After an assassin's bullet took his brother's life, Robert F. Kennedy was bereft. JFK's death plunged him into pain and grief, and left him struggling to find his own voice. In his suffering he began to empathize with Americans - impoverished, marginalized or disenfranchised. Just as he began to discover his own identity, he was assassinated.

In Waziristan, "one of the most dangerous places on earth", Maria Toorpakai defies the Taliban, disguising herself as a boy so she can play sports. But when she becomes a star, her true identity is revealed and death threats force Maria to leave her country. Undeterred, Maria decides to return facing the danger and to play the sport she loves.

For 20 years, Lindy Lou has lived with an unbearable feeling of guilt. Committed to fulfilling her civic duty, Lindy sat with 11 other people on a jury that handed down the death penalty to a Mississippi man convicted of a double homicide. An overwhelming feeling of regret compels Lindy to track down her fellow jurors.

The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico, is a site unlike any other in the world. For the Tultepec residents who work in pyrotechnics, the festival anchors their way of life - it is an event with unrestrained delight and real peril. Brimstone & Glory honors the spirit of Tultepec's community and celebrates celebration itself.