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First Aired: August 9th, 1999
Status: Continuing
Network: PBS
Summary: This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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Season 7
Episode 1: Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
Air Date: October 11st, 2005
Summary: “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
Episode 2: En Route to Baghdad
Air Date: October 18th, 2005
Episode 3: The Last Cowboy
Air Date: October 25th, 2005
Episode 4: A Family at War
Air Date: November 8th, 2005
Episode 5: Mirror Dance
Air Date: November 15th, 2005
Summary: 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.
Episode 6: Race Is the Place
Air Date: November 22nd, 2005
Episode 7: Maid in America
Air Date: November 29th, 2005
Episode 8: Seoul Train
Air Date: December 13rd, 2005
Summary: 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.
Episode 9: Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community
Air Date: December 20th, 2005
Summary: 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.
Episode 10: Short Stack: Lost & Found
Air Date: December 27th, 2005
Episode 11: Sheriff
Air Date: January 3rd, 2006
Episode 12: Girl Trouble
Air Date: January 17th, 2006
Episode 13: Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
Air Date: February 7th, 2006
Episode 14: July '64
Air Date: February 14th, 2006
Summary: 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.
Episode 15: Almost Home
Air Date: February 21st, 2006
Episode 16: The Loss of Nameless Things
Air Date: February 28th, 2006
Summary: 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.
Episode 17: Troop 1500
Air Date: March 21st, 2006
Episode 18: Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
Air Date: March 28th, 2006
Episode 19: Trudell
Air Date: April 11st, 2006
Episode 20: La Sierra
Air Date: April 18th, 2006
Episode 21: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Air Date: April 25th, 2006
Episode 22: Music from the Inside Out
Air Date: May 2nd, 2006
Episode 23: Fishbowl; American Made
Air Date: May 9th, 2006
Episode 24: Frozen Angels
Air Date: May 16th, 2006
Episode 25: The Devil's Miner
Air Date: May 23rd, 2006
Episode 26: The Great Pink Scare
Air Date: June 6th, 2006
Episode 27: The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Air Date: June 13rd, 2006
Summary: 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.
Episode 28: A Lion in the House
Air Date: June 21st, 2006
Episode 29: A Lion in the House
Air Date: June 22nd, 2006
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