This August, soak up the summer from every corner of the world! With travel on everyone's minds this summer, tour the world – from Asia to the Middle East and across the border – with our international documentary series, Doc World. This month, watch impactful films from past seasons like Crossings, Facing the Dragon, Afghanistan: The Wounded Land and more.
The Guardians
The iconic monarch butterflies and an indigenous Mexican community depend on the same ancient forest for their survival...but they face uncertainty. Journey through the butterfly dense mountaintops of Michoacan as the people of Donaciano Ojeda face illegal loggers and internal divisions while struggling to build a sustainable path forward.
The Cost of Inheritance
THE COST OF INHERITANCE, an America ReFramed special, explores the complex issue of reparations in the U.S. using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate.
Your Vote counts every year. Change begins within every city and town across the nation and radiates upward. WORLD Channel explores theses issues – healthcare, economy, race, immigration, housing, climate change and more – told through the lens of politics and policy and the narrative of the American people.
FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS
With travel on everyone’s minds this August, travel around the world with our international documentary series, Doc World – here’s what to watch this month, plus more streaming films in our Global Stories collection.
While the Paris Olympics continues through August 11, get your fill of sporty stories in our special streaming guide.
Plus, celebrate Transgender History Month by watching films like American Problems, Trans Solutions on YouTube – subscribe to @worldchannel for more!
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America has long been called the melting pot of the world, a place where cultures intertwine and no two people are alike. Even as xenophobia remains a hindrance across the country, it's an accepted truth that international stories have impact in the United States. From immigrant rights to the Olympic Games, Americans are inherently connected to regions far and wide, the stories of these global communities serving to teach and remind us of our place in the world.
As we await the scores of our favorite athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics, share in the love for and community of sports by watching WORLD films that tell true, personal and diverse stories of the thrill of the games.
In Hainan, China, young surfers aspire to join the national surf team and dream of the Olympics.
Your vote counts every year. Change begins within every city and town across the nation and radiates upward. WORLD Channel explores theses issues – healthcare, economy, race, immigration, housing, climate change and more – told through the lens of politics and policy and the narrative of the American people.
A group of people with disabilities treks across the Andes, battling for their human rights.
Stories of trans leaders addressing critical issues around economic empowerment and human dignity.
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?
To embrace PRIDE, you often need to define yourself in your own way.
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