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Renegades Pilot: Kitty O'Neil [Audio Description + ASL]
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Renegades Pilot: Kitty O'Neil [Open Captions]
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Jose Sarria: Legendary Drag Queen and Queer Activist
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The two people Buddy Guy admires most as a musician
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Meet Gladys Bentley, drag king of the Harlem Renaissance
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How blues legend Buddy Guy got his hands on his first guitar
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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
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Buddy Guy's Grammys
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Watch these drag ballerinas get ready for a show
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What goes through a drag ballerina's mind while dancing?
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Ballerina Boys
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Ballerina Boys
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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist.
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53:26
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Ballerina Boys
Discover The Trocks. Dancing on pointe shoes, these male ballerinas mix artistry and joy.
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1:49:28
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (Audio Descriptive Version)
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller.
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1:49:28
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller.
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1:23:55
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Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
Trace the life and groundbreaking career of the unstoppable musical icon.
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1:22:31
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Twyla Moves
Explore choreographer Twyla Tharp’s career and famously rigorous creative process.
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1:23:23
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Flannery
Explore the world of a literary icon whose fiction was unlike anything published before.
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1:53:19
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How It Feels To Be Free
The inspiring story of six trailblazing Black women entertainers.
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52:28
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Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Explore the life of artist Keith Haring who revolutionized pop culture and fine art.
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The Latino Experience
What Are Your 3 Favorite Things About Filmmaking?
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The Latino Experience
How Do You Choose What Stories To Tell? | Filmmaker Q&A
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1:29
The Latino Experience
What Impact Do You Hope To Have? | Filmmaker Q&A
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The Latino Experience
A Chat with the Crew Behind 'The Latino Experience'
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58:19
When My Time Comes
Film Preview and Panel Discussion
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1:26
When My Time Comes
When My Time Comes Trailer
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0:32
When My Time Comes
When My Time Comes Promo
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54:50
When My Time Comes
When My Time Comes
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56:10
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
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0:30
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
Fauci: The Virus Hunter (Preview)
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2:41
Fast Forward
Welcome to Frieda: (Re)connecting Generations
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1:39
Fast Forward
Extended Preview
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Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
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Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
An Unusual Childhood Gives Clues to Great Stories
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Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
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Ken Burns Here and There
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Ken Burns Here and There
Ken Burns: Here & There
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Essential Voices
Wilma J. Wooten | Public Health Officer
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Essential Voices
Shawn Evans | Emergency Department Physician
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Essential Voices
Omar Passons | Integrative Services
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Essential Voices
Jakub Jagielinski | Battalion Chief
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Holy Silence
Holy Silence
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Holy Silence
Hitler Comes to Power
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2:14
Holy Silence
Catholics in America
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2:04
Holy Silence
An Assignment from the Pope
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Charlie Russell's Old West
Charlie Russell's Old West
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Charlie Russell's Old West
