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Motherland
Season 30
Episode 17
Motherland is an absorbingly intimate, vérité look at the busiest maternity hospital in the world, in one of the poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. Women share their stories with other mothers, their families, doctors and social workers. In a hospital that is literally bursting with life, we witness the miracle/wonder of the human condition.

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1:10:47
Exploring the dynamic nexus of humans, animals, and science in a post-pandemic world.

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1:22:17
Two Koli fishermen in Mumbai are driven to desperation by a dying sea, testing their bond.

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1:22:37
Ella Glendining embarks on a quest to connect with others who share her rare disability.

1:15:25
Bordertown besties make magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures.

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1:22:49
Aspiring social worker faces the uncertainty of life as a blind, undocumented immigrant.

1:22:58
At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.

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1:54:35
An intimate look behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the US.

1:22:59
An unlikely group of nursing home residents launch a movement during the pandemic.

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1:22:58
A teenage girl escapes a genocide and makes a meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom.

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52:58
Uýra is a trans-indigenous artist on a journey of self-discovery in the Amazon forest.

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52:57
After 20 years in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home.

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1:22:56
In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?