List of POV episodes

The following is a list of episodes from PBS series POV, a production of American Documentary, Inc. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 independently produced documentary films to public television audiences across the country.[1] The series began its 35th season on PBS in 2022.


Contents

Seasons: 1 (1988) • 2 •
3 (1990) • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 •
13 (2000) • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 •
23 (2010) • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 •
33 (2020) • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 •

• References • External links

Season 1 (1988)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
American Tongues July 5, 1988 Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker A survey of the many dialects and accents in the American English language and the perceptions around them. [2]
Acting Our Age July 5, 1988 Michal Aviad Six women between the ages of 65-75 share their thoughts on body image, sexuality, family dynamics, and mortality. [3]
Fire From the Mountain July 12, 1988 Deborah Shaffer A look into Omar Cabezas' life as a student activist, to a guerrilla fighter, to ultimately finding a place in government. [4]
Living With AIDS July 19, 1988 Tina DiFeliciantonio A community comes together to support a 22-year-old AIDS patient. [5]
Knocking on Armageddon's Door July 19, 1988 Torv Carlsen, John Magnus Spokespeople for the survivalist movement reveal their way of thinking, the way they play, and the way they prepare for the next world war. [6]
Rate It X July 26, 1988 Paula de Koenigsberg Fifteen years post the women's movement, two filmmakers survey an array of men to reveal their feelings toward women. [7]
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo August 2, 1988 Susana Munoz, Lourdes Portillo In the late 1970s, a group of Argentinian mothers staged weekly demonstrations in response to kidnappings taking place by the government to demand the release of their children. [8]
The Good Fight August 9, 1988 Noel Buckner, Mary Dore, Sam Sills 50 years since volunteering to go to Europe from the United States to fight the spread of fascism, participants recount their experiences as young people during those years and what has taken place since. [9]
Metropolitan Avenue August 16, 1988 Christine Noschese A group of "traditional" homemakers in Brooklyn rises to the challenge to become leaders in the effort to save their community, as they combine new roles with old values in a rapidly changing society. [10]
Louie Bluie August 23, 1988 Terry Zwigoff A portrait of 76-year-old Harold "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, musician, artist, raconteur and rogue. [11]
Gates of Heaven August 30, 1988 Errol Morris At first, a story of pet cemeteries and their proprietors, this film takes a turn into exploring ideas of love, immorality, failure, and the American Dream. [12]
Best Boy September 6, 1988 Ira Wohl Philly, a 53-year-old person with a mental disability, adapts to an independent life away from his elderly parents. [13]

Season 2 (1989)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
Who Killed Vincent Chin? July 16, 1989 Christine Choy, Renee Tajima Ronald Ebens fatally assaults a Chinese-American engineer during a hot summer in Detroit but never spent a day in jail after confessing, launching a look into to implications of Murder in the streets of the city. [14]
Coming Out July 23, 1989 Ted Reed Miss Mary Stuart Montague Price founder of the annual Debutante Cotillion in Washington, DC, shows the debutant tradition is alive and well. [15]
Wise Guys! July 23, 1989 David Hartwell A stamp dealer from Los Angeles, a former school teacher form Miami, a born again Christian from Las Vegas and a whiz kid law student square off in the Jeopardy! $100,000 Tournament of Champions.[16]
The Family Album July 30, 1989 Alan Berliner Alan Berliner spent years blending home movies and tape recordings collected from 60 different American families to assemble a composite lifetime which moves from childhood to adulthood, from innocence to experience. [17]
Dark Circle August 6, 1989 Christopher Beaver, Judy Irving, Ruth Landy An investigation into how The Bomb is claiming the lives of everyday Americans, and the impact of the Nuclear age. [18]
Jack Levine: Feast Of Pure Reason August 13, 1989 David Sutherland David Sutherland follows Social Realist painter Jack Levine on his day to day of challenging politicians, raging over social injustices, and satirizing humankind.[19]
No Applause, Just Throw Money August 20, 1989 Karen Goodman On the streets and subways of New York, 101 itinerant performers whirl firesticks, mimic passers-by, imitate Stevie Wonder, tap dance and perform classical music. [20]
Whatever Happened to Zworl Quern? August 20, 1989 Deborah Matlovsky Friends and family tell stories about "Zworl Quern" epithetically known as Janet Wolfe who fearlessly traveled the world in search of love, art and adventure. [21]
Partisans Of Vilna August 27, 1989 Aviva Kempner The untold story of a handful of Jewish youth who organized an underground resistance against the Nazis in the Vilna Ghetto. [22]
The Fighting Ministers September 3, 1989 Bill Jersey, Richard Wormser A group of ministers in Pittsburgh begin to confront the city's government and powerful corporations. Their passionate, controversial and unorthodox actions lead to profound soul-searching, Church rejection and imprisonment. [23]
Binge September 17, 1989 Lynn Hershman Videomaker Lynn Hershman places herself center-screen for an intimate and humorous narrative about her efforts to control her weight.[24]
Cowboy Poets September 17, 1989 Kim Shelton A portrayal of Cowboys as modern poet lariats who uphold their legacy through writings of life and the land they love. [25]
Doug And Mike, Mike And Doug September 17, 1989 Cindy Kleine Cindy Kleine probes the inner and outer lives of identical twins Doug and Mike Starn, whose collaborative painting and photographic work is rapidly gaining acclaim in the art world. [26]
Lost Angeles September 24, 1989 Tom Seidman An intimate look at the lives and struggles of a group of homeless people who've been moved into an "urban campground" in Los Angeles. [27]
Girltalk November 15, 1989 Kate Davis A portrait of three runaway girls with histories of abuse and neglect. Music, humor, and intimate conversations play against the reality these girls' live. [28]

Season 3 (1990)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
Through the Wire June 26, 1990 Nina Rosenblum Three women, found guilty of nonviolent political acts in 1986, are confined to a secret underground prison in Lexington, KY as they endure perpetual light, constant surveillance, and frequent strip searches. [29]
Police Chiefs June 30, 1990 Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond Crime prevention strategies vary among three city police chiefs. Daryl Gates, LAPD's SWAT pioneer; Anthony Bouza, who stirred Minneapolis; Lee P. Brown, Houston-NYC move, exhibit divergent philosophies on crime's roots and remedies.[30]
Metamorphosis: Man Into Woman July 3, 1990 Lisa Leeman A 39-year-old animation artist and devout Christian, pursues a lifelong dream — to become a woman. [31]
Larry Wright July 10, 1990 Ari Marcopoulos, Maja Zrnic Self-taught 14-year-old drummer Larry Wright performs on a subway platform with a plastic can as his instrument celebrating Harlem's vibrant culture. [32]
On Ice July 10, 1990 Grover Babcock and Andrew Takeuchi Cryonics takes center stage in this examination of freezing humans post-mortem for potential revival. [33]
Letter To The Next Generation July 17, 1990 Jim Klein Jim Klein, a former 60's radical, reevaluates this notion two decades after the Kent State incident. Collaborating with various individuals, including ex-activists-turned-professors and an ROTC captain, Klein delves into campus dynamics and societal shifts of the 90's. [34]
Salesman July 24, 1990 Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin Four door-to-door Bible salesmen navigate the delicate balance between exuberance and desolation.[35]
Kamala And Raji August 7, 1990 Michael Camerini Michael Camerini captures the intricacies of everyday life in India through the narratives of two impoverished women striving tochange their circumstances.[36]
Golub August 14, 1990 Jerry Blumenthal and Gordon Quinn A portrait of Painter Leon Golub, renowned for thought-provoking canvases intertwining themes of media, society, responsibility, creativity, and the relationship between art and information. [37]
Days of Waiting August 15, 1990 Steven Okazaki Recreated from Estell Peck Ishigo's own memoirs, photos and paintings, this film reveals the shattering relocation experience from an "outsider's" perspective of Japanese internment camps during World War II.[38]
Going Up (TV episode) August 21, 1990 Gary Pollard Gary Pollard combines time-lapse photography, construction banter, and worker coordination, choreographed as he reimagines skyscraper construction as a stunning visual spectacle.

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Green Streets August 21, 1990 Maria De Luca Maria De Luca, showcases the organic growth of community gardens in New York City. It explores how these gardens foster neighborhood pride, racial harmony, and newfound hope among passionate urban gardeners. [40]
Motel August 28, 1990 Christian Blackwood Filmmaker Christian Blackwood delves into the hidden lives within three Southwest motels. Passion, loyalty, adventure, and destiny converge, revealing the essence of individuals within a distinct American subculture.[41]
¡Teatro! September 4, 1990 Ed Burke and Ruth Shapiro A grassroots theater troupe brings its performances to the rugged paths of Honduras, aiming to enlighten and uplift impoverished villagers in the rural regions.[42]
Ossian: American Boy, Tibetan Monk September 4, 1990 Thomas R. Anderson Ossian Maclise has spent his life in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery since age four. Remarkably, at seven, his monastic community identified him as a tulku, signifying his status as the reincarnation of a revered Tibetan lama. [43]
People Power September 11, 1990 Ilan Ziv Israeli-born producer Ilan Ziv embarked on journeys to Chile, the Philippines, and the West Bank to delve into the emergence of "People Power" movements and to reevaluate his longstanding belief in the essential role of violence to overthrow oppressive regimes.[44]

Season 4 (1991)

Title Premiere Director
Absolutely Positive June 18, 1991 Peter Adair
Marc and Ann June 25, 1991 Les Blank, Maureen Gosling, Chris Simon
Plena Is Work, Plena Is Song June 25, 1991 Pedro Rivera, Susan Zeig
Twinsburg, OH: Some Kind of Weird Twin Thing June 25, 1991 Sue Marcoux
Honorable Nations July 2, 1991 Chana Gazit, David Steward
Sea of Oil July 9, 1991 M.R. Katzke
Turn Here Sweet Corn July 9, 1991 Helen De Michiel
Chemical Valley July 9, 1991 Mimi Pickering, Anne Lewis Johnson
Tongues Untied July 16, 1991 Marlon Riggs
Berkeley in the Sixties July 23, 1991 Mark Kitchell
A Little Vicious July 30, 1991 Immy Humes
Where The Heart Roams July 30, 1991 George Csicsery
The Big Bang August 6, 1991 James Toback
Maria's Story August 13, 1991 Pamela Cohen, Monona Wali, and Catherine M. Ryan
Homes Apart: The Two Koreas August 20, 1991 Christine Choy, JT Takagi
Short Notice: A Series of Short Films September 3, 1991 Various
Casting The First Stone September 3, 1991 Julie Gustafson

Season 5 (1992)

Title Premiere Director
Color Adjustment June 15, 1992 Marlon Riggs
Intimate Stranger June 22, 1992 Alan Berliner
Finding Christa June 29, 1992 Camille Billops, James Hatch
Last Images of War July 6, 1992 Stephen Olsson, Scott Andrews
The Longest Shadow July 6, 1992 Kalina Ivanov
A Season in Hell July 20, 1992 Walter Brock, Stephen Roszell
Promise Not to Tell July 27, 1992 Rhea Gavry
Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance Vs. Judas Priest August 3, 1992 David Van Taylor
Fast Food Women August 10, 1992 Anne Lewis Johnson
Takeover August 10, 1992 Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy
Faith Even to the Fire August 21, 1992 Sylvia Morales, Jean Victor
Louisiana Boys -- Raised on Politics August 31, 1992 Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker, Paul Stekler
Pets or Meat September 28, 1992 Michael Moore
Roger and Me September 28, 1992 Michael Moore

Season 6 (1993)

Title Premiere Director
Silverlake Life: The View From Here June 15, 1993 Tom Joslin, Peter Friedman
Who's Going To Pay For These Donuts, Anyway? June 22, 1993 Janice Tanaka
When Your Head's Not A Head, It's A Nut June 29, 1993 Garth Stein
Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama July 6, 1993 Mickey Lemle
For Better or For Worse July 13, 1993 David Collier
Motel July 20, 1993 Christian Blackwood
Money Man August 3, 1993 Philip Haas
Building Bombs: The Legacy August 10, 1993 Mark Mori, Susan Robinson
Miami-Havana August 17, 1993 Estela Bravo
The Women Next Door August 24, 1993 Michal Aviad
Cousin Bobby August 24, 1993 Jonathan Demme
Sa-I-Gu September 10, 1993 Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Christine Choy and Elaine Kim

