The prairie wind is not responsible for the dirt flying in this film; the culprits are neighboring gophers with appetites for anger and revenge. This animated film is designed as a flexible tool to explore conflict resolution.
Homosexuality: A Religious Perspective
Throughout history homosexuality has been censured by some of the
world's major religions. This program studies the scriptures and
doctrines of Christianity, Judaism and Islam to understand why, and then
contrasts their stances with those of Hinduism, Sikhism and the Rome of
Hadrian.
Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers
Discusses the monetary cost of war and describes the misuse of funds that were intended for Iraq's reconstruction.
A History of Black Achievement in America
This original eight-part series on four volumes documents black
achievement in American history, its defining role in the growth of the
country, and its influence on current events.
In this poignant and intimate documentary of the Smiths, a Mormon family living in Salt Lake City, the family is initially shattered, then ultimately strengthened by their love for each other following Steve's admission of multiple sexual encounters with other men, and his subsequent death from AIDS.
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
Profiles Native American activists who are fighting to protect Indian
lands, preserve their sovereignty and ensure the cultural survival of
their peoples.
Einstein arrived at his 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are linked. Reveals the roots of this breakthrough in the human stories of scientists whose innovative thinking helped lead to E=mc˛, and ultimately unleashed the power of the atom.
The Way the Music Died
The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Over the last
twenty years, MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation, Internet
piracy, and greed have contributed to a perfect storm for the recording
industry. Frontline examines how the business that has provided the
soundtrack of the lives of a generation is on the verge of collapse.
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey -- a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file.
Two new mothers relate their experiences with postpartum depression and how therapy and medication helped them cope with PPD. The husband of a woman who became suicidal following her pregnancy recounts his struggle to understand why this happened.
It's 1963, a time in the United States when life was simple, straightforward and the lines between the sexes and sex roles were crisply drawn and severely delineated. Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist find themselves thrown together when they are hired to tend sheep in the remote area of Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Ennis and Jack are inexorably drawn to each other through their proximity, loneliness and through a shared lack of tenderness and emotion in their lives and are emotionally, physically and psychically bonded to each other almost from the start.
Guns, Germs, and Steel
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world
is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30
years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer
Prize-winning book.