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Underground
March 02, 2023
The hustle and bustle of New York City subways provides a veil of anonymity, making invasions of personal space inevitable. There are innocuous interactions, but also violations that cross the line. Vividly shot in New York subways and stations, Underground emboldens the survivors of these incidents to share their stories in hopes of changing the stigma surrounding public violations.
TV Schedule
2023 Season
Trailer | Free Chol Soo Lee
April 24, 2023
Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
Trailer | Hidden Letters
March 27, 2023
Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.
Storming Caesars Palace
March 20, 2023
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income....
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
February 13, 2023
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
Outta the Muck
February 6, 2023
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.
The Picture Taker
January 30, 2023
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant....
No Straight Lines
January 23, 2023
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
The Big Payback
January 16, 2023
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
Children of Las Brisas
January 2, 2023
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
More Epsiodes
Move Me
November 7, 2022
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
TikTok, Boom.
October 24, 2022
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Hazing
September 12, 2022
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly....
Folk Frontera
May 25, 2022
Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Scenes From The Glittering World
May 16, 2022
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures....
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
April 25, 2022
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
February 7, 2022
Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.
Home From School: The Children Of Carlisle
November 23, 2021
Native Americans recover the remains of children who died at an Indian boarding school.
Ferguson Rises
November 8, 2021
Michael Brown Sr. seeks justice after a white police officer kills his son in Ferguson.
When I'm Her
June 21, 2021
A former ballet prodigy finds refuge in his alter ego, a Russian ballet instructor.
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