Season 7 (1994)

Title Premiere Director
Time Indefinite June 7, 1994 Ross McElwee
One Nation Under God June 14, 1994 Teodoro Maniaci and Francine Rzeznik
Passin' It On June 19, 1994 Peter Miller and John Valadez
Memories of Tata June 28, 1994 Sheldon Schiffer
The End of the Nightstick July 5, 1994 Peter Kuttner, Cyndi Moran and Eric Scholl
The Heart of the Matter July 12, 1994 Gini Reticker and Amber L. Hollibaugh
Escape From China July 21, 1994 Iris F. Kung
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse July 26, 1994 Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper
Dialogues with Madwomen August 2, 1994 Allie Light
The Times of a Sign: A Folk History of the Iran-Contra Scandal August 9, 1994 David Goldsmith and Steven Day

Season 8 (1995)

Title Premiere Director
Leona's Sister Gerri June 1, 1995 Jane Gillooly
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter June 6, 1995 Deborah Hoffmann
No Place Like Home June 13, 1995 Kathryn Hunt
Satya: A Prayer for the Enemy June 14, 1995 Ellen Bruno
Out of Sight June 20, 1995 David Sutherland
The Uprising of '34 June 25, 1995 George Stoney, Judith Helfand and Susanne Rostock
Lighting the 7th Fire July 4, 1995 Sandra Sunrising Osawa
Twitch and Shout July 11, 1995 Laurel Chiten
Home Economics: A Documentary of Suburbia July 18, 1995 Jenny Cool
Dealers Among Dealers July 25, 1995 Gaylen Ross
Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business October 5, 1995 Helena Solberg

Season 9 (1996)

Title Premiere Director
Taking on the Kennedys May 28, 1996 Joshua Seftel
¡Palante Siempre Palante!: The Young Lords June 1, 1996 Iris Morales
Personal Belongings June 11, 1996 Steven Bognar
A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde June 18, 1996 Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson
a.k.a. Don Bonus June 25, 1996 Spencer Nakasako and Sokly Don Bonus Ny
No Loans Today July 2, 1996 Lisanne Skyler
The Transformation July 9, 1996 Carlos Aparicio and Susana Aiken
The Women Outside July 16, 1996 J.T.Orinne Takagi and Hye Jung Park
Just For The Ride July 23, 1996 Amanda Micheli
Remembering Wei Yi-fang, Remembering Myself July 30, 1996 Yvonne Welbon
Xich-lo (Cyclo) July 30, 1996 M. Trinh Nguyen
Taken for a Ride August 6, 1996 Martha Olson and Jim Klein
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision November 27, 1996 Freida Lee Mock

Season 10 (1997)

Title Premiere Director
Nobody's Business June 3, 1997 Alan Berliner
Battle for the Minds June 10, 1997 Steven Lipscomb
A Healthy Baby Girl June 17, 1997 Judith Helfand
Jesse's Gone June 24, 1997 Michael Smith
Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary July 1, 1997 Laura Simon
Who is Henry Jaglom? July 8, 1997 Alex Rubin and Jeremy Workman
In Whose Honor? July 15, 1997 Jay Rosenstein
Girls Like Us July 22, 1997 Jane Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio
Blacks and Jews July 29, 1997 Deborah Kaufman, Bari Scott and Alan Snitow
A Perfect Candidate August 5, 1997 R.J. Cutler and David Van Taylor

Season 11 (1998)

Title Premiere Director
Baby It's You June 2, 1998 Anne Makepeace
The Band June 16, 1998 David Zeiger
Tobacco Blues June 19, 1998 Eren McGinnis and Christine Fugate
Licensed to Kill June 23, 1998 Arthur Dong
Kelly Loves Tony June 30, 1998 Spencer Nakasako
If I Can't Do It July 7, 1998 Walter Brock
Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour July 14, 1998 Susan Stern
The Vanishing Line July 21, 1998 Maren Monsen
Sacrifice July 28, 1998 Ellen Bruno
She Shorts August 4, 1998 Various
Family Name September 15, 1998 Macky Alston

Season 12 (1999-2000)

Title Premiere Director
The Legacy: Murder & Media, Politics & Prisons June 1, 1999 Michael J. Moore
Golden Threads June 8, 1999 Lucy Winer and Karen Eaton
In My Corner June 22, 1999 Ricki Stern
The Green Monster June 29, 1999 David Finn, David Hess and A.C. Weary
Rabbit in the Moon July 6, 1999 Emiko Omori
Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena July 13, 1999 Lourdes Portillo
School Prayer: A Community at War July 20, 1999 Slawomir Grünberg and Ben Crane
The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez July 27, 1999 Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg
Regret To Inform January 4, 2000 Barbara Sonneborn and Janet Cole
Well-Founded Fear June 5, 2000 Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini

Season 13 (2000)

Title Premiere Director
La Boda June 27, 2000 Hannah Weyer
Butterfly June 30, 2000 Doug Wolens
Stranger with a Camera July 11, 2000 Elizabeth Barret
Blink July 18, 2000 Elizabeth Thompson
Our House in Havana July 25, 2000 Stephen Olsson
Dreamland August 22, 2000 Lisanne Skyler
American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land August 29, 2000 Jasmine Dellal
KPFA On the Air September 19, 2000 Veronica Selver and Sharon Wood
Live Free or Die September 26, 2000 Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt
First Person Plural December 18, 2000 Deann Borshay Liem

Season 14 (2001)

Title Premiere Director
Scout's Honor June 19, 2001 Tom Shepard
The Sweetest Sound June 26, 2001 Alan Berliner
My American Girls: A Dominican Story July 3, 2001 Aaron Matthews
Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story July 10, 2001 Eric Paul Fournier
True-Hearted Vixens July 17, 2001 Mylène Moreno
Take It From Me July 24, 2001 Emily Abt
In the Light of Reverence August 14, 2001 Christopher McLeod
Life and Debt August 21, 2001 Stephanie Black
High School August 28, 2001 Frederick Wiseman
5 Girls October 2, 2001 Maria Finitzo
Promises December 13, 2001 B. Z. Goldberg and Justine Shapiro

Season 15 (2002-03)

Title Premiere Director
The Smith Family June 25, 2002 Tasha Oldham
Boomtown July 2, 2002 Bryan Gunnar Cole
Hybrid July 9, 2002 Monteith McCollum
Refrigerator Mothers July 16, 2002 David E. Simpson, J.J. Hanley and Gordon Quinn
Fenceline: A Company Town Divided July 23, 2002 Slawomir Grünberg and Jane Greenberg
Sweet Old Song July 30, 2002 Leah Mahan
Mai's America August 6, 2002 Marlo Poras
Señorita Extraviada August 20, 2002 Lourdes Portillo
Escuela August 27, 2002 Hannah Weyer
Afghanistan Year 1380 September 9, 2002 Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Alberto Vendemmiati and Giuseppe Petitto
Two Towns of Jasper January 22, 2003 Whitney Dow and Marco Williams

Season 16 (2003-04)

Title Premiere Director
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin January 20, 2003 Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer
Flag Wars June 17, 2003 Linda Goode Bryant and Linda Poitras
Georgie Girl June 20, 2003 Annie Goldson and Peter Wells
Larry v. Lockney July 1, 2003 Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck
Discovering Dominga July 8, 2003 Patricia Flynn and Mary Jo McConahay
The Flute Player July 22, 2003 Jocelyn Glatzer
90 Miles July 29, 2003 Juan Carlos Zaldívar
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i August 5, 2003 Lisette Marie Flanary and Evann Siebens
West 47th Street August 19, 2003 Bill Lichtenstein and June Peoples
Family Fundamentals August 26, 2003 Arthur Dong
The Sixth Section September 2, 2003 Alex Rivera
Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam September 2, 2003 Charley Trujillo and Sonya Rhee
State of Denial September 16, 2003 Elaine Epstein
What I Want My Words To Do To You December 16, 2003 Madeleine Gavin, Judith Katz and Gary Sunshine
Love & Diane April 21, 2004 Jennifer Dworkin

Season 17 (2004-05)

Title Premiere Director
Farmingville June 22, 2004 Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini
Bill's Run: A Political Journey in Rural Kansas June 29, 2004 Richard Kassebaum
War Feels Like War July 6, 2004 Esteban Uyarra
Thirst July 13, 2004 Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman
Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style July 20, 2004 Paul Stekler
A Family Undertaking August 3, 2004 Elizabeth Westrate
Every Mother's Son August 17, 2004 Tami Gold and Kelly Anderson
Speedo: A Demolition Derby Love Story August 24, 2004 Jesse Moss
Wattstax September 7, 2004 Mel Stuart
Freedom Machines September 14, 2004 Jamie Stoble and Janet Cole
A Panther in Africa September 21, 2004 Aaron Matthews
Lost Boys of Sudan September 28, 2004 Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk

Season 18 (2005)

Title Premiere Director
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed February 7, 2005 Shola Lynch
The Education of Shelby Knox June 21, 2005 Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt
Big Enough June 28, 2005 Jan Krawitz
Street Fight July 5, 2005 Marshall Curry
The Fire Next Time July 12, 2005 Patrice O'Neill
The Brooklyn Connection July 19, 2005 Klaartje Quirijns
The Self-Made Man July 26, 2005 Susan Stern
In the Realms of the Unreal August 2, 2005 Jessica Yu
A Thousand Words August 16, 2005 Melba Williams
Hardwood August 16, 2005 Hubert Davis
I Used to Be a Filmmaker August 16, 2005 Jay Rosenblatt
A Song for Daniel August 23, 2005 Jason DaSilva
Bright Leaves August 23, 2005 Ross McElwee
Hiding and Seeking August 30, 2005 Oren Rudavsky and Menachem Daum
The Hobart Shakespeareans September 6, 2005 Mel Stuart
Omar & Pete September 13, 2005 Tod Lending

Season 19 (2006)

Title Premiere Director
No More Tears Sister June 27, 2006 Helene Klodawsky
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball July 4, 2006 Kenneth Eng
Tintin and I July 11, 2006 Anders Østergaard
The Fall of Fujimori July 18, 2006 Ellen Perry
The Tailenders July 25, 2006 Adele Horne
Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side) August 1, 2006 Natalia Almada
Lomax the Songhunter August 22, 2006 Rogier Kappers
Waging a Living August 29, 2006 Roger Weisberg
The Boys of Baraka September 12, 2006 Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela September 19, 2006 Thomas Allen Harris
No Bigger Than a Minute October 3, 2006 Steven Delano
Maquilapolis October 10, 2006 Vicky Funari & Sergio De La Torre
My Country, My Country October 25, 2006 Laura Poitras

Season 20 (2007-08)

Title Premiere Director
Rain in a Dry Land June 19, 2007 Anne Makepeace
Massacre at Murambi June 26, 2007 Sam Kauffman
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars June 27, 2007 Banker White and Zach Niles
Standing Silent Nation July 3, 2007 Suree Towfighnia and Courtney Hermann
Revolution '67 July 10, 2007 Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno
Lawn July 11, 2006 Monteith McCollum
The Chances of the World Changing July 17, 2007 Eric Daniel Metzgar & Nell Carden Grey
Prison Town, USA July 24, 2007 Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins
No Angels in the Outfield July 24, 2007 Larry Warner
Following Sean July 31, 2007 Ralph Arlyck
Alice Sees the Light August 21, 2007 Ariana Gerstein
Arctic Son August 21, 2007 Andrew Walton
Libby, Montana August 28, 2007 Doug Hawes-Davis and Drury Gunn Carr
Made in L.A. September 4, 2007 Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar
Keeping House September 4, 2007 May Lin Au Yong
Bullet Proof Vest September 4, 2007 May Lin Au Yong
The Camden 28 September 11, 2007 Anthony Giacchino
Lumo September 18, 2007 Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and Nelson Walker III, Co-directed by Louis Abelman and Lynn True
49 Up October 9, 2007 Michael Apted
Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner December 12, 2007 Freida Lee Mock
Scaredycat December 12, 2007 Andy Blubaugh

