Doc World

Indie Films Series / 6 Seasons

Unlock untold stories with DOC WORLD, your weekly passport to award-winning international documentaries. Powerful, unfiltered storytelling sparks conversation, broadens horizons and deepens understanding. From cultural touchstones to urgent global challenges, DOC WORLD reveals our shared human experience.

55m 16s / TV-PG

Surf Nation | China's Surfing History

1m 19s / TV-PG

In less than a decade, surfing has become a sport in China for both recreation and profession. The country now has a national team and hosts competitions all with its eyes set on the Olympics. How did the Chinese government and a group of international coaches create a program of impressive young athletes in such a short time? Head coach Grant Thomas and assistant coach Matt Clark explain.

Crossings | Women Cross DMZ: The Origin

58s / TV-PG

Christine Ahn, executive director of Women Cross DMZ, talks about the spark behind the organization and their mission. She explains the decision to do a peace walk from North to South Korea in 2015, and why Gloria Steinem and 28 other women activists from around the globe were specifically recruited to join them.

Crossings | Women Cross DMZ: Leaders, Activists

1m / TV-PG

Meet the activists and leaders of Women Cross DMZ, an organization for peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula. Executive director Christine Ahn, Gloria Steinem, Vana Kim Hansen, Kozue Akibayashi, Netsai Mushonga and other extraordinary women from around the world gather together to do a peace walk across the DMZ in 2015 with the power and influence of a women's movement in their minds.

Crossings | For Peace, Reunification and Uplifting Women

1m 7s / TV-PG

Christine Ahn, executive director of Women Cross DMZ, outlines the three goals of their 2015 peace walk. Ahn also shares the journey that she and the 29 women activists will take from North Korea to South Korea while meeting Korean women on both sides of the DMZ.

Crossings | The 1953 Armistice Agreement

59s / TV-PG

On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed by UN Command, the Korean People’s Army, and Chinese People’s Volunteer Army at Panmunjom - this ended the hostilities but not the war. Decades later, in 2015, the activists of Women Cross DMZ visit the site on their peace walk and speak about their frustrations as they witness the Joint Security Area shared by North and South Korea.

Crossings | A Perspective on North Korea

35s / TV-PG

Abigail Disney, a filmmaker and philanthropist, talks about what she sees during a tour of a North Korean kindergarten in Pyongyang. She and the other activists of Women Cross DMZ watch performances and play time by the young students but also witness the production that the children put on; the situation leaves them with mixed feelings as they know it is a complicated one.

Crossings | Fear of War, Past and Present

44s / TV-PG

While on their tour of North Korea, the activists of Women Cross DMZ are presented with a mix of theatrical performances. From singing to dancing and live music, the deeper message conveyed is one of violence during the Korean War when the North was attacked. As Gloria Steinem states, "this fear is being kept carefully alive."

Crossings | Joint Security Area

56s / TV-PG

Located within Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is Panmunjom, also known as the Joint Security Area. Controlled by North Korea on the northern side and the U.S.-led United Nations Command on the southern side, the peninsula is divided here on the military demarcation line. The site has historical significance as it is where the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in 1953.

Crossings | The Fine Line Between North and South Korea

1m / TV-PG

Christine Ahn of Women Cross DMZ talks about her position and portrayal on the peninsula in both North Korea and South Korea. As the executive director of the organization, her truthful words have been misconstrued no matter how cautious she has been. For Ahn and her fellow activists, this has been one of many hurdles in their mission for peace and reconciliation.

Crossings | Preview

30s / TV-PG

A group of international women peacemakers sets out on a risky journey across the DMZ between North and South Korea, calling for an end to the 70-year war that has divided the peninsula and its people. Comprised of Nobel Peace Laureates and renowned activists, the team faces daunting logistical and political challenges as they forge a path with their Korean sisters toward peace and reconciliation.

Crossings | Trailer

1m 33s / TV-PG

A group of international women peacemakers sets out on a risky journey across the DMZ between North and South Korea, calling for an end to the 70-year war that has divided the peninsula and its people. Comprised of Nobel Peace Laureates and renowned activists, the team faces daunting logistical and political challenges as they forge a path with their Korean sisters toward peace and reconciliation.

Crossings | The Korean War

59s / TV-PG

In 1910, Korea was annexed by Japan and occupied until the end of World War II in 1945. The Korean War began in 1950 with millions of civilians dying - the 1953 Armistice Agreement, signed by UN Command, North Korea and China, ended the battle but not the conflict. Today, as a result, the Korean peninsula remains divided between North and South by the demilitarized zone known as the DMZ.

Beyond the Lens with Mohammed “Mo” Ali Naqvi

3m 32s / TV-PG

Mohammed "Mo" Ali Naqvi talks about his documentary, THE ACCUSED: DAMNED OR DEVOTED?, as a Pakistani, American, and filmmaker. The award-winning director and producer shares his journalistic perspective on Pakistan's blasphemy laws, the nuances of why they exist and how they're legally and justifiably used against its people, and the difference in media coverage by Western vs. Middle East outlets.

The Accused: Damned or Devoted? | Khadim Hussain Rizvi

1m 34s / TV-PG

On October 31, 2018, the religious party Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) gathered on the streets of Pakistan to protest the acquittal of Asia Bibi; she had been charged with blasphemy and sentenced to death. Cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi and the members of TLP are in support of the country's blasphemy law which prescribes a death sentence for disrespecting the Prophet Muhammad and Islam.

The Accused: Damned or Devoted? | Mashal Khan

1m 3s / TV-PG

Mashal Khan, a student at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, was accused of blasphemy, and violently beaten and shot to death by a mob of his fellow students and university staff. His murder affected members of his community but most of all, his father. Iqbal Lala Khan believed his son could have been saved and has sought justice for his loss.

The Accused: Damned or Devoted? | Asia Bibi

1m 30s / TV-PG

Asia Bibi, a Christian Pakistani woman, was accused and charged with blasphemy after an argument with a group of Islamic women. She was sentenced to death and remained on death row for eight years until being acquitted. Asia and her case brought international attention to Pakistan where its blasphemy laws were codified in 1860 under British rule and expanded in the decades to follow.

The Accused: Damned or Devoted? | Trailer

1m 43s / TV-PG

Powerful cleric Khadim Rizvi has one mission: to preserve blasphemy laws in Pakistan - they prescribe a death sentence for disrespecting the Prophet Muhammad. He is running for the country's highest office to carry out his goal, silencing anyone who tries to change the law with death. The film follows the rise of Rizvi’s push for power as people who have been accused, are just pawns in his game.

The Accused: Damned or Devoted? | Preview

30s / TV-PG

Powerful cleric Khadim Rizvi has one mission: to preserve blasphemy laws in Pakistan - they prescribe a death sentence for disrespecting the Prophet Muhammad. He is running for the country's highest office to carry out his goal, silencing anyone who tries to change the law with death. The film follows the rise of Rizvi’s push for power as people who have been accused, are just pawns in his game.

Ganden: A Joyful Land | Trailer

1m 9s / TV-PG

Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. GANDEN: A JOYFUL LAND is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.

Ganden: A Joyful Land | Preview

30s / TV-PG

Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. GANDEN: A JOYFUL LAND is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.

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