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Summary Celebrate independent films with this Emmy award-winning PBS series. Each week spotlights new documentaries, dramas, shorts and other cinematic artistry by different filmmaking visionaries.

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  • Nov 5, 2018
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  • Nov 5, 2018
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Dawnland
Air Date: Nov 5, 2018
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Summary Celebrate independent films with this Emmy award-winning PBS series. Each week spotlights new documentaries, dramas, shorts and other cinematic artistry by different filmmaking visionaries.

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Episode 1 • Oct 29, 2018 • 55 m
Wildland
Episode 2 • Nov 5, 2018
Dawnland
Episode 3 • Nov 12, 2018
The Cleaners
Five content moderators in Manila, Philippines, monitor and delete offensive, pornographic and subversive posts on social media sites, including Facebook and YouTube.
Episode 4 • Nov 19, 2018
The Judge
Kholoud al-Faqih becomes the first woman judge appointed to the Middle East's Sharia's (Islamic Law) courts.
Episode 5 • Dec 17, 2018
Man on Fire
Episode 6 • Jan 7, 2019
My Country No More
The rise and fall of the North Dakota oil boom, and a look at the long-term consequences of short-term approaches to land use.
Episode 7 • Jan 14, 2019
Rodents of Unusual Size
Episode 8 • Jan 21, 2019
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
The Native American influence in popular music, including the Native American roots of early pioneers of the blues and jazz and how Native Americans helped define the evolution of the folk-rock era that took hold in the 1960's and 1970's.
Episode 9 • Jan 28, 2019
The King
Episode 10 • Feb 5, 2019
Black Memorabilia
Episode 11 • Feb 9, 2019
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Episode 12 • Feb 11, 2019
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Episode 13 • Feb 25, 2019
People's Republic of Desire
How the success of live-streaming entertainment has affected China's youth.
Episode 14 • Apr 1, 2019
Tre Maison Dasan
Episode 15 • Apr 8, 2019
The Providers
Episode 16 • Apr 22, 2019
Charm City
Episode 17 • May 6, 2019
Out of State
Two native Hawaiians discover their indigenous traditions from a fellow inmate serving a life sentence.
Episode 18 • May 13, 2019
Harvest Season: The Seed Saver
Episode 19 • May 20, 2019
Wrestle
The stories of four Alabama high-school wrestlers and the challenges they face on and off the mat.
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