S6 E1 • The Political Dr. Seuss

Explores a little-known side of Dr. Seuss and some interesting inspirations behind his works.

Première diffusion : 26 octobre 2004

S6 E2 • Polka Time

Each July for more than 30 years, polka lovers from around the United States have descended on the tiny rural town of Gibbon, Minnesota, for the Gibbon Polka Fest. Meet numerous "polka people" and performers as they demonstrate their love and hope for the future of polka through dance, music, personal stories and observations.

Première diffusion : 9 novembre 2004

S6 E3 • Afghanistan Unveiled

Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this uncompromising film reveals the effects on Afghan women of the Taliban's repressive rule and of the U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign. Leaving Kabul for the first time and traveling to rural regions of the country, the filmmakers present footage of women whose lives have been devastated by recent events.

Première diffusion : 16 novembre 2004

S6 E4 • Los Angeles Now

Look beyond Hollywood to create a fresh candid portrait of America's second largest city.

Première diffusion : 23 novembre 2004

S6 E5 • The Day My God Died

Young girls whose lives were shattered by the child sex trade describe the day they were abducted from their villages as "the day my god died." By weaving footage from the brothels of Bombay with these girls' stories, producer Andrew Levine offers an unforgettable examination of the growing plague of child sex slavery.

Première diffusion : 30 novembre 2004

S6 E6 • Girl Wrestler

Follows teenager Tara Neal as she deals with fierce policy debates while facing boys on the mat.

Première diffusion : 14 décembre 2004

S6 E7 • Fine. / Doki-Doki

Fine.: When factory worker Ed is confronted by a co-worker's pressing question over lunch, he begins to question his own decisions and his current life as a husband, father and suburbanite. Doki-Doki: In suburban Tokyo, Yumi finds herself waiting every day with the same group of strangers for the same seats on the same train. Who are these fellow commuters? Where do they live? What are they like? One day, she decides to find out.

Première diffusion : 21 décembre 2004

S6 E8 • Short, Not Sweet

Five shorts ranging from funny to creepy to downright scary prove that just because they're short, they don't have to be sweet. "Title" Director "The Fine Line Between Cute and Creepy" Robert D. Slane "La Puppé" Timothy Greenberg "A Monster's Calling" Louise Johnson "The School" Ezra Krybus and Matthew Miller "Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner" Jamie Travis

Première diffusion : 28 décembre 2004

S6 E9 • A Hard Straight

A gang member, a hustler and a small-time dealer. They served their sentences and they're on parole. Now they're about to discover that walking out the prison gates is just the beginning. This intimate and dramatic film sheds light on the profound experience of doing time and trying to go straight.

Première diffusion : 4 janvier 2005

S6 E10 • A Touch of Greatness

Stunning footage and interviews showcase the lives transformed by maverick teacher Albert Cullum.

Première diffusion : 11 janvier 2005

S6 E11 • Power Trip

Amid pervasive blackouts and corruption, an American energy company purchases a formerly state-run electricity company in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Cultures clash, tempers flare, and managers and locals tussle as a struggling nation attempts to build itself from beneath the rubble of Soviet collapse.

Première diffusion : 25 janvier 2005

S6 E12 • February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four

A sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in North Carolina in 1960 was a pivotal civil rights event.

Première diffusion : 1 février 2005

S6 E13 • On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream

Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created "On a Roll" talk radio from his wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships.

Première diffusion : 15 février 2005

S6 E14 • Thunder in Guyana

When the filmmaker's cousin was elected Guyana's president seven years ago, Janet Rosenberg Jagan -- considered one of the founders of Guyana along with her husband, Cheddi Jagan -- became the first American-born woman to lead a nation. This program interweaves family history and Guyanese history with the extraordinary life story of one unconventional woman.

Première diffusion : 22 février 2005

S6 E15 • Sisters of '77

On an historic weekend in November 1977, 20,000 women and men attended the first federally funded National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, where they caucused, argued and finally hammered out resolutions that revolutionized the women's movement. This program features archival footage and interviews with past and current activists and participants.

