Season 27
13 episodes · Jun 23, 2014
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S27E1When I Walk
Jun 23, 201460mThe Season 27 premiere features Jason DaSilva's "When I Walk," in which the filmmaker chronicles his life for five years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 25. By happenstance, a family member records the moment when the diagnosis hits home: while vacationing in the Caribbean, his legs give out. Yet, not all is bad: he meets Alice Cook, whose mother also has MS, at a support group. The two fall in love, marry and collaborate on completing the documentary.
S27E2American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Jun 30, 201460mA profile of 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese-American social activist in Detroit who has spent much of her adult life fighting for civil rights and female equality.
S27E3My Way to Olympia
Jul 7, 201460mFilmmaker Niko von Glasow profiles participants at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, including a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer who uses his feet and a Greek paraplegic boccia player. Along the way, von Glasow—who was born with severely shortened arms—sees his preconceptions and stereotypes about the Paralympics and sports in general upended.
S27E4Getting Back to Abnormal
Jul 14, 201460mThe changed realities of post-Katrina New Orleans, including a population that is less African-American and less poor than before the storm, are examined in this documentary, which focuses on the 2010 re-election campaign of city councilwoman Stacy Head, a polarizing figure, and her aide, Barbara Lacen-Keller.
S27E5Dance for Me
Jul 21, 201460mThe world of professional ballroom dancing in Denmark, where participants often look beyond the country's borders for the perfect partner, is examined. The documentary follows Egor, a 15 year old from Russia, as he adjusts to life in Denmark and to his 14-year-old Danish partner, Mie.
S27E6Fallen City
Jul 28, 201460mAfter Beichuan, China was destroyed in an earthquake, buildings are rebuilt more quickly than the community. Official Selection of Sundance 2013.
S27E715 to Life: Kenneth's Story
Aug 4, 201460mThe story of a 15-year old sentenced to four life sentences. Does society benefit from incarcerating young teens to a lifetime in prison?
S27E8A World Not Ours
Aug 18, 201460mA family's experience living in a Lebanese refugee camp for multiple generations. Love and family are tinged with desperation. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
S27E9Big Men
Aug 25, 201460mExplorers the world of backroom negotiations and deal making in Ghana's oil business.
S27E10After Tiller
Sep 1, 201460mThe story of the four abortion doctors that remained in Wichita, Kansas after the assassination of George Tiller in 2009.
S27E11The Genius of Marian
Sep 8, 201460mPam White and her family struggle to retain her memories and life by recording their interactions in the face of an Alzheimer diagnoses.
S27E12Koch
Sep 22, 201460mThe mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, Ed Koch fought crime and financial difficulties during a difficult period for the City of New York.
S27E13The Act of Killing
Oct 7, 201460mJoshua Oppenheimer visits men accused of playing a key role in the killing of over one-million Indonesians in 1965. Initially, the men explain their actions as patriotic and necessary. But over time, some question their actions. 2013 Oscar nominee. 2014 BAFTA Best Documentary.