I'm Carolyn Parker: Grandmother’s Cooking
Carolyn remembers her grandmother's home cooking in Louisiana.
I'm Carolyn Parker: Reaction to Katrina
Carolyn explains how thankful she was for still having her house after Katrina.
I'm Carolyn Parker: First Encounter With Segregation
Carolyn, who was fair as a child, remembers her first encounter with segregation on a bus with her grandmother.
I'm Carolyn Parker: Mother's Dresses
Carolyn remembers how she used to make dresses for her mother when she was young.
I'm Carolyn Parker: No Recipes
Carolyn explains why she never used recipes as a cook, and then as a licensed chef.
I'm Carolyn Parker: They Heard Me
Carolyn remembers addressing a committee concerning the rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
Steam of Life - Preview
See how a sauna provides a place for Finnish men to sweat out far more than the grime of contemporary life. 8/16/2012
Sin País - Trailer
Winner of a Student Academy Award®, 'Sin País (Without Country)' explores one family’s complex and emotional journey involving deportation.
Sin País: Filmmaker Interview with Theo Rigby
Theo Rigby discusses the impact of immigrant policy in the United States, and how his photography background influences his filmmaking aesthetic.
The Barber of Birmingham: Integrating the Schools
James Armstrong and his son remember the historic moment when their local school became integrated and the Armstrong boys became some of the first black students to attend.
The Barber of Birmingham - Trailer
James Armstrong, whose Alabama barbershop has been a hub for haircuts and civil rights for 50 years, celebrates the election of the first black president.
The Barber of Birmingham: Filmmaker Interview
Robin Fryday discusses what inspired her to make her first film The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement and the difficulties she faced along the way.
The Barber of Birmingham: The Worst Thing a Man Can Do
Alabama barber and civil rights veteran James Armstrong remembers how he always thought that the worst thing a man could do was "nothing."
POV Short Cuts - Preview
Savor brief documentaries, including an Oscar nominee, a Student Academy Award® winner and “StoryCorps.” 8/9/2012
Up Heartbreak Hill: Meet Tamara
Tamara, a bright and hard-working student at Navajo Pine High School in Navajo, NM, dreams of going to college and furthering her education.
Up Heartbreak Hill: Meeting for Thomas
As Thomas gets ready to embark on his life after high school, which may include leaving the Navajo reservation, his family holds a traditional meeting for him.
Up Heartbreak Hill: Filmmaker Interview with Erica Scharf
Erica Scharf discusses the filmmaking process behind 'Up Heartbreak Hill,' and her subjects' reactions to seeing the film.
Up Heartbreak Hill: Living in Navajo, NM
Thomas introduces us to Navajo, New Mexico, the reservation he lives on. He describes the challenges that accompany living on a reservation, but emphasizes the sense of home and the legacy that ties him to the land.
Up Heartbreak Hill: Gabby's Story
Gabby lives on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. She dreams of going to college and becoming a photographer, but faces many challenges as many Native American youth do in following their dreams.
Up Heartbreak Hill - Trailer
Thomas and Tamara are track stars at their rural New Mexico high school. Like many teenagers, they are torn between the lure of brighter futures elsewhere and the ties that bind them to home. For these teens, however, home is an impoverished town on the Navajo reservation, and leaving means separating from family, tradition and the land that has been theirs for generations.
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