Season 21 (2008)

Title Premiere Director
Ars Magna March 1, 2008 Cory Kelley
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North June 24, 2008 Katrina Browne
Election Day July 1, 2008 Katy Chevigny
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez July 8, 2008 Kieran Fitzgerald
The Last Conquistador July 15, 2008 John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra
9 Star Hotel July 22, 2008 Ido Haar
Campaign July 29, 2008 Kazuhiro Soda
Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music August 5, 2008 Robert Elfstrom
Belarusian Waltz August 12, 2008 Andrzej Fidyk
The Judge and the General August 19, 2008 Elizabeth Farnsworth & Patricio Lanfranco
Calavera Highway September 16, 2008 Renee Tajima-Pena & Evangeline Griego
Critical Condition September 30, 2008 Roger Weisberg
In the Family October 1, 2008 Joanna Rudnick
Up the Yangtze October 8, 2008 Yung Chang
Soldiers of Conscience October 16, 2008 Gary Weimberg and Catherine Ryan
City of Cranes December 10, 2008 Eva Weber
Inheritance December 10, 2008 James Moll

Season 22 (2009-2010)

Title Premiere Director
New Muslim Cool June 23, 2009 Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
Beyond Hatred June 30, 2009 Olivier Meyrou
Life. Support. Music. July 7, 2009 Eric Daniel Metzgar
The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court July 14, 2009 Paco de Onis, Peter Kinoy and Pamela Yates
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) July 21, 2009 Ellen Kuras & Thavisouk Phrasavath
Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go July 28, 2009 Kim Longinotto
Nutkin's Last Stand August 18, 2009 Nicholas Berger
34x25x36 August 18, 2009 Jesse Epstein
Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall August 18, 2009 Sam Green and Carrie Lozano
This Way Up August 25, 2009 Georgi Lazarevski
Ella Es el Matador (She Is the Matador) September 1, 2009 Gemma Cubero and Celeste Carrasco
The English Surgeon September 8, 2009 Geoffrey Smith
The Principal Story September 15, 2009 Tod Lending and David Mrazek
Jennifer September 22, 2009 Stewart Copeland
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away September 22, 2009 Annie P. Waldman
Bronx Princess September 22, 2009 Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed
The Way We Get By November 11, 2009 Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly
Patti Smith: Dream of Life December 30, 2009 Steven Sebring

Season 23 (2010)

Title Premiere Director
Food, Inc. April 21, 2010 Robert Kenner
Notes on Milk April 21, 2010 Ariana Gerstein and Monteith McCollum
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe June 22, 2010 Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler
The Beaches of Agnès June 29, 2010 Agnès Varda
A Different Color Blue June 29, 2010 Melanie Vi Levy
Promised Land July 6, 2010 Yoruba Richen
Good Fortune July 13, 2010 Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine
Bye July 13, 2010 Anthony Morrison
El General July 20, 2010 Natalia Almada
Presumed Guilty July 27, 2010 Roberto Hernández, Layda Negrete and Geoffrey Smith
A Healing Art August 17, 2010 Ellen Frick
The Archive August 17, 2010 Sean Dunne
Salt August 17, 2010 Michael Angus and Murray Fredericks
Trash-Out August 17, 2010 Maria Fortiz-Morse
Danny and Annie: Parts I & II August 17, 2010 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Q&A August 24, 2010 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Seltzer Works August 24, 2010 Jessica Edwards
The Edge of Dreaming August 24, 2010 Amy Hardie
Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy August 31, 2010 Stephanie Wang-Breal
Germans in the Woods August 31, 2010 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Off and Running September 7, 2010 Nicole Opper
The Human Voice September 7, 2010 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
The Icing on the Cake September 7, 2010 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee September 14, 2010 Deann Borshay Liem
The Oath September 21, 2010 Laura Poitras
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers October 5, 2010 Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

Season 24 (2011-12)

Title Premiere Director
Kings of Pastry June 21, 2011 Chris Hegedus & D. A. Pennebaker
My Perestroika June 28, 2011 Robin Hessman
Sweetgrass July 5, 2011 Ilisa Barbash & Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Enemies of the People July 12, 2011 Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
Biblioburro: The Donkey Library July 19, 2011 Carlos Rendón Zipagauta
Mugabe and the White African July 26, 2011 Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson
Steam of Life August 2, 2011 Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen
Flawed August 23, 2011 Andrea Dorfman
Miss Devine August 23, 2011 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Big Birding Day August 23, 2011 David Wilson
Tiffany August 23, 2011 Alix Lambert
No More Questions! August 23, 2011 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Six Weeks August 23, 2011 Marcin Janos Krawczyk
Armadillo August 30, 2011 Janus Metz
Better This World September 6, 2011 Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway
StoryCorps Shorts: September 11 Stories September 6, 2011 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front September 13, 2011 Marshall Curry
The Learning September 20, 2011 Ramona Diaz
Last Train Home September 27, 2011 Lixin Fan
Where Soldiers Come From November 10, 2011 Heather Courtney
Racing Dreams February 23, 2012 Marshall Curry

Season 25 (2012-13)

Title Premiere Director
To R.P. Salazar, with Love January 26, 2012 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
My Reincarnation June 21, 2012 Jennifer Fox
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator June 28, 2012 Peter Kinoy, Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís
The City Dark July 5, 2012 Ian Cheney
Guilty Pleasures July 12, 2012 Julie Moggan
The Light in Her Eyes July 19, 2012 Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix
Up Heartbreak Hill July 26, 2012 Erica Scharf
The Barber of Birmingham August 9, 2012 Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday
Sin País August 9, 2012 Theo Rigby
Eyes on the Stars August 9, 2012 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Facundo the Great August 9, 2012 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
A Family Man August 9, 2012 Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful September 20, 2012 Jonathan Demme
El Velador (The Night Watchman) September 27, 2012 Natalia Almada
Give Up Tomorrow October 4, 2012 Michael Collins and Marty Syjuco
Sun Kissed October 18, 2012 Maya Stark and Adi Lavy
Nostalgia for the Light October 25, 2012 Patricio Guzmán
Reportero January 7, 2013 Bernardo Ruiz
Girl Model March 24, 2013 A. Sabin and David Redmon

