Episodes
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The Mole Agent
S33 E13 - 1h 22m
When 83-year-old Sergio is sent as an undercover spy to a Chile retirement home to track suspected elder abuse, he learns a deeper lesson on human connection. Through the lens of the hidden camera in his decoy glasses, viewers watch as Sergio struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.
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POV Shorts: Uniquely Euro
S33 E305 - 24m 5s
Two quirky stories as distinctive as the countries from which they hail, Ukraine and Austria.
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POV Shorts: Comic Culture
S33 E306 - 24m 36s
Slices of life from opposite sides of the world--where the everyday veers into comedy.
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POV Shorts: In The Absence
S33 E303 - 25m 20s
A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims’ families seek justice.
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POV Shorts: The Spectrum of Divide
S33 E302 - 25m 5s
Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.
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Our Time Machine
S33 E10 - 1h 17m
When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever.
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Love Child
S33 E8 - 1h 22m
With adultery being punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful decision to flee the country with their son. Love Child follows the new family on their life-threatening journey to seek asylum in Turkey, and witnesses a mother’s heart breaking fight to keep her family together and secure a future for her son.
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POV Shorts: Cherish
S33 E301 - 25m 15s
Three stories reflecting the many faces of love through memory, community and family.
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And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 E2 - 1h 22m
And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series features organizers and candidates (including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams) as they fight for a truly reflective government, asking whether democracy can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized.
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And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 1h 54m
And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series features organizers and candidates (including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams) as they fight for a truly reflective government, asking whether democracy can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized.
Extras + Features
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Teaser | The Mole Agent
S33 E13 - 35s
When a family grows concerned for their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio to become a new resident and a mole inside the home. Sergio struggles to balance his assignment with his increasing involvement in the lives of other residents.
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Lesson Plan Clip 3 | The Mole Agent
S33 E13 - 4m 9s
“I wonder, is this negligence or not?”
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Clip | Softie
S33 E12 - 2m 31s
Softie follows political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a daring and audacious political activist, who decides to run for political office in Kenya after several years of fighting injustice in his country. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents becomes increasingly harder to combat with idealism alone.
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Trailer | Softie
S33 E12 - 2m 1s
Softie follows political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a daring and audacious political activist who decides to run for political office in Kenya after several years of fighting injustice in his country. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents with idealism as his only weapon proves challenging.
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Lesson Plan Clip 4 | The Infiltrators
S33 E11 - 1m 53s
Marco hears Claudio’s detainment story, told from the perspective of Claudio and his son, Emiliano.
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Lesson Plan Clip 2 | The Infiltrators
S33 E11 - 2m 16s
Marco introduces himself to Claudio. They discuss the work the National Immigrant Youth Alliance is doing on the outside to stop deportations.
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Lesson Plan Clip 5 | The Infiltrators
S33 E11 - 2m 53s
Organizers prepare for Viri’s detention. Viri explains why she volunteered to infiltrate. Her first attempt is unsuccessful.
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Lesson Plan Clip 3 | The Infiltrators
S33 E11 - 1m 58s
Mohammad is a DREAMer who came to the United States from Iran at age 12. This clip shows the variety of tactics and strategies Mohammad and other DREAMer youth used to loudly and visibly protest deportation policies, in spite of the fear of being deported by ICE.
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Trailer | The Infiltrators
S33 E11 - 2m 10s
The Infiltrators is a docu-thriller that tells the true story of two young immigrants who get detained by Border Patrol - on purpose - and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center. Marco and Viri are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical Dreamers who are on a mission to stop deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention.
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Lesson Plan Clip 1 | The Infiltrators
S33 E11 - 1m 39s
Opens with Marco recalling how “[they] called Broward a ‘model’ detention center.” Introduces Mohammad, who explains why Broward was an ideal site for targeted immigration activism.
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Trailer | Our Time Machine
S33 E10 - 1m 8s
When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever.
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Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Our Time Machine
S33 E10 - 3m 58s
Maleoon recounts the first time he realized that his father was losing his memory. It was an episode in a swimming pool with Ma Ke asking the same question over and over.
Schedule
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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Tuesday
May 7
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The life of Grace Lee Boggs, a 98-year-old Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist. -
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About Love
Monday
May 13
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Power structures within the three generations of the Phadke family begin to unravel when the youngest daughter starts to record their personal lives. -
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Children of the Mist
Tuesday
May 14
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam. -
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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Wednesday
May 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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