Is There Anybody Out There?
Born with a rare disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers. This simple question–one which non disabled people take for granted, leads to a journey to not only others who live like her–but to the realization that meeting them changes how she views herself in the world, as well as many surprises along the way.
Episodes
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Is There Anybody Out There?
S37 E3 - 1h 22m
Born with a rare disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers. This simple question–one which non disabled people take for granted, leads to a journey to not only others who live like her–but to the realization that meeting them changes how she views herself in the world, as well as many surprises along the way.
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Hummingbirds
S37 E2 - 1h 15m
In Hummingbirds, Silvia and Beba tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas-Mexico border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinks. Filmed collaboratively over the final summer of their fleeting youth, their cinematic self-portrait celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.
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King Coal
S37 E1 - 1h 14m
A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, King Coal meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. The film reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking and transcends time and place, untangling the pain from the beauty, and illuminating the innately human capacity for imagination and change.
Extras + Features
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King Coal: Bonus Feature
S37 E1 - 8m
Shodekeh Talifero (breath artist), Lou Maiuri (flatfoot dancer), Jesse Milnes (fiddle) and Emily Miller (vocals). Shodekeh records a library of breath art for KING COAL at Gaudineer Knob in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. His work is used throughout the film as part of the sound design and score. Lou performs with old time musicians, Jesse and Emily, in Lost Creek, WV.
Schedule
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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Monday
Jul 15
1 Hour
Native American, Japanese American and rancher communities form an alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles. -
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While We Watched
Wednesday
Jul 24
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Journalist and author Ravish Kumar battles fake news, failing ratings and cutbacks while struggling to maintain fact-based analyses at NDTV India. -
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While We Watched
Thursday
Jul 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Journalist and author Ravish Kumar battles fake news, failing ratings and cutbacks while struggling to maintain fact-based analyses at NDTV India. -
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While We Watched
Thursday
Jul 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Journalist and author Ravish Kumar battles fake news, failing ratings and cutbacks while struggling to maintain fact-based analyses at NDTV India. -
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While We Watched
Saturday
Jul 27
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Journalist and author Ravish Kumar battles fake news, failing ratings and cutbacks while struggling to maintain fact-based analyses at NDTV India. -
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Against the Tide
Wednesday
Jul 31
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The friendship between two Koli fishermen in Bombay is fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change.
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