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Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls

2010

Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls

2010
The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered to be one of the greatest archaeological finds in modern history. More than a half century after their discovery, scientists are still trying to solve the mystery of who wrote them. With special access to the scrolls, National Geographic goes beyond the enclosed glass case to examine the actual texts up close and explores the caves where they were found. Witness as a new clue to the identity of the scrolls' writers is deciphered-a 2,000-year-old cup inscribed with a strange text. Could analysis of this finding unravel the mystery?
Voices of Muslim Women from the US South

2015

Voices of Muslim Women from the US South

2015
When one thinks of the American Deep South, the image of veiled Muslim students strolling the University of Alabama campus is the last thing that comes to mind. VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN FROM THE US SOUTH is a documentary that explores the Muslim culture through the lens of five University of Alabama Muslim students. The film tackles how Muslim women carve a space for self-expression in the Deep South and how they negotiate their identities in a predominantly Christian society that often has unflattering views about Islam and Muslims. Through interviews with students and faculty at Alabama, this film examines representations and issues of agency by asking: How do Muslim female students carve a space in a culture that thinks of Muslims as terrorists and Muslim women as backward?
Caregiving

2025

Caregiving

2025
From Executive Producer Bradley Cooper, this is the story of paid and unpaid caregivers navigating the challenges and joys of this deeply meaningful work. Intertwining intimate personal stories with the untold history of caregiving, the documentary reveals the state and the stakes of care in America today. Narrated by Uzo Aduba (The Residence) and directed by Chris Durrance. Caregiving explores systemic issues in the US care system, where over 50 million provide unpaid care, and personal stories of caregivers for loved ones.
Seeking Asylum

2023

Seeking Asylum

2023
Seeking Asylum is a feature documentary that bears witness to the endless deterrents migrants face when petitioning for asylum in the United States. In a dismantled system that has been designed for failure, we follow one woman's journey as she searches for protection for her and kids. Many people view getting to the United States as the final hurdle of the migration journey, but we quickly learn that once in the U.S. the fight has just begun. During one of the most uncertain times in our country's history, Seeking Asylum documents the challenges asylum seekers face and shows why asylum is an integral part of the American Dream that we cannot afford to lose.
The ABC of Internal Combustion Engines - The Automobile Engine

1948

The ABC of Internal Combustion Engines - The Automobile Engine

1948
The second of the Power Primer series of GM American Industrial Films, this one looking at the automobile engine.
Nuisibles de l'été, la guerre est déclarée

2025

Nuisibles de l'été, la guerre est déclarée

2025
Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb

2001

Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb

2001
This documentary explores one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the attempts by successive Australian governments to fortress the nation with atomic weapons.
Pipe Dream

2024

Pipe Dream

2024
The hope of a grassroots funded skatepark offers an outlet for a small Pennsylvania town affected by the opioid epidemic. The first iteration of the Quakertown Skatepark was built in 2003. By 2008, many in the town wanted to see it permanently closed due to vandalism and safety concerns. A local Pastor, Dave Kratz, got involved in changing the atmosphere of the park. With the help of students, local businesses and the township, the group raised over one million dollars to fund the creation of a world-class skatepark and community center.
Where Did We Come From?

2011

Where Did We Come From?

2011
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles one of science's major challenges in each segment of Where Did We Come From? He will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Program includes: Revealing the Origins of Life; Origins of the Solar System; Lice and Human Evolution; and Profile: Andre Fenton
Songs of a Sorrowful Man

2009

Songs of a Sorrowful Man

2009
Charismatic and unconventional, Dukhushyam is a painter, composer, and singer whose nontraditional methods of reinvigorating the traditional art of scroll painting and story singing has had wide effects on the culture of of West Bengal.
Paths

2025

Paths

2025
A teenage boy and his grandmother each follow their own story — his shown through everyday moments, hers told through voice-over poetry. Their separate paths come together briefly before continuing on.
DIG! XX

2024

DIG! XX

2024
Two rock bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, navigate fame, friendship, and fierce rivalry in a raw journey through the music industry. The 20th anniversary cut adds fresh footage and new perspectives.
America and the Taliban

2023

America and the Taliban

2023
How did the U.S. lose the war in Afghanistan? Who bears responsibility? And what has been the human cost? Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, this epic three-part investigation traces how America’s 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory and examines the missteps and consequences.
Battle for Iraq

2017

Battle for Iraq

2017
eporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad goes inside the battle against ISIS for control of the city of Mosul. Also in this two-part hour: “Hunting ISIS,” a dramatic report on an Iraqi unit at the center of the fight.
Architecture: A Performing Art

1979

Architecture: A Performing Art

1979
This is the story of John Andrews, world-famous Australian architect. In the mid-1960s, when only 29, Andrews was commissioned to design Scarborough College at Toronto University. One of the world’s first ‘megastructures’, it was an important experiment in urban and educational planning. Andrews also designed the Canadian National Tower in Toronto, which was the tallest freestanding structure in the world at the time it was built.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

2020

Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

2020
In this documentary from filmmaker James Bluemel (“Once Upon a Time in Iraq,” “Exodus”), U.S. Marines, journalists and ordinary Iraqis share their experiences of what would become the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War, and how its consequences have reverberated for two decades.
American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

2015

American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

2015
FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
Understanding

2024

Understanding

2024
Have you ever felt truly understood by someone? What was it like, and how did it feel? Was it real, or did it just seem that way? This film is my exploration of mutual understanding—delving into my own thoughts and engaging with people I met on the streets of St. Petersburg, Tel Aviv, Colombo, and Tashkent.
Fighting For Fertility

2021

Fighting For Fertility

2021
In the United States, some 10% of people who wish to have children struggle with infertility. NOVA explores barