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Sixty-Four Flood | A Temporary Home

Sixty-Four Flood | A Temporary Home

Season 2016 Episode 8
7:04
Sixty-Four Flood | Born Here

Sixty-Four Flood | Born Here

Season 2016 Episode 9
7:22
Sixty-Four Flood | Something Special

Sixty-Four Flood | Something Special

Season 2016 Episode 10
6:24
Sixty-Four Flood | What Nature Gave Us

Sixty-Four Flood | What Nature Gave Us

Season 2016 Episode 11
6:38
Drowning

Drowning

Season 2016 Episode 13
14:28
Vamonos

Vamonos

Season 2016 Episode 14
12:34
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
53:31
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Sixty-Four Flood | Beneath the Surface

Season 2016 Episode 7

On June 7-8, 1964, a driving rain buckled dams and flooded vehicles on the Blackfeet Reservation, sweeping crying children from mothers’ arms, and ferrying homes and bodies across the prairie. Our mobile, documentary narrative tells the story of the worst natural disaster in Montana history: the 1964 flood on the Blackfeet Reservation.

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Preview upcoming independent documentary films airing on PBS in 2016.
Employed Identity | Kathy Uyen
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Witness the rise of Kathy Uyen from Bay Area emerging actor to international star.
Employed Identity | Duong Khac Linh
5:50
Duong Khach Linh proves that music truly is a universal language.
Employed Identity | Linda Mai Phung
5:07
Linda Mai Phung shares her experience creating a bridge in the Vietnamese fashion world.
Employed Identity | Ham Tran
6:06
Director Ham Tran shows why Vietnam is one of the fastest growing film markets in Asia.
Employed Identity | Jenni Trang Le
6:15
Producer Jenni Trang Le discovers her stride in Vietnam through film, food, and love.
Verses in Exile #4 | Blank Canvas
10:01
Kosal’s destiny as a poet begins to take shape.
Verses in Exile #3 | Children with Guns
8:22
Kosal’s escape into gang life becomes a slow trap into a cycle of violence.
Verses in Exile #2 | Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
7:29
Kosal vividly recollects the violence he endured at the hands of saviors and gang members.
Verses in Exile #1 | Lonely Child
6:38
Kosal Khiev grew up seeking his place in a family ravaged with its own trauma.
Qaanaaq
4:00
The story of 65 indigenous families forced to relocate at the height of the Cold War.
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