Episodes
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
October 11, 2005
“One Nation Under a Groove,” a profile of Parliament Funkadelic that features animation (including an “Afronaut” character voiced by Eddie Griffin) to explore P-Funk's unique mix of rock and R&B, and its rebellious vibe---tightly controlled by mastermind George Clinton, whose 50-year career links doo-wop and hip-hop. “It was just a party,” says singer Nona Hendryx
En Route to Baghdad
October 18, 2005
The Last Cowboy
October 25, 2005
A Family at War
November 8, 2005
Mirror Dance
November 15, 2005
Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saa became acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inseparable, their relationship disintegrated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban revolution. This program is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts not only between sisters but also between nations.
Race Is the Place
November 22, 2005
Maid in America
November 29, 2005
Seoul Train
December 13, 2005
This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their homeland and China, and tells the story of activists who put themselves in harm's way to save them via a clandestine underground railroad.
Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community
December 20, 2005
This documentary follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. The story is told by the Sisters themselves -- at work, prayer and leisure -- as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face an uncertain future with spirit, conviction and wit.
Short Stack: Lost & Found
December 27, 2005
Sheriff
January 3, 2006
Girl Trouble
January 17, 2006
Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
February 7, 2006
July '64
February 14, 2006
July ’64 tells the story of a historic three-day race riot that erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of July 24, 1964, frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism, overcrowding, lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees. Directed by Carvin Eison and produced by Chris Christopher, JULY ’64 combines historic archival footage, news reports and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance.
Almost Home
February 21, 2006
Almost Home rescues from an exile of denial the real stories of aging that lie in the vast middle between the uber-heroic octogenarian marathoner and the feeble geriatric that most Americans fear becoming. A feature length, cinema-verité film shot on location in a continuing care community that boasts a nursing home transforming its medical (think hospital) model of care into a holistic one (think home), Almost Home is a stunningly intimate film that combines the institution’s struggle to shake the nursing home stigma with tender, sometimes difficult, stories of people who live, work and visit there.
The Loss of Nameless Things
February 28, 2006
In 1978, Oakley Hall was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall violently transformed his life. This program is the haunting story of a young man's fall from grace, of the vibrant artists who surrounded him and what happens when, decades later, a theater company discovers the very play he was writing the night he fell.
Troop 1500
March 21, 2006
Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
March 28, 2006
Trudell
April 11, 2006
La Sierra
April 18, 2006
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
April 25, 2006
Music from the Inside Out
May 2, 2006
Fishbowl; American Made
May 9, 2006
Frozen Angels
May 16, 2006
The Devil's Miner
May 23, 2006
The Great Pink Scare
June 6, 2006
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
June 13, 2006
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois.
A Lion in the House
June 21, 2006
A Lion in the House
June 22, 2006
