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- A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected.
- In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy. Critics accused him of recklessness, even murder. Others declared it the beginning of a medical revolution. "Burden of Genius" is the story of an innovator as complex and elusive as the biological secrets he unlocked. It is also a reflection on the price of scientific progress by the man many consider the greatest surgeon of the 20th century and the father of transplantation.
- A woman discovers a boy's corpse in the woods and begins having nightmares about seeing the murderer at the crime scene. Meanwhile, a reporter and police officer probe the case for physical evidence.
- It started as a Bible study and ended in murder. The Halstead murder case is presented along with other true stories about supernatural beings manifesting as angels from heaven, spirits of the dead, ascended masters and aliens.
- October 31st begins like any other day. Adults go to work. Children go to school. But when night falls, the real party begins. That's when a young group of friends get together to tell some of the most twisted and terrifying stories imaginable. But as their stories begin to unfold, an unexpected dark side to their personalities is revealed...
- Based on a Trinidad and Tobago folklore, "Douen" is a horror film short that follows a woman who comes face-to-face with the collision of her dreams and reality, as she and her sister are haunted by the ghostly creatures. In the end, the storyteller teaches her grandchildren a lesson. Don't respond if they call your name.
- A film about black-owned businesses on U Street, known as "The Black Mecca". Family-owned businesses such as Lee's Flower Shop, family Owned Since 1910, Ben's Chili Bowl, family-owned since 1958, The Industrial Bank.
- Pooch Sitter is a short film about homelessness disguised as a film about pet sitters. On the surface, a quirky pet sitter seeks complete love and adoration from other people's dogs. In actuality, Claire Wingham is surviving homelessness. Claire usually finds her "clients" by sitting on park benches, which otherwise serve as an occasional bed. While pet sitting, Claire truly leverages the term, "make yourself at home," in a fun, kinetic and unforgettable way. When she's not working, Claire seeks refuge in a homeless shelter, when and where possible. Despite her circumstance, Claire has a sunny, hopeful disposition. She floats through life with a chameleon like creativity, and unperturbed naiveté.
- Our Hero (Powell) awakes one morning to discover the whole world is speaking its mind to him.
- In this exclusive, original CuriosityStream documentary series, doctors, chefs and nutritionists weigh in on how changes in diet can positively affect health and longevity.
- Samantha doesn't have much, but anything she does have she'd give up in a heartbeat for her favorite movie star Eric Wells. Now that he's coming to her hometown, she has a chance to get that long coveted autograph and complete an ultimate fan's dreams. But will she free herself from the epitome of unrequited love by this act or lose herself in the desperate obsession that has made her a FANATIC.
- Jack J. Blanco, author of the Bible paraphrase The Clear Word, was born to a German immigrant in Chicago. Jack's father abandoned his mother during her pregnancy with Jack. Left to raise Jack on her own, his mother worked multiple jobs. Over the years, she had saved enough to visit family in Germany. After a few weeks, she had to return to the US to work, her father suggested she leave Jack, nearly 10, on the family farm for the summer to work and grow stronger. In 1939 World War II began and Jack was unable to go home as planned. America declared war on Germany in 1941, and Jack was placed in a labor camp. He miraculously escaped, only to be turned away by his grandfather and forced back to the camp. After his second escape, he eventually returned to the United States with hundreds of post-war immigrants. He reunited with his mom, working in his stepfather's café. Jack went back to school and discovered a lifelong love for education. Having turned his back on religion, Jack became a skeptic of anything spiritual. Upon learning that he was to be drafted, he joined the Air Force and was stationed on Guam. While his friends partied, he began reading everything available. At the prompting of a friend, he read the Bible and discovered a Father who cared about him. Jack gave his life to God and through a series of miracles became a professor, missionary and theologian. "I never grew up with a father," Blanco says. "My hope is that this film will tell the story of how my Heavenly Father found me. Sometimes when I pray, I call Him 'Dad.' He's my Dad!" The Jack Blanco Story includes personal interviews from the real-life locations with Dr. Jack Blanco retelling his experience of the intervention of God in his life.
- Each Wednesday night, Ed's cozy suburban home in Silver Spring, Md., is transformed into a raucous international dominoes club. Players from all parts of the globe show up to slap down a bone, forming an odd, yet unique family portrait amid thumping reggae beats, flowing wine, and contagious laughter.
- An undercover investigation by PETA revealed animal abuse at a laboratory in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
- A look at the effects of hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, featuring interviews with hurricane victims, evacuees, public officials and historians.
- Two cyber criminals, Mosi and Sam, stumble upon a human trafficking operation run by Dr. Akoda who uses an urgent care facility as a front. When Mosi decides to intervene and rescue a victim, they discover a threat far more dangerous than the law enforcement they're always trying to dodge.
