This month, WORLD features a new season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, more new films about returning citizens for Liberated Lives, and an Earth Day double feature exploring controlled cultural burning in California and flooding in North Carolina. Uniting themes of justice, redemption and forward progress, WORLD mirrors the spring season with films representing hope and renewal.
Freedom Hill
Princeville, NC sits atop wet, swampy land along the river. In the 1800s, the land was deemed uninhabitable by white people. After the Civil War, this indifference left it available for freed enslaved Africans. Once called ‘Freedom Hill,’ it was gradually established as an all Black town. But the town has been inundated with flooding...and with each flood, a little more of the small town erodes.
Fire Tender
Yurok people have been putting fire on the land since time immemorial...but this practice has been disrupted by California settlers. Catastrophic fires in the West, however, has policymakers rethinking their commitment to fire suppression. FIRE TENDER shares the work of Margo Robbins, a Yurok knowledge keeper, seeking to return practices to Yurok territory, and to restore the land and its people.
In the Name of Justice
Standing up for justice means encountering opposition. When we have the courage to do what is right, we can help justice prevail. After a gas explosion, Gladys helps her neighborhood fight back; Eben switches careers to advocate for climate equity; and Antonio's protest sparks a media frenzy in Brazil. Three storytellers, three interpretations of IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE, hosted by Wes Hazard.
What to Watch on WORLD This Earth Day 🌎
This Earth Day, WORLD presents new and streaming films that explore how everyday Americans, from organizers in small, rural towns to those with policy-changing influence at the highest level, are addressing the warming Earth. Join us in watching, sharing and mobilizing around the universal themes within each of these eye-opening documentaries.
FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
This April, WORLD mirrors the season with a sense of hope and renewal – preview what’s to come this month.
A new season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange starts April 1 with Commuted, the story of how Danielle Metz sought to rebuild her life after her triple-life sentence was commuted.
This film continues our Liberated Lives collection, which will also feature What These Walls Won’t Hold (April 11) and Hundreds of Thousands (April 18) this month. Plus, an Earth Day (April 22) double feature explores controlled cultural burning in California with Fire Tender and flooding in North Carolina with Freedom Hill.
And catch new Stories from the Stage with In an Instant (April 1), Turning Point (April 8), Nine-to-Five (April 15) and Life Is a Laugh (April 29).
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Liberated Lives, a compelling curated collection from WORLD, showcases stories of individuals transitioning from incarceration to reintegration. Highlighting resilience, transformation, and the journey toward redemption, it's more than a series of documentaries – it's a movement that amplifies the voices of those often marginalized and encourages viewers to recognize their role in our democracy.
After Danielle Metz’s commutation, she gets a rare chance to regain her life and family.
In Dawson, MN, PURIS promises to revolutionize "alt-meat" and the agricultural system.
How do we define "home"? From stories of rural communities striving to be seen to explorations of what it means to feel at home, explore the economic, environmental and social issues that affect ways of life across the nation. From the heartland of America to Native lands, from the unacknowledged to the underserved, who are the people facing critical challenges and changes while fighting for a place to call home?
A look at the rising waters on Virginia's Eastern Shore and challenges for its residents.
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of ‘Freedom Hill,’ faces flooding and erosion.
WORLD Channel spotlights stories of climate change and environmental conservation from Southeast Louisiana to Aotearoa, New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. What action can you make today to create positive change for your community and the planet as a whole?
A Yurok knowledge keeper seeks to return fire practices, and restore land and people.
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