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Season 27

October 6, 2025

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Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci

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15 episodes
Season 27
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Oct 6, 20251h 25m0 votes

Phil Sharp's RNA discovery reshaped science, medicine, and the global biotech industry.

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Ratified

Ratified

Oct 20, 20251h 24m0 votes

A bipartisan coalition continues a century-long fight to add gender equality into the Constitution.

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Life After

Life After

Oct 27, 20251h 24m0 votes

Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport investigates assisted dying and uncovers how ableism, policy, and systemic failures can make death seem like the only option. Who gets real choice -- and who doesn't -- in life and death?

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Vivien's Wild Ride

Vivien's Wild Ride

Jan 26, 20261h 25m0 votes

When her eyesight begins to fade, a film editor reimagines belonging and what it truly means to see.

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The Librarians

The Librarians

Feb 9, 20261h 26m0 votes

Librarians across the U.S. examine how restrictions on library content are shaping communities. Drawing on historical context, the film explores the broader implications for education and public life.

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The Inquisitor

The Inquisitor

Feb 23, 20261h 26m0 votes

Barbara Jordan was a groundbreaking Texas congresswoman whose sharp intellect and moral clarity transformed U.S. politics. From Nixon's impeachment to civil rights battles, her voice demanded accountability, while she privately faced struggles few ever knew of.

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Keep Quiet and Forgive

Keep Quiet and Forgive

Mar 23, 20261h 25m0 votes
Director: Sarah McClure

Three decades after her assault, Lizzie confronts her Amish community’s silence around sexual abuse. She leads a movement to support fellow Amish and Mennonite survivors as they navigate trauma, faith, and family ties. With rare access, Keep Quiet and Forgive follows Lizzie and other survivors as they fight to replace “forgive and forget” with healing and justice.

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The Tallest Dwarf

The Tallest Dwarf

Apr 6, 20261h 26m0 votes

The Tallest Dwarf follows filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community and unpacks rumors of dwarfism in her own family. Through intimate stories, creative collaborations, and archival history, the film delves into identity and medicine, asking whether society should change people or the structures that limit them.

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BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing

BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing

Apr 13, 202656m0 votes

Immigrant grooms work year-round on the hidden “backside” of Churchill Downs. Rising before dawn, they care for some of the world’s most prized Kentucky Derby racehorses, revealing how race, labor, and class shape an elite American industry. BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing honors the resilience that’s behind the spectacle.

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Natchez

Natchez

May 11, 20261h 26m0 votes

Antebellum homes draw visitors to Natchez, Mississippi, but not everyone agrees on the stories being told. As tour guides, homeowners, and activists navigate competing histories, the town confronts the tension between preservation and truth, offering a glimpse into a Southern community wrestling with race, memory, and identity.

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Light of the Setting Sun

Light of the Setting Sun

May 18, 20261h 12m0 votes

A Chinese family’s multigenerational trauma unfolds across time, place, and identity. Turning the camera inward, filmmaker Vicky Du traces her family’s mental illness back to the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949. Spanning Taipei, Taiwan, and New Jersey, Light of the Setting Sun explores identity, gender roles, and whether or not healing can break the cycle for future generations.

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Third Act

Third Act

May 25, 20261h 26m0 votes

Generations call Robert A. Nakamura the godfather of Asian American film. Tadashi Nakamura calls him Dad. Tadashi turns the camera on his father as they confront art, activism, and aging. From WWII incarceration to cultural awakening and a Parkinson’s diagnosis, Third Act is a tender portrait of legacy, inherited trauma, and the final chapter of a shared creative life.

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Assembly

Assembly

Jun 22, 202656m0 votes

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase "Assembly," a groundbreaking exhibit at New York’s Park Avenue Armory. By blending visual art, performance, and artificial intelligence, the project centers the global evolution of vogue while honoring Black and queer resistance and calling for a more liberated future.

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True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power

True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power

Jul 6, 20260 votes

How 1960s Montreal helped shape the global movement for Black liberation.

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Flood

Flood

Jul 13, 20260 votes

A filmmaker revisits her evangelical roots to find connection with her estranged father.

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