Season 26 (2013-14)

Title Premiere Director
Homegoings June 24, 2013 Christine Turner
Special Flight (French: Vol spécial) July 1, 2013 Fernand Melgar
Herman's House July 8, 2013 Angad Singh Bhalla
Only the Young July 15, 2013 Jason Tippett and Elizabeth Mims
High Tech, Low Life July 22, 2013 Stephen Maing
Neurotypical July 29, 2013 Adam Larsen
The Law in These Parts August 19, 2013 and Liran Atzmor
5 Broken Cameras August 26, 2013 Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Ping Pong September 9, 2013 Hugh Hartford and Anson Hartford
The World Before Her September 16, 2013 Nisha Pahuja
Best Kept Secret September 23, 2013 Samantha Buck
Brooklyn Castle October 7, 2013 Katie Dellamaggiore
56 Up October 14, 2013 Michael Apted
Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps Special November 28, 2013 StoryCorps by Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
American Promise February 3, 2014 Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson

Season 27 (2014)

Title Premiere Director
When I Walk June 23, 2014 Jason DaSilva
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs June 30, 2014 Grace Lee
My Way to Olympia July 7, 2014 Niko von Glasow
Getting Back to Abnormal July 14, 2014 Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker, Peter Odabashian and Paul Stekler
Dance for Me July 21, 2014 Katrine Philp
A Good Man July 21, 2014 by StoryCorps and Mike Rauch and Tim Rauch
Fallen City July 28, 2014 Qi Zhao
15 to Life: Kenneth's Story August 4, 2014 Nadine Pequeneza
A World Not Ours August 18, 2014 Mahdi Fleifel
Big Men August 25, 2014 Rachel Boynton
After Tiller September 1, 2014 Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
The Genius of Marian September 8, 2014 Banker White and Anna Fitch
Koch September 22, 2014 Neil Barsky
The Act of Killing October 6, 2014 Joshua Oppenheimer

Season 28 (2015)

Title Premiere Director
Out in the Night June 22, 2015 blair dorosh-walther
The Overnighters June 29, 2015 Jesse Moss
Tough Love July 6, 2015 Stephanie Wang-Breal
Web Junkie July 13, 2015 Shosh Shlam, Hilla Medalia
The Return to Homs July 20, 2015 Talal Derki
Tea Time July 27, 2015 Maite Alberdi
Beats of the Antonov August 3, 2015 Hajooj Kuka
Neuland August 17, 2015 Anna Thommen
Point and Shoot August 24, 2015 Marshall Curry
The Storm Makers August 31, 2015 Guillaume Suon
Cutie and the Boxer September 18, 2015 Zachary Heinzerling
Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) September 21, 2015 Mikaela Shwer
Art and Craft September 25, 2015 Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman; co-directed by Mark Becker
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case October 2, 2015 Andreas Johnsen

Season 29 (2016)

Title Premiere Director
The Return May 23, 2016 Kelly Duane de la Vega, Katie Galloway
Of Men and War May 30, 2016 Laurent Bécue-Renard
The Look of Silence June 27, 2016 Joshua Oppenheimer
Pervert Park July 11, 2016 Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors
Iris August 1, 2016 Albert Maysles
The Birth of Saké September 5, 2016 Erik Shirai
All the Difference September 12, 2016 Tod Lending
Kingdom of Shadows September 19, 2016 Bernardo Ruiz
Marathon (short) September 19, 2016 Theo Rigby, Kate McLean
From This Day Forward October 10, 2016 Sharon Shattuck
Pink Boy (short) October 10, 2016 Eric Rockey
Hooligan Sparrow October 17, 2016 Nanfu Wang
Thank You for Playing October 24, 2016 David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
What Tomorrow Brings October 31, 2016 Beth Murphy
Seven Songs for a Long Life January 30, 2017 Amy Hardie

Season 30 (2017-18)

Title Premiere Director
Dalya's Other Country June 26, 2017 Julia Meltzer
4.1 Miles (short) June 26, 2017 Daphne Matziaraki
The War Show July 3, 2017 Obaidah Zytoon, Andreas Dalsgaard
Last Men in Aleppo July 10, 2017 Firas Fayyad, Steven Johannessen
Presenting Princess Shaw July 17, 2017 Ido Haar
Shalom Italia July 24, 2017 Tamar Tal Anati
Joe's Violin (short) July 24, 2017 Kahane Cooperman, Raphaela Neilhausen
Memories of a Penitent Heart July 31, 2017 Cecilia Aldarondo
Tribal Justice August 21, 2017 Anne Makepeace
Raising Bertie August 28, 2017 Margaret Byrne
The Grown-Ups September 4, 2017 Maite Alberdi
My Love, Don't Cross That River September 11, 2017 Jin Mo-young
Swim Team October 2, 2017 Lara Stolman
The Islands and The Whales October 9, 2017 Mike Day
Motherland October 16, 2017 Ramona S. Diaz
Cameraperson October 23, 2017 Kirsten Johnson
Almost Sunrise November 13, 2017 Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco

Season 31 (2018-19)

Title Premiere Director
Bill Nye: Science Guy April 18, 2018 David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg
Quest[45] June 18, 2018 Jonathan Olshefski
Singing with Angry Bird[46] June 25, 2018 Hyewon Jee
Brimstone & Glory July 2, 2018 Viktor Jakovleski
The Workers Cup[47][46] July 9, 2018 Adam Sobel
Beatrice (short)[48] July 23, 2018 Lorena Alvarado
Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2 July 16, 2018 Florent Vassault
The War to Be Her July 23, 2018 Erin Heidenreich
Whose Streets? July 30, 2018 Sabaah Folayan, Damon Davis
Still Tomorrow August 6, 2018 Jian Fan
Nowhere to Hide[49] August 27, 2018 Zaradasht Ahmed
Voices of the Sea September 3, 2018 Kim Hopkins
93Queen[50] September 17, 2018 Paula Eiselt
Survivors[51] September 24, 2018 Anna Fitch, Lansana Mansaray, Arthur Pratt, Banker White
Dark Money[52] October 1, 2018 Kimberly Reed
The Apology[53] October 22, 2018 Tiffany Hsiung
Minding the Gap[54] February 18, 2019 Bing Liu
306 Hollywood March 18, 2019 Elan Bogarín, Jonathan Bogarín
Wendy's Shabbat (short) March 18, 2019 Rachel Myers
116 Cameras (short) March 18, 2019 Davina Pardo

