This month, watch films that traverse the globe and introduce you to new cultures or ways of life for a moment.
Missing Magic
As uprisings spread across the country, a young poet in Birmingham, Alabama becomes involved in local protests against decades of police brutality. As he tries to reconcile the city’s modern image as a diverse and welcoming metropolis with its violent and complex civil rights history, he suddenly becomes a part of the story when he’s arrested at a demonstration.
Road Runners
In Montego Bay, Jamaica, three athletes from Spot Valley High School prepare to compete in the island’s greatest sporting event: Champs. ROAD RUNNERS follows the students over a year while highlighting the historic and contemporary issues of the island. See what it means to grow up in Jamaica, and learn why these young athletes are striving for success that could determine the rest of their lives.
Decolonizing Mental Health
The series, DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH, dismantles the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry. By focusing its gaze on the transformative work of therapists and individuals of color, it calls for a redressal of the ways in which we define psychiatric illness and health.
FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
After a year of delay, the #Tokyo2020 Olympics is finally upon us – prepare to watch your favorite athletes go for the gold with our list of must-watch films that tell true, personal and diverse stories of the thrill of the games.
This month, watch films that explore the importance of human connection in today’s world with our August Viewer’s Guide, from new digital shorts covering the social inequities highlighted by the pandemic to a feature-length documentary showcasing track & field in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
As the country moves forward with its efforts to achieve racial justice and address systemic inequalities, we continue to reflect on how we talk about #RaceinAmerica with DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH, a new series dismantling the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry. Every week, therapists and advocates of color share their stories and call for change in the way mental health is defined and treated within BIPOC communities.
And new this summer, STORIES FROM THE STAGE: THE PODCAST returns with both inspiring and amusing tales perfect to take along on all your summer adventures. Subscribe to catch new episodes every Wednesday.
What's New
Decolonizing Mental Health calls for a redress of ways we define and treat mental health.
In Montego Bay, young athletes prepare to compete in the island’s greatest sporting event.
EYES ON THE PRIZE tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today.
As we await the scores of our favorite athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, share in the love for and community of sports by watching WORLD Channel films that tell true, personal and diverse stories of the thrill of the games.
THE CONVERSATION REMIX explores the present catharsis we are living through, following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
Stories from the Stage: The Podcast is back this summer with new episodes of love and loss, personal courage and unexpected triumphs.
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