- A 30 minute TV show that highlights the inspirations, struggles, and successes of entrepreneurs, artists, and innovators. We hear from beginning, emerging, and established people in their respective fields. If it's filmmaking, music, comic books, hospitality, non-profits, food, sports, luxury goods and services, technology, or any other exciting industry, we will have an in-depth conversation with these amazing people to learn about how they started, what struggles they faced, and how they were able to overcome those struggles to become successful. We highlight a specific industry each season, and focus on different areas within that business sector to give the viewer a comprehensive look at what it takes to become a "Mover and Shaker".
- For Love of a Fish is a story of a love triangle between a soldier, his wife...and her fish. Back from the battlefields in Iraq, Steve, a soldier, is trying to adjust to a life away from the war while also working to win back the woman he loves and her fish.
- A terminally ill woman finds herself missing time and committing murders.
- Documentary history of one of Washington, DC's oldest and most important suburbs, founded by a member of President Andrew Jackson's cabinet, mainline stop on the historic B&O railroad, way station for Presidents and U.S. government officials, hometown of famous journalists, writers, and celebrities, home of one of the first modern shopping centers in U.S. History, and headquarters of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, which played a pivotal role in World War Two weaponry.
- A man's entry into the world of pornographic film soon leads to fame, but also a world of drugs, crime and depravity.
- A provocative anthology of the veiled realities of postmodern black America exposing race, culture, and society.
- In March of 2008, 250 veterans and active duty soldiers marked the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by gathering in Washington, DC to testify from their own experience about the nature of the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Inspired by the 1971 Winter Soldier Investigation held by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, they too sought to express their opposition to those wars with their first-hand accounts, bearing witness with voices not generally heard. Our documentary is a portrait of three participants. If follows their lives for 6 weeks leading to the even and afterward; an active duty female soldier, a 9 year National Guard Veteran, and a 3 tour former Marine. This is their story.
- Beginning as a technique that required film strips and chemical treatment, filmmaking has been continually adapting to new technologies as they have become available. Now, how will the rise of artificial intelligence change what the practice consists of? Susanne Coates, a long-time filmmaker and multimedia software developer, shares her thoughts.
- THE TRUMP EFFECT: DEPROGRAMMING THE AMERICAN MIND explores the psychological meaning of Donald J. Trump's election as President of the United States as "Deprogrammer in Chief".
- Desperate to fit in, Elizabeth will do just about anything to be a part of the coolest clique at school. But when group members Brittany and Lorna devise a mean-spirited Halloween initiation for Elizabeth, they get more than they bargained for.
- After leaving an abusive relationship, a young woman moves into a new apartment for a fresh start. But she soon discovers that her past has caught up with her.
- A woman, beaten and battered, is interrogated by an agent from an unknown organization.
- Peter Parker spends the holidays searching for the perfect Christmas gift for his Aunt May, all the while saving Christmas from the menacing Green Goblin.
- The story of Sophia - a young woman, lost and struggling in her own world. Vulnerable to her physical well being, and to the powers of others who have the means to control and consume. And her mother, Alexandria. Is she friend or foe? Does she truly believe Sophia is falling victim to end stage leukemia, or something more devastating in nature?Both overcome by a force more powerful than themselves combined. The first of a series, Embrace of Mateo's Blood introduces the audience to a tangled web of suspicion, sex and destruction only to leave the viewer wondering where the next film will take Mateo in his pursuit for the next source of nourishment. His only remaining source of survival.
- Renowned financial advisor Ric Edelman, Barron's top financial advisor for 3 consecutive years, guides viewers through the explosive growth in exponential technology, and the impact of that growth on their personal finances. Covering every topic from preparing for the jobs of the future to providing for a secure future even if you live to be 120, Edelman makes the future less scary for viewers and gives them the information they need to make smart choices. A project eight years in the making, this Public TV Pledge special is based on Edelman's NY Times Business bestseller The Truth About Your Future. Edelman has gleaned the most salient information from dozens of high profile thinkers in the worlds of technology, medicine and finance to help viewers navigate the rapidly evolving future, and to make prudent financial decisions now to live the lifestyle they want in the future. In Ric Edelman's The Truth About Your Future, Ric Edelman makes the information accessible to average viewers, and provides a road map for them to achieve their goals. Viewers will be inspired by the rapidly evolving technological changes they face, and will also be inspired to make actionable decisions based on the information they receive.
- Prom night partying ends in tragedy as a high school senior fatally mixes drinking and driving.
- A Holocaust survivor at the end of her life is confronted by tragedy when a neo-Nazi is left raped and dying on her doorstep.
- The Rochambeau Kid tries to avenge his father's death at the hands of evil Rock/Paper/Scissors Lord Johnny Cobra with the help of his father's ghost and Finklestein, the Rock/Paper/Scissors Master who trained him.
- When an after-hours Lyft Driver (Orlando Suazo, Jr.) picks up a mysterious passenger (Melanie Crespo), he finds himself on the wrong end of an unfolding, tragic story.