Blowin’ Up
In a courtroom in Queens, women facing prostitution charges may earn a chance at redemption thanks to an experimental program established by a team of rebel heroines working to change the system.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal
Actors: Eliza Hook, Kim Affronti, Susan Liu, Toko Serita
My Own Man
Rattled by the prospect of becoming a dad, a 40-year-old filmmaker begins to consider what “manhood” really means for him, prompting him to pursue an array of interests and reexamine…
Ear Buds: The Podcasting Documentary
Exploration of the podcasting medium via interviews with several big names in the field and their fans.
Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema
The unlikely story of the 2000-year-old Indian Jewish community and its formative place in shaping the world’s largest film industry.
Everybody’s Oma
Jason van Genderen makes home videos about his ageing mother ‘Oma’, and accidentally turns her into an internet sensation.
Freedom Is Beautiful
Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa Azimitibar were finally freed from detention after being imprisoned for almost eight years under Australia’s brutal offshore processing regime. Each fled persecution in Iran, searching for…
Happy Valley
The children of “Happy Valley” were victimized for years, by a key member of the legendary Penn State college football program. But were Jerry Sandusky’s crimes an open secret? With…
The American Diplomat
The American Diplomat explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors — Edward Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan — who pushed past historical and institutional racial barriers…
The Great Famine
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, it was the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Examine Herbert Hoover’s American…
Worst Weather Ever?
Scientists are in a race against time to discover what effect the warming world is having on our weather, which is getting wilder and weirder by the moment, causing chaos,…
The Longest War
The human stories and drama behind America’s involvement in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history. First-hand witnesses — ranging from U.S. intelligence operatives, to soldiers and their families,…
‘Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
CNN Documentary Covering the History and Impact of Christmas Movies and TV
Why Knot
Why do human beings get married in almost every society in the world? Why do we cheat? Why is monogamy so important to a relationship and why does infidelity cause…