Earthlings, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, details the human use of animals in five specific areas: for food, clothing, entertainment, science, and as pets. Director Shaun Monson uses hidden cameras to unveil the practices of p...
The Vietnam War is a ten-part series that provides an in-depth account of one of the most controversial wars the United States has ever executed. Produced by legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the series brings t...
India’s Daughter shines a light on India’s history of gender violence and misogyny through the story of a young medical student named Jyoti Singh who died in December 2012 after being brutally raped and tortured o...
A look into the history of the use of taboo and controversy in comedy. The invocation of religion, race, gender, rape and tragedy, which often provoke outrage, are discussed. In the days before the internet, jokes told by com...
In today’s troubled political climate, conspiracy theories seem to lurk just around every conversational corner and range from the absurd to the genuinely dangerous. United States of Conspiracy takes a closer look at ju...
The Secret explains the law that governs all people’s lives and teaches them how to purposely create, with minimum effort, a life full of joy. Produced by Rhonda Byrne and directed by Drew Heriot, it emphasises how the Law of...
In June 2017, Alex Honnold set out to climb El Capitan, a 3,000-foot sheer granite cliff in Yosemite National Park, without any harness or protective equipment. The practice, known as ‘free soloing’, is an elite form of rock-...
Kids for Cash tells the shocking story of the kids for cash scandal which came to light in 2008. Two judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, were found guilty of sending thousands of juveniles to detention centres for mi...
It’s a Girl: The Three Deadliest Words in the World sheds light on the practice of gendercide against girls in countries like India and China. The film explores how national policies such as China’s one child law and India’s...
Prior to the 21st century and the economic instability that seems so common nowadays, the world of stock trading was an exciting, unpredictable, every-man-for-himself playground for the best and the brightest. Covering the ye...
The Planets is a five-part series about the solar system, presented as a collaboration between PBS and the BBC. It gives a detailed look at each planet, from their formation to the most recent visits by unmanned satellites an...
The Facebook Dilemma is a two-part PBS series about Facebook’s global influence on privacy, democracy, and social media. The film questions the popular social media platform’s failure to protect user data and the lack o...