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25x1
Matter of Mind: My ALS
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Sansón and Me
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Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes is inspired to make a documentary about Sansón, an immigrant serving life for first-degree murder, but authorities won’t allow the incarcerated young man to be .. show full overview
25x2
El Equipo
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Legendary U.S. anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow sets out to train a new group of Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology. Their goal: to investigate disappearances in .. show full overview
25x3
Three Chaplains
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Muslim chaplains in the U.S. military support and defend the religious rights of all service members. But their leadership sparks accusations of disloyalty and even disapproval from .. show full overview
25x4
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1
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A south Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque is burned down in an apparent hate crime. After the media moves on, the community is left to reflect on its complex history with racism.
25x5
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2
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With the arson trial near, the suspect’s family argues his innocence. Meanwhile, facets of Victoria reveal the ingredients that might have turned him to hate and support for the town’s Muslim community begins to wane.
25x6
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3
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The prosecution presents shocking evidence. As the trial concludes, the engaged citizens of Victoria seek a way to build a more inclusive community.
25x5
Racist Trees
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With the arson trial near, the suspect’s family argues his innocence. Meanwhile, facets of Victoria reveal the ingredients that might have turned him to hate and support for the town’s Muslim community begins to wane.
25x8
Racist Trees
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Were trees intentionally planted to exclude and segregate a Black neighborhood? Racial tensions ignite in this documentary, when a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs, .. show full overview
25x6
Razing Liberty Square
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The prosecution presents shocking evidence. As the trial concludes, the engaged citizens of Victoria seek a way to build a more inclusive community.
25x7
Sister Una Lived a Good Death
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25x7
Breaking the News
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25x13
A Thousand Pines
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Over the course of a grueling eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees throughout the United States. This intimate portrait shows how hard it is to balance the physical .. show full overview
25x14
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's
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Three individuals navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson's disease.
25x15
One With the Whale
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An Alaska Native family maintains a subsistence life on a tiny Bering Sea island where, if you don't hunt, you die.
25x16
Space: The Longest Goodbye
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NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a three-year-long mission to Mars.
25x17
The Tuba Thieves
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The central mystery of this unconventional documentary isn't about theft; it's about the nature of sound itself.

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