Première diffusion : 1 mars 2005

S6 E16 • Sunset Story

Eighty-one-year-old Irja and her 95-year-old best friend Lucille are the only lucid residents at a senior citizens' home for political progressives. This program delves into their world, revealing how these women salvage support and community in their old age.

Première diffusion : 22 mars 2005

S6 E17 • Let the Church Say Amen

Easter in Washington, DC, means children hunting for eggs on the White House lawn. But blocks away is one of America's poorest neighborhoods, where a storefront church serves as a beacon of hope. Tracing the lives of four parishioners in the months before Easter, this film shows how the holiday's promise helps pull them through adversity.

Première diffusion : 29 mars 2005

S6 E19 • Keeping Time: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton

Legendary jazz bassist Milt Hinton (1910-2000) was also a skilled photographer and storyteller. This insider's view of jazz and life in 20th-century America is told by Hinton and fellow musicians, including Branford Marsalis and Quincy Jones. Archival footage and hundreds of Hinton's photographs document his unique journey.

Première diffusion : 12 avril 2005

S6 E20 • A Lion's Trail

An illiterate Zulu musician wrote Africa's most famous song, "Mbube" -inspiration for the pop classic "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - and received pennies for his efforts. Traveling into the musical worlds of South Africa and America, this film celebrates the song's timeless power while revealing injustices within the international recording industry.

Première diffusion : 5 avril 2005

S6 E21 • End of the Century: The Ramones / Joe Strummer Rocks Again!

In 1974, a new sound hit New York City's underground music scene: a band of misfits called The Ramones. This film follows this quartet of unlikely rock stars, known as the progenitors of punk, through more than two decades of touring, recording and bickering - from a shared Queens childhood to their 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Producers: Jim Fields and Michael Gramaglia. Rock icon and former legendary frontman for The Clash, Joe Strummer is hot on the comeback trail, touring America and Japan via concert footage and interviews before his untimely death in 2002.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 2005

S6 E22 • The Last Letter / Zyklon Portrait and the Walnut Tree

A Jewish woman in a Ukrainian city seized by the Germans in 1941 writes her son a final letter.

Première diffusion : 3 mai 2005

S6 E23 • Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 2005

S6 E24 • Vietnam: The Next Generation

An in-depth look at modern-day Vietnam, where communism and capitalism are going head-to-head.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 2005

S6 E25 • Red Hook Justice

In 2000, an experimental court opened in Brooklyn's Red Hook, a neighborhood plagued by a cycle of unemployment, poverty and crime. Instead of jail time, offenders are sentenced to job training, drug counseling and community service. This film follows the ups and downs of several defendants and staffers involved in a legal revolution that has become a model for courts nationwide.

Première diffusion : 24 mai 2005

S6 E26 • Double Dare / Piki and Poko: Taking The Dare!

As Hollywood stuntwomen for "Wonder Woman" and "Xena: Warrior Princess," Jeannie Epper and Zoe Bell have been set on fire, thrown off buildings, dragged by wild horses and hit by cars. Who are the real women behind these two television icons? This film follows their daily struggles to stay employed, stay thin and stay sane in this notoriously macho profession. The broadcast includes the animated adventure, "Piki & Poko: Taking the Dare!" Piki and Poko, the Eternal Martial Arts Warriors from Another World, attempt to save the universe and master their own awesome powers.

Première diffusion : 31 mai 2005

S6 E27 • Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

Narrated by Cheech Marin and scored by Ry Cooder, this film shows how a community was betrayed by greed, political hypocrisy and good intentions gone astray. Don Normark's haunting photographs evoke a lost Mexican-American village, in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.

Première diffusion : 7 juin 2005

S6 E28 • Brother to Brother

A young artist befriends an elderly gay stranger who co-founded the revolutionary journal Fire!

Première diffusion : 14 juin 2005