Season 32 (2019-2020)

Title Premiere Director
Roll Red Roll June 17, 2019 Nancy Schwartzman
The Gospel of Eureka June 24, 2019 Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
Call Her Ganda July 1, 2019 PJ Raval
Bisbee '17 July 15, 2019 Robert Greene
On Her Shoulders July 22, 2019 Alexandria Bombach
Inventing Tomorrow July 29, 2019 Laura Nix
The Distant Barking of Dogs August 5, 2019 Simon Lereng Wilmont
Happy Winter August 12, 2019 Giovanni Totaro
Farmsteaders[55] September 2, 2019 Shaena Mallett[56]
Grit September 9, 2019 Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander
The Silence of Others September 30, 2019 Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo
América October 7, 2019 Chase Whiteside,Erick Stoll
The Feeling of Being Watched October 14, 2019 Assia Boundaoui
BLOWIN' UP October 21, 2019 Stephanie Wang-Breal
Midnight Traveler December 30, 2019 Hassan Fazili
The Rescue List March 23, 2020 Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink

Season 33 (2020-21)

Title Premiere Director
And She Could Be Next June 29, 2020 Grace Lee, Marjan Safinia
We Are the Radical Monarchs July 20, 2020 Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Advocate[57] July 27, 2020 Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaïche
Chez Jolie Coiffure[58] August 3, 2020 Rosine Mbakam
About Love August 10, 2020 Archana Atul Phadke
Portraits and Dreams September 7, 2020 Wendy Ewald, Elizabeth Barret
Love Child September 14, 2020 Eva Mulvad
In My Blood It Runs September 21, 2020 Maya Newell
Our Time Machine September 28, 2020 Yang Sun, S. Leo Chiang
The Infiltrators October 5, 2020 Cristina Ibarra, Alex Rivera
Softie October 12, 2020 Sam Soko
The Mole Agent January 25, 2021 Maite Alberdi
Through the Night May 10, 2021 Loira Limbal

Season 34 (2021-22)

Title Premiere Director
The Neutral Ground July 5, 2021 CJ Hunt
Landfall July 12, 2021 Cecilia Aldarondo
Stateless July 19, 2021 Michèle Stephenson
Mayor July 26, 2021 David Osit
Pier Kids August 2, 2021 Elegance Bratton
The Song Of The Butterflies August 30, 2021 Nuria Frigola Torrent
Fruits of Labor October 4, 2021 Emily Cohen Ibañez
La Casa de Mama Icha October 18, 2021 Oscar Molina
Things We Dare Not Do October 25, 2021 Bruno Santamaría
North By Current November 1, 2021 Angelo Madsen Minax
Unapologetic December 27, 2021 Ashley O'Shay
Not Going Quietly January 24, 2022 Nicholas Bruckman
On The Divide Spring 2022 Maya Cueva, Leah Galant

Season 35 (2022-23)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
Who Killed Vincent Chin June 20,2022 Christine Choy; Renee Tajima-Peña An in-depth exploration of murder of Vincent Chin in 1982. [59]
Wuhan Wuhan July 11, 2022 Yung Chang Citizens in the city of Wuhan unite to grapple with a new virus called COVID-19. [60]
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust July 18, 2022 Ann Kaneko Native Americans, Japanese Americans, and environmentalists in Northern California are all connected to the water owned by Los Angeles. [61]
Winter’s Yearning July 25, 2022 Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog A US company challenges Greenland's colonial past and propitious future [62]
He’s My Brother August 1, 2022 Cille Hannibal, Co-Director: Christine Hanberg A sister tries to secure a life of dignity for her brother, who was born with multiple disabilities?[63]
President August 8, 2022 Camilla Nielsson A new leader challenges the leading party in the 2018 presidential election in Zimbabwe [64]
Faya Dayi August 29, 2022 Jessica Beshir (Director/Producer) An exploration of Harar, in Ethiopia, where the euphoria-inducing plant khat reigns supreme. [65]
Love & Stuff September 5, 2022 Judith Helfand; Co-Director: David Cohen A multigenerational story that explores the question “How do you live without your mother?” [66]
Delikado September 26, 2022 Karl Malakunas Locals unite at a tropical paradise and endanger their safety to defend the last ecological frontier in the Philipine. [67]
The Last Out October 3, 2022 Michael Gassert, Sami Khan To pursue their dreams of playing in the US major leagues, three Cuban baseball players take the risk of exile. [68]
Accepted October 10, 2022 Dan Chen A Louisiana prep school that guarantees 100% of its grads to college is faced with a national scandal [69]
An Act of Worship August 8, 2022 Camilla Nielsson A collective momory and an alternative viewpoint of the American Muslim life over the last 30 years [70]
Midwives November 21, 2022 Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing Two women run a makeshift medical clinic despite ethnic conflict. [71]
Let the Little Light Shine December 12, 2022 Kevin Shaw An academic hub for Black children resist against gentrification. [72]
I Didn't See You There January 9, 2023 Reid Davenport A filmmaker with disabilities reflects on the impact of the Freak Show legacy. [73]

