Who Can Become American? | The History of White People in America, Ep 6

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Catchy, musical short chronicles the 175-year-long arbitrary system of race in America. (5m 30s)

Ready For Your Headliner? | United States of Comedy, Ep 5

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Iranian American comic Sohrab Forouzesh gets his big break: headlining Chicago's legendary Zanies. (24m 13s)

The Art of Clown | United States of Comedy, Ep 4

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L.A.'s Christina Catherine Martinez is a bewitching hybrid of standup, clown and performance artist. (22m 13s)

America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart | United States of Comedy, Ep 3

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Legendary Atlanta comic Ian Aber takes the stage with jokes about growing up queer in the South. (24m 45s)

Be Too Much | United States of Comedy, Ep 2

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Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup. (23m 40s)

The Making of a Griot | United States of Comedy, Ep 1

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Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water. (23m 51s)

All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5

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The powerful story of an enslaved woman who sued and won her family’s freedom in 1832. (4m 15s)

The Diary of Afong Moy | The History of White People in America, Episode 4

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How America's first Chinese woman was exhibited and exploited as a circus oddity in 1830s New York. (4m 52s)

Wild Hogs and Saffron

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An Ozarks wild hog hunt leads to a vulnerable reunion for an Iranian American and childhood friend. (18m 29s)

When I Close My Eyes

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Oil painter Samir Khurshid's work reflects his tumultuous Iraq childhood and refugee life. (24m 2s)

After Angola | holding bodies: a justice anthology

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A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen. (18m 5s)

D.A. Time | holding bodies: a justice anthology

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A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days. (12m 44s)

First Disappearances | holding bodies: a justice anthology

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What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like? (12m 36s)

1 Hour Cozy Yule Log | Independent Lens

Snuggle up. (1h 3s)

Breaking Silence

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The bonds between a deaf father and his hearing, formerly incarcerated daughter deepen. (17m 59s)

LA Street Food, South Asian Style | Spice Road, Episode 4

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Rupak Ginna goes home to LA for Desi street delicacies and grocery store comfort food. (16m 31s)

Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3

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Rupak honors his mom's Maharashtrian heritage in New Jersey and with mom in New York. (20m 51s)

Southern Fried Tikka Masala | Spice Road, Episode 2

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Pani puri, pakoras, and… pageants? Indian food in Southern Virginia. (16m 31s)

Tandoori Truck Stop | Spice Road, Episode 1

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What do truckers and tandooris have in common? Actor Rupak Ginn finds out. (16m 8s)

Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go

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A filmmaker seeks a cure for her climate anxiety with eco-therapy. (11m 54s)

Maletero

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Porters deliver precious cargo across the U.S.-Mexico border to keep families connected. (15m 32s)

Underground

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Survivors of subway harassment share their stories in hopes of changing the stigma. (9m 46s)

The Command Center to Bring Women Home

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An imagined space run by formerly incarcerated women for comfort and healing. (20m 58s)

Brother

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A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder. (14m 21s)

Our League

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A transgender woman comes out to her old-school Ohio bowling league. (36m 38s)

Folk Frontera

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Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border. (14m 8s)

When I'm Her

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A former ballet prodigy finds refuge in his alter ego, a Russian ballet instructor. (14m 30s)

Senior Prom

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For residents of an LGBTQ+ retirement home, “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning. (14m 2s)

The Great World of Gregory Blackstock

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The richly obsessive life and work of a renowned autistic artist comes to life. (10m 38s)

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 4

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The Brodies retrace routes and reconnect with family gone but not forgotten in Jamaica. (12m 44s)

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 3

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How hard is it to run a taxi service in Kingston, Jamaica? The Brodie brothers find out. (11m 57s)

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 2

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The Brodies take a tour of reminiscence with an old acquaintance in Jamaica. (11m 56s)

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 1

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Don and Ron head from Kingston to rural Jamaica, for cooler temps and good fishing. (10m 37s)

Jose and Mr. Ramos: The Dreamer

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An optimistic Salinas 14-year-old dreams of college amidst deportation worries. (8m 19s)

Jose and Mr. Ramos

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Both sons of migrant farm workers, Salinas, CA teacher Oscar Ramos mentors Jose Ansaldo. (9m 57s)

Sophie and Ben

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Sophie Sartain's film about her son, who was diagnosed with Asperger's, a form of autism. (12m 14s)

Never Conquered

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Get to know Eastern Shoshone tribal elder Philbert McLeod, star of What Was Ours. (10m 7s)

TOWER - Guns on Campus - Short Film

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University of Texas students can now legally carry loaded handguns on campus. (5m 24s)

County Clerk Changes History

Ahead of Her Time: Government Official Approved Same-Sex Marriage Licenses -- in 1975 (5m 2s)