LIFT - Connecting Humanity

1h 27m

LIFT – Connecting Humanity is a documentary celebrating the simple goodness of humankind. Shot in locations across the world, including Malawi, Syria, Afghanistan, Scotland, Cambodia, India, the Philippines, Greece, Nepal, Ghana and the United States, LIFT explores the history of modern philanthropy and profiles stories of people who have devoted their lives to lifting the lives of others.

Episodes

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    LIFT - Connecting Humanity

    1h 27m

    LIFT – Connecting Humanity is a documentary celebrating the simple goodness of humankind. Shot in locations across the world, including Malawi, Syria, Afghanistan, Scotland, Cambodia, India, the Philippines, Greece, Nepal, Ghana and the United States, LIFT explores the history of modern philanthropy and profiles stories of people who have devoted their lives to lifting the lives of others.

  • Beyond the Bridge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beyond the Bridge

    14m 53s

    Beyond the Bridge is the story of two community leaders who turned a practical conversation about light bulbs and safety into an international public art festival in Mexico. Considered an act of Creative Placemaking, the Akumal Arts Festival united all sectors of the community to collaborate with artists and strengthen the local web of life.

  • The SixTripleEight: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The SixTripleEight

    1h 12m

    In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent the Six Triple Eight, 855 women from the Women's Army Corps (WACs), to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. They were the only predominantly-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII, and were confronted with racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops.

  • The Tower Road Bus: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Tower Road Bus

    58m 37s

    In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of busing children to achieve racial integration in schools. One African-American teacher and principal, Dotson Burns, Jr, navigates the frustration among students and teachers at an elementary school in Prince George's County, Maryland.

  • The Hello Girls: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Hello Girls

    56m 21s

    In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France as telephone operators to help win the Great War. They were intrepid, united in a common cause and like Joan of Arc before them, they wanted to save France. Told through 100-year-old letters, photos, rare archival footage, and interviews with family and historians, this documentary brings to life a story that was almost entirely unknown.

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    Into the Night: Darkness and Light

    1h 57m

    We don't know how. We don't know when. But death comes to us all. To be human is to wrestle with this truth. "Into The Night: Darkness and Light" presents the stories of nine fascinating men and women from various walks of life who are grappling with these questions of life and death, and have been forever changed by their dramatic, life-changing experiences.

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    Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death

    1h 56m

    Learn how an astrophysicist, preacher, philosopher and artisanal mortician grapple with universal questions of mortality. Weaving science, cryonics, near-death stories and green burials, this film invites us to rethink our place in the universe.

  • 2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 4: Show Jumping and Awards: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 4: Show Jumping and Awards

    2h 54m

    A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping ending with the awards ceremony.

  • 2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 3: Cross-Country: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 3: Cross-Country

    2h 51m

    A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping.

  • 2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 2: Dressage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 2: Dressage

    2h 9m

    A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping.

  • 2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 1: Dressage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    2023 Maryland 5 Star: Day 1: Dressage

    2h 8m

    A proud part of the state of Maryland’s prestigious horse and equestrian tradition, Maryland 5 Star showcases four days of competition in Dressage, Cross-Country, and Show Jumping.

  • Maryland Cycling Classic: Part 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Maryland Cycling Classic: Part 4

    1h 26m

    World-class professional cycling in Baltimore with the best cyclists from around the World racing over 120 miles from Sparks to the finish line at the Inner Harbor.

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