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Season 3
A young woman, lured to North Dakota for a truck-driving job in the oil industry, shares her agonizing existence in an isolated boomtown.
A young woman, lured to North Dakota for a truck-driving job in the oil industry, shares her agonizing existence in an isolated boomtown.
After the writer John Hull became completely blind, he kept an audio diary of his experience. A short film by Peter Middleton and James Spinney is a dramatization using those recordings.
After the writer John Hull became completely blind, he kept an audio diary of his experience. A short film by Peter Middleton and James Spinney is a dramatization using those recordings.
A short documentary about a Chinese boot-camp-style treatment center for young men “addicted” to the Internet.
A short documentary about a Chinese boot-camp-style treatment center for young men “addicted” to the Internet.
Profiling a pregnant teenager in Missouri, this short documentary provides a window into rural poverty in America's heartland.
Profiling a pregnant teenager in Missouri, this short documentary provides a window into rural poverty in America's heartland.
This video tells the story of a black teenager in Florida who was killed by a white man after an argument over loud music. The slain youth’s father shares his loss.
This video tells the story of a black teenager in Florida who was killed by a white man after an argument over loud music. The slain youth’s father shares his loss.
In Communist Romania in the 1980s, a young translator became an unlikely voice of freedom. She illicitly dubbed thousands of foreign films, distributed on VHS tapes, turning B-movie stars into heroes.
In Communist Romania in the 1980s, a young translator became an unlikely voice of freedom. She illicitly dubbed thousands of foreign films, distributed on VHS tapes, turning B-movie stars into heroes.
Catie and Kimberly were adopted from China by a couple from Maine, who attempt to pass on a culture they've never known firsthand.
Catie and Kimberly were adopted from China by a couple from Maine, who attempt to pass on a culture they've never known firsthand.
This short film captures a young girl’s love for her brother, who has cerebral palsy.
This short film captures a young girl’s love for her brother, who has cerebral palsy.
A New Yorker questions whether the alarms on emergency exit doors in the New York subway system are necessary safety measures — or harmful annoyances.
A New Yorker questions whether the alarms on emergency exit doors in the New York subway system are necessary safety measures — or harmful annoyances.
Dr. John Kitchin quit a medical career to pursue his passion: skating along the boardwalk of San Diego’s Pacific Beach. He calls himself “Slomo.”
Dr. John Kitchin quit a medical career to pursue his passion: skating along the boardwalk of San Diego’s Pacific Beach. He calls himself “Slomo.”
A photojournalist who covered last year’s deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh draws connections to New York from clothing labels he found in the rubble.
A photojournalist who covered last year’s deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh draws connections to New York from clothing labels he found in the rubble.
This short documentary follows the lawyer Steven Wise’s effort to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans.
This short documentary follows the lawyer Steven Wise’s effort to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans.
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This episode has no summary.
After her mother passes away, the filmmaker Judith Helfand struggles to pack up her things — figuring out what to keep and how to let go.
After her mother passes away, the filmmaker Judith Helfand struggles to pack up her things — figuring out what to keep and how to let go.
This short documentary captures the rise and fall of a courtroom sketch artist in Texas.
This short documentary captures the rise and fall of a courtroom sketch artist in Texas.
This short documentary chronicles a remote Peruvian village’s four-year struggle to get Internet access.
This short documentary chronicles a remote Peruvian village’s four-year struggle to get Internet access.
This short documentary profiles residents of the Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, as they confront a future threatened by sinking shorelines and rising seas.
This short documentary profiles residents of the Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, as they confront a future threatened by sinking shorelines and rising seas.
This short video shows how a Congolese man turns scraps into a soccer ball for village children, so they can play the sport they love.
This short video shows how a Congolese man turns scraps into a soccer ball for village children, so they can play the sport they love.
This short film celebrates the “Pink Helmet Posse,” three 6-year-old girls who share an unusual passion: skateboarding.
This short film celebrates the “Pink Helmet Posse,” three 6-year-old girls who share an unusual passion: skateboarding.
New rules proposed by the F.C.C. could divide the Internet into fast lanes and slow lanes, violating the central concept of “net neutrality.”
New rules proposed by the F.C.C. could divide the Internet into fast lanes and slow lanes, violating the central concept of “net neutrality.”
In the crowded favelas of Rio de Janeiro, flying kites is more than a leisurely escape: It’s also a playful form of battle.
In the crowded favelas of Rio de Janeiro, flying kites is more than a leisurely escape: It’s also a playful form of battle.
After having grown up in the United States as an undocumented immigrant, Rufino Santiz Díaz decided to go back to Mexico — and now finds himself caught between two worlds.
After having grown up in the United States as an undocumented immigrant, Rufino Santiz Díaz decided to go back to Mexico — and now finds himself caught between two worlds.
