Episodes
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unseen
S36 E3616 - 1h 22m
As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces obstacles to obtain his college degree, become a social worker, and support his family. Uncertainty looms over him even after he graduates. Through experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines the accessibility of cinema, while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health.
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Brief Tender Light
S36 E3615 - 1h 22m
A Ghanaian MIT alum follows four African students at his alma mater as they strive to become agents of change for their home countries Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Over an intimate, nearly decade-long journey, all must decide how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to, and how to reconcile teenage ideals with the truths they discover about the world and themselves.
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How to Have an American Baby
S36 E3614 - 1h 54m
How to Have an American Baby is a kaleidoscopic voyage into the shadow economy that caters to Chinese tourists who travel to the US to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies. Told through a series of intimately observed vignettes, the story of a hidden global economy emerges–depicting the fortunes and tragedies that befall the ordinary people caught in its web.
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Wisdom Gone Wild
S36 E3613 - 1h 10m
A vibrant tender cine-poem, a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia. Made over 16 years, the film blends humor and sadness in an encounter between mother and daughter that blooms into an affectionate portrait of love, care, and a relationship transformed.
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POV Shorts: Boom and Bust
S36 E604 - 25m
Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. In When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood, locals and news organizations witness a volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. In When It’s Good It’s Good, a filmmaker returns to West Texas and documents the local oil industry's boom and bust.
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Fire Through Dry Grass
S36 E3612 - 1h 22m
Wearing snapback caps and Air Jordans, the Reality Poets don’t look like typical nursing home residents. In Fire Through Dry Grass, these young, Black and brown disabled artists document their lives on lockdown during Covid, using their poetry and art to underscore the danger and imprisonment they feel. In the face of institutional neglect, they refuse to be abused, confined, and erased.
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Aurora's Sunrise
S36 E3611 - 1h 22m
At 14, Aurora Madriganian survived the horrors of the Armenian Genocide and escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Her newfound fame led to her starring as herself in Auction of Souls, one of Hollywood's earliest blockbusters. Blending storybook animation, video testimony, and rediscovered footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora's Sunrise revives her forgotten story.
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Murders That Matter
S36 E3610 - 1h 23m
How would you handle the trauma of losing a loved one? Set in Philadelphia, Murders That Matter documents African American, Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell over five years as she transforms from victim of violent trauma into a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities. Her relentless activism exposes the emotional and psychological toll the killings take on those left behind.
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Uýra – The Rising Forest
S36 E3609 - 52m 58s
While traveling through the Amazon, Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil's oppressive political regime. Through dance, poetry, and stunning characterization, Uýra boldly confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction, while emphasizing the interdependence of humans and the environment.
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Bulls and Saints
S36 E3608 - 52m 57s
After 20 years living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives and reawaken an intense desire for a place to belong. Set between the rodeo arenas of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican town they yearn for, Bulls and Saints is a love story about reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption.
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While We Watched
S36 E3607 - 1h 22m
A timely depiction of a newsroom in crisis, While We Watched follows tormented journalist Ravish Kumar for two years as he battles a barrage of fake news, falling ratings and the resulting cutbacks. Are there viewers for fact-based analyses anymore? Will his show survive or become a swan song of reason – drowning out in sensationalism, misinformation, and ratings-driven editorial decisions?
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Children of the Mist
S36 E3606 - 1h 22m
Children of the Mist traces the story of Di, a 13-year-old girl coming of age in an indigenous Hmong community in the mountains of Northwest Vietnam. As part of the first generation in her village with access to formal education, Di navigates the cultural and social challenges faced by young girls in her community while balancing inherited tradition with change.
Extras + Features
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Anatomy of a Scene: A House Made of Splinters
S36 E3604 - 3m 38s
Anatomy of a Scene from A House Made of Splinters with Simon Lereng Wilmont.
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Behind the Lens: Liquor Store Dreams
S36 E3603 - 1m 21s
A message from the filmmaker.
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Behind the Lens: A Story of Bones
S36 E3602 - 1m 11s
A message from the filmmakers.
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Trailer | After Sherman
S36 E3601 - 1m 54s
Filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff returns to the coastal South Carolina land that his family purchased after emancipation. His desire to explore his Gullah/Geechee roots leads to a poetic investigation of Black inheritance, trauma, and generational wisdom, amidst the tensions that have shaped American history. In the wake of recent Southern violence, After Sherman is a reclamation of Black life and space.
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Anatomy of a Scene: After Sherman
S36 E3601 - 3m 20s
Anatomy of a Scene from After Sherman with Jon-Sesrie Goff.
Schedule
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POV
Uýra: The Rising Forest
Saturday
Apr 20
1 Hour
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon, confronting historical racism, transphobia and environmental destruction. -
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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Saturday
Apr 20
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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Delikado
Saturday
Apr 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Three leaders work with Indigenous communities to save their natural resources on the Philippine island of Palawan. -
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Delikado
Sunday
Apr 21
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Three leaders work with Indigenous communities to save their natural resources on the Philippine island of Palawan. -
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Delikado
Monday
Apr 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Three leaders work with Indigenous communities to save their natural resources on the Philippine island of Palawan. -
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Uýra: The Rising Forest
Monday
Apr 22
1 Hour
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon, confronting historical racism, transphobia and environmental destruction. -
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Delikado
Wednesday
Apr 24
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Three leaders work with Indigenous communities to save their natural resources on the Philippine island of Palawan. -
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Winter's Yearning
Thursday
Apr 25
1 Hour
Greenland reckons with its Danish colonial past and the promised future by a U.S. company building a smelting plant, which could serve as the nation's first steps toward economic renewal and political sovereignty. -
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Fire Through Dry Grass
Saturday
Apr 27
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown. -
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Fire Through Dry Grass
Sunday
Apr 28
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown. -
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Liquor Store Dreams
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles. -
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Liquor Store Dreams
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles. -
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Liquor Store Dreams
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles. -
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Wuhan Wuhan
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the early days of COVID-19 when Chinese citizens and frontline health care workers in Wuhan grappled with a mysterious virus. -
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Liquor Store Dreams
Saturday
May 4
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles.
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