Hundreds of Thousands
In HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, a family reeling from the unjust incarceration of an ailing mentally ill loved one, calls on their faith and the strength of community to right a systemic wrong. Music, love and creativity are used to permeate the isolation of a solitary confinement cell, and a public performance on prison grounds is used to challenge the state to do better.
Episodes
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Hundreds of Thousands
S12 E4 - 20m 1s
In HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, a family reeling from the unjust incarceration of an ailing mentally ill loved one, calls on their faith and the strength of community to right a systemic wrong. Music, love and creativity are used to permeate the isolation of a solitary confinement cell, and a public performance on prison grounds is used to challenge the state to do better.
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What These Walls Won't Hold
S12 E3 - 43m 36s
Transcending the grim realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adamu Chan's WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD paints a portrait of resilience and hope blossoming within San Quentin State Prison. Chan, formerly incarcerated himself, offers an insider's view delving into his own journey towards freedom, while amplifying the voices of his community and their loved ones on both sides of the prison walls.
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A Woman on the Outside
S12 E2 - 1h 23m
After watching nearly every man in her life disappear into prison, Kristal Bush channels her struggle into reuniting other Philadelphia families divided by incarceration. But when her father and brother come home after decades behind bars, she confronts the greatest challenge yet - can she unite her own family without losing herself?
Extras + Features
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The Cost of Inheritance | A Reparation of Land
S12 E1 - 2m 50s
In 2019, Sarah Eisner discovered acres of land that her ancestor, George Adam Keller, granted to enslaved Zeke Quarterman in the 1800s. But the title of ownership was never legally given. Eisner connected with Quarterman's descendant, Randy, who at first doubted the proposition, and they are now working together to right history's wrongs.
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Thursday
May 9
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Friday
May 10
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Friday
May 10
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Saturday
May 11
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Sunday
May 12
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Sunday
May 12
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Sunday
May 12
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Thursday
May 16
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Friday
May 17
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Friday
May 17
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Friday
May 17
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Saturday
May 18
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Far East Deep South
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them through the Mississippi Delta, and uncovers the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. -
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America ReFramed
Blurring the Color Line
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour
Director Crystal Kwok unpacks the history behind her grandmother's family, neighborhood grocery store owners in the Black community of Augusta, Ga., during the Jim Crow era. -
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America ReFramed
Blurring the Color Line
Friday
May 24
1 Hour
Director Crystal Kwok unpacks the history behind her grandmother's family, neighborhood grocery store owners in the Black community of Augusta, Ga., during the Jim Crow era. -
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America ReFramed
Blurring the Color Line
Friday
May 24
1 Hour
Director Crystal Kwok unpacks the history behind her grandmother's family, neighborhood grocery store owners in the Black community of Augusta, Ga., during the Jim Crow era. -
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America ReFramed
Blurring the Color Line
Friday
May 24
1 Hour
Director Crystal Kwok unpacks the history behind her grandmother's family, neighborhood grocery store owners in the Black community of Augusta, Ga., during the Jim Crow era.
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