Season 36 (2023-24)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
After Sherman June 26, 2023 Jon-Sesrie Goff An investigation in coastal South Carolina explores Black inheritance, trauma, and wisdom. [74]
A Story of Bones July 3, 2023 Joseph Curran, Dominic Aubrey de Vere A burial site of formerly enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.[75]
Liquor Store Dreams July 10, 2023 So Yun Um Immigrant dreams and generational divides clash against LA's landscape.[76]
A House Made of Splinters July 17, 2023 Simon Lereng Wilmont Near the frontlines of Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a safe haven for kids in limbo.[77]
Eat Your Catfish July 24, 2023 Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, Senem Tüzen A portrait of a woman with ALS and her family.[78]
Children of the Mist July 31, 2023 Hà Lệ Diễm In rural Northern Vietnam, a Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity.[79]
While We Watched September 4, 2023 Vinay Shukla Journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground in a world of "fake news."[80]
Bulls & Saints September 18, 2023 Rodrigo Dorfman An undocumented family decides to return home after two decades of living in the US.[81]
Uýra: The Rising Forest September 25, 2023 Juliana Curi In the Amazon forest, Uýra is a trans-indigenous artist on a journey of self-discovery.[82]
Murders That Matter October 2, 2023 Marco Williams A mother transforms from a victim of trauma into an advocate against gun violence in Black communities.[83]
Aurora’s Sunrise October 23, 2023 Inna Sahakyan After she survives a genocide, a teenage girl makes a rise to Hollywood stardom.[84]
Fire Through Dry Grass October 30, 2023 Andres "Jay" Molina A group of nursing home residents document their lives on lockdown during Covid and kickstart a movement.[85]
Wisdom Gone Wild November 20, 2023 Rea Tajiri A woman with dementia reinvents herself.[86]
How To Have An American Baby December 11, 2023 Leslie Tai A voyage into the Chinese birth tourism industry in the US.[87]
Brief Tender Light January 15, 2024 Arthur Musah A Ghanaian MIT alum follows four African students at his alma mater as they try to make change back home.[88]
unseen March 18, 2024 Set Hernandez A blind, undocumented immigrant, and an aspiring social worker confront life.[89]

Season 37 (2024-25)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
King Coal June 6, 2024 Elaine McMillion Sheldon The history of coal mining and the modern impact on the people of central appalachia.[90][91]
Hummingbirds July 1, 2024 Estefanía “Beba” Contreras, Silvia Del Carmen Castaños Two filmmakers document their life during one summer in Laredo, Texas.[92][93]
Is There Anybody Out There? July 8, 2024 Ella Bee Glendining The filmmaker chronicles her life with a rare condition that causes her to confront ableism.[94][95]
Against the Tide July 29, 2024 Sarvnik Kaur Two fishermen from Mumbai facing the challenges caused by climate change.[96][97][98]
Fauna August 5, 2024 Pau Faus An aging shepherd outside Barcelona tends to his flock near a high-tech laboratory that uses animal experimentation.[99][100][101][102][103]
Name Me Lawand September 9, 2024 Edward Lovelace Follow a young, deaf Kurdish man's recent move to the United Kingdom and as they learn British Sign Language at the Royal School for the Deaf in Derby.[104][105]
Who's Afraid of Nathan Law? September 23, 2024 Joe Piscatella Profile of Nathan Law, one of the lead organizers of the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, when he was elected to serve as a legislator. A follow-up to Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, a film by the same director covering earlier activities by the same group.[106][107][108]
In the Rearview October 7, 2024 Maciek Hamela The filmmaker in a van, traverses the roads of Ukraine with evacuated people, following the Russian invasion.[109][110]
Twice Colonized October 14, 2024 Lin Alluna Profiles Aaju Peter, an Inuk lawyer and activist who has lived in both Greenland and Nunavut.[111][112]
Tokyo Uber Blues October 21, 2024 Taku Aoyagi The filmmaker documents his work life as gig worker doing food delivery in Tokyo.[113][114]
The Body Politic November 25, 2024 Gabriel Francis, Paz Goodenough Follow Mayor of Baltimore Brandon Scott during his first year in office as he addresses violence in the city.[115][116]
Who I am Not December 30, 2024 Tünde Skovrán Two South African friends, both born intersex, are challenged by gender dysphoria. One a beauty queen and the other an activist provide mutual support.[117][118]
Break the Game April 7, 2025 Jane M. Wagner Narcissa Wright, online gamer, breaks records on Legend of Zelda while live streaming and finds love in the digital age.[119][120][121]
The Taste of Mango April 28, 2025 Chloe Abrahams The filmmaker documents generational trauma with interviews of her mother and grandmother.[122][123]

Season 38 (2025-26)

Title Premiere Director Synopsis
Union June 23, 2025 Brett Story, Stephen Maing A group of workers comes together to unionize against the corporate entity, Amazon.[124]
Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place July 7, 2025 Juan Mejía Botero A Black Colombian womans pursuit of the presidency sparks a national confrontation.[125]
Made in Ethiopia July 14, 2025 Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan As a Chinese industrial zone alters an Ethiopian community, three women navigate the changing landscape.[126]
The Ride Ahead July 21, 2025 Samuel Habib and Dan Habib A group of disability activists guides Samuel Habib on the path to adulthood.[127]
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision July 22, 2025 Freida Lee Mock Watch the controversy behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial created by Maya Lin.[128]
Emergent City August 18, 2025 Kelly Anderson, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg Local demcoracy is tested in a dividied Brooklyn community coined as a "innovation district".[129]
A New Kind of Wilderness August 25, 2025 Silje Evensmo Jacobsen When tragedy strikes a family must transition into modern society, a stark difference from their former life in nature.[130]
Driver September 1, 2025 Nesa Azimi Desiree Woods gives herself a second chance on life as a truck driver.[131]
Age of Water September 8, 2025 Isabel Alcántara Atalaya, Alfredo Alcántara A community in Mexico seeks answers about their water, revealing new truths.[132]
Black Snow September 15, 2025 Alina Simone A journey that reveals the human cost of coal.[133]
The Bitter Pill September 22, 2025 Clay Tweel An attorney in a small town fights a pharmaceutical giant bringing opioids.[134]
Porcelain War September 29, 2025 Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev In an effort to confront war, Ukrainian artists turn to art.[135]
A Mother Apart October 13, 2025 Laurie Townshend Staceyann Chin takes us on a journey of healing, forgiveness, and mothering.[136]
Between Goodbyes December 8, 2025 Jota Mun A Korean birth mother and her daughter attempt to reunite for the long haul.[137]

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