.
  • Original9/19/2023
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El Equipo An unlikely collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.
  • Original10/9/2023
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Three Chaplains Muslim chaplains fight for change in the military. Inside-out approach to religious equality.
  • Original11/6/2023
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The Fire A Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque is burned down.
  • Original11/13/2023
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The Trial As the trial concludes, the people of Victoria, Texas, grapple with shocking revelations.
  • Original11/14/2023
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Beyond Utopia The gripping story of families who risk everything escaping North Korea.
  • Original1/9/2024
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Racist Trees In Palm Springs, a historically Black neighborhood fights to remove a divisive wall of trees.
  • Original1/22/2024
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Razing Liberty Square The Liberty City public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification.
  • Original1/29/2024
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Sister Úna Lived a Good Death A wisecracking nun with stage IV cancer teaches others to live fully until death.
  • Original2/5/2024
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Breaking the News Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.
  • Original2/19/2024
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Greener Pastures Follow the people dealing with economic uncertainty and the healthcare crisis in rural America.
  • Original3/25/2024
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If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis Rural hospitals around America are closing at alarming rates, leaving communities without care.
  • Original3/25/2024
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A Thousand Pines A crew of 12 Mexican tree planters travel the United States regrowing America’s forests.
  • Original4/1/2024
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Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's A mother, an optician, and a cartoonist each navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson’s disease.
  • Original4/8/2024
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One with the Whale An Alaska Native family maintains a subsistence life on a tiny Bering Sea island where, if you don’t hunt, you die.
  • Original4/23/2024
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Space: The Longest Goodbye NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a three-year-long mission to Mars.
  • Original5/6/2024
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The Tuba Thieves The central mystery of this unconventional documentary isn’t about theft; it’s about the nature of sound itself.
  • Airdate Monday, May 20, 2024 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • Original5/20/2024
  • INLE2515