StoryCorps Shorts: Then and Now
Sisters Janaki Symon and Melissa Wilbur grew up in New York and settled across the country from each other as adults. The StoryCorps MobileBooth was in town when Melissa was visiting her sister, and Janaki invited her to sit down and talk about their relationship.
Episodes
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POV Shorts: Le Frère
S34 E406 - 24m 57s
A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.
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POV Shorts: Becoming Myself
S34 E405 - 23m 57s
Two conversations on identity and connection -- selections from the POV Spark/NFB series, Otherly.
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POV Shorts: On Caregiving and Grace
S34 E404 - 24m 50s
Stories of courageous empathy in the face of loss.
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POV Shorts: Familial Healing
S34 E403 - 24m 51s
Two windows into what it means to be a survivor.
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POV Shorts: Dreaming Life
S34 E402 - 25m 5s
Stories of self acceptance and finding joy.
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POV Shorts: Where I'm From
S34 E401 - 53m 47s
Stories on home and how it shapes us.
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Landfall
S34 E2 - 1h 23m
Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL is a
cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of the protests that toppled the governor in
2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance as Puerto Ricans navigate dismantled social services and newcomers eager to profit.
Extras + Features
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Trailer | Unapologetic
S34 E11 - 1m 46s
Meet Janaé and Bella, two fierce abolitionists whose upbringing and experiences shape their activism and views on Black liberation. Told through their lens, Unapologetic offers an inside look into the movement and ongoing work that transformed Chicago, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Schedule
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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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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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