In a remote valley in southwest Cambodia, an indigenous group fights to protect its homes from the looming construction of a hydroelectric dam.
In a remote valley in southwest Cambodia, an indigenous group fights to protect its homes from the looming construction of a hydroelectric dam.
In this short documentary, the filmmaker Banker White explores how Alzheimer’s disease has revealed the strength of his parents’ marriage.
In this short documentary, the filmmaker Banker White explores how Alzheimer’s disease has revealed the strength of his parents’ marriage.
In Colorado, two towns near each other have divergent reactions to their state’s legalization of marijuana.
In Colorado, two towns near each other have divergent reactions to their state’s legalization of marijuana.
Forty-five years ago, Patricia Krenwinkel killed for Charles Manson. Now she provides an emotional account of her life from prison.
Forty-five years ago, Patricia Krenwinkel killed for Charles Manson. Now she provides an emotional account of her life from prison.
This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a Native American language, and her creation of a comprehensive dictionary.
This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a Native American language, and her creation of a comprehensive dictionary.
In this short documentary, a pastor runs a “fight ministry” out of his church in Rochester, N.Y.
In this short documentary, a pastor runs a “fight ministry” out of his church in Rochester, N.Y.
This animated documentary celebrates the 17th-century citizen scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, whose discovery of microbes would change our view of the biological world.
This animated documentary celebrates the 17th-century citizen scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, whose discovery of microbes would change our view of the biological world.
Brown University faces questions about how it responds to a student’s charge of sexual assault, two decades after similar accusations sparked a national reform movement.
Brown University faces questions about how it responds to a student’s charge of sexual assault, two decades after similar accusations sparked a national reform movement.
Through her activism to topple Liberia’s dictator, Leymah Gbowee was able to restore her own faith in humanity. Part 1 of “Three Short Films About Peace.”
Through her activism to topple Liberia’s dictator, Leymah Gbowee was able to restore her own faith in humanity. Part 1 of “Three Short Films About Peace.”
The former Polish president Lech Walesa explains how he defied Communist rule to help bring down the Iron Curtain. Part 2 of “Three Short Films About Peace.”
The former Polish president Lech Walesa explains how he defied Communist rule to help bring down the Iron Curtain. Part 2 of “Three Short Films About Peace.”
The Irish rocker Bob Geldof used the power of music to combat famine in Africa. Now he recalls the best day of his life. Part 3 of “Three Short Films About Peace.”
The Irish rocker Bob Geldof used the power of music to combat famine in Africa. Now he recalls the best day of his life. Part 3 of “Three Short Films About Peace.”
During their monthly gatherings for tea, a group of Chilean women reflect on the past in a ritual that has held their friendships together for 60 years.
During their monthly gatherings for tea, a group of Chilean women reflect on the past in a ritual that has held their friendships together for 60 years.
At one of California’s most notorious prisons, baseball teams take the field.
At one of California’s most notorious prisons, baseball teams take the field.
This animated vampire tale is based on an original 18th Century written account from the Balkans.
This animated vampire tale is based on an original 18th Century written account from the Balkans.
This short documentary profiles Mike Minter, an underfunded Democrat who seeks election against a Republican incumbent in one of the most conservative districts of Texas.
This short documentary profiles Mike Minter, an underfunded Democrat who seeks election against a Republican incumbent in one of the most conservative districts of Texas.
A national park ranger in the Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to protect gorillas from a brutal civil war.
A national park ranger in the Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to protect gorillas from a brutal civil war.
Each year in Oregon, a group of men gather to re-create a war that so many Americans have tried to forget.
Each year in Oregon, a group of men gather to re-create a war that so many Americans have tried to forget.
At a bronze statue of Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach, a critic and fans spar over his legacy.
At a bronze statue of Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach, a critic and fans spar over his legacy.
Molding clay into scenes of war, displaced children tell their story in South Sudan in this short documentary.
Molding clay into scenes of war, displaced children tell their story in South Sudan in this short documentary.
In this short documentary, a front-line company of Afghan soldiers in Helmand, the country’s most dangerous province, faces new difficulties as their foreign allies prepare to withdraw.
In this short documentary, a front-line company of Afghan soldiers in Helmand, the country’s most dangerous province, faces new difficulties as their foreign allies prepare to withdraw.
In this short documentary, a former defense lawyer for prisoners at Guantánamo Bay argues against the C.I.A.’s use of torture.
In this short documentary, a former defense lawyer for prisoners at Guantánamo Bay argues against the C.I.A.’s use of torture.
Based on two police shootings in Ohio, this short documentary questions whether toy guns can really be innocent gifts.
Based on two police shootings in Ohio, this short documentary questions whether toy guns can really be innocent gifts.
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