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A surprising industry has emerged in Boise, Idaho: Women are becoming paid reproductive surrogates for people from around the world. Here, four women share t... read more

Why the Bronx burned in the 1970s. Included: archival and home movie footage; and insights from retired FDNY firefighters, Bronx historians and community org... read more

Afghan and Iraqi interpreters risked their lives aiding American troops and are now in danger unless they emigrate.

A Native American activist fights to protect her tribe from the onslaughts of development in the Hamptons.

The gripping but little-known story of legendary Alaska Native dogsled champion, George Attla.

The history and legacy of a groundbreaking multiethnic alliance of community groups that changed the face of 1960s Chicago politics.

China's severe demographic imbalance has led to a social crisis for single women who are faced with the constant pressure to marry.

The 1995 Chicago heatwave led to 739 deaths in a week, consisting mostly of poor, elderly, and African American residents.

Explores recent grassroots efforts to acknowledge the victims of lynching, repair the damage, and reconcile in four U.S. communities.

Nanfu Wang uncovers the startling, untold history of China's One-Child policy.

Haunted by the death of a mentally ill sister, psychiatrist Ken Rosenberg takes on the role of filmmaker to examine a national health crisis.

This cinematic experience offers a mirror onto a society on the verge of catastrophe, registering the anxieties, distractions, and survival strategies that p... read more

The astounding, true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.

A sudden boom in tourism trade that brings in money - and waste - and a changing climate that threatens the fragile ecology on Easter Island.

Focuses on five organ players, each with their own pressures and abilities as they compete in the Canadian International Organ Competition.

This cinematic experience offers a mirror onto a society on the verge of catastrophe, registering the anxieties, distractions, and survival strategies that p... read more

The astounding, true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.

For as long as Sasha Neulinger can remember, a video camera was ever-present, with his father constantly filming— from birthday parties, to hockey games, to ... read more

A sudden boom in tourism trade that brings in money - and waste - and a changing climate that threatens the fragile ecology on Easter Island.

Marion Stokes secretly recorded American television 24 hours a day for 30 years, from 1975 until her death in 2012. Long before the era of “fake news,” the P... read more

Focuses on five organ players, each with their own pressures and abilities as they compete in the Canadian International Organ Competition.