This May, allow us to reintroduce Doc World, our award-winning international documentary series featuring compelling characters and unfiltered storytelling that reveal how the human experience is shared no matter where we’re from. The new season takes viewers from Toronto to Malawi, Budapest and Tokyo, to explore universal themes that keep us all connected. Also this month, Stories from the Stage celebrates women taking charge of their own destiny, the power of love in all its forms, and what we can learn about ourselves through a journey abroad in four new episodes, and streaming Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander films encompass the energy and depth of the diaspora.
Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning
How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness. FRONTLINE and NPR draw on a decade of reporting on disasters and their aftermath to examine how and why the U.S. is more vulnerable than ever to climate change-related storms.
Who is Michael Jang?
After a long career as a commercial and portrait photographer, mischievous San Francisco artist Michael Jang sat for decades on a hidden treasure of pictures taken in his 20s—both candid celebrity shots and a down-to-earth cross-section of Chinese American family life rarely captured so playfully. Then, during the pandemic, Jang set out to share his work with the world, street guerilla-style.
What I Did for Love
In the name of love, we risk our hearts, our pride, and at times, everything. Martha surprises her boyfriend at a French puppetry festival; Aida grapples with the weight of protecting her ailing father from the heartbreak of loss; and Jezrie shares her quest for belonging through a college sorority. Three storytellers, three interpretations of WHAT I DID FOR LOVE, hosted by Theresa Okokon.
Someone Lives Here
Someone Lives Here follows a Toronto carpenter Khaleel Seivwright, who builds tiny shelters for unhoused people during the pandemic. As his work gains global attention, city officials push back, sparking a heated battle over compassion, safety, and the right to shelter.
FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
This May, we reintroduce Doc World with a new season of films that show us how we are all connected through our shared humanity, no matter where we’re from. Watch a season preview now and find our full May line-up in our viewer’s guide.
Along with new global filmmaker, we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander stories with streaming films like "Far East Deep South," "Geographies of Kinship," and more.
Plus, new Stories from the Stage episodes – “Women in Action” (5/5), “Being Asian” (5/12), “What I Did for Love” (5/19) and “On the Road Again” (5/26) celebrate women taking charge of their own destiny, the power of love in all its forms, and what we can learn about ourselves through a journey abroad.
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