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Silent Beauty - In this autobiographical exploration of survivorship, New Orleans journalist and filmmaker Jasmin Mara López unabashedly shares her process of healing from childhood sexual abuse. After Jasmin discloses to her family she'd been abused by her grandfather, she liberates others to come forward in a story of confronting a culture of silence over generational trauma.
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A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.
What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?
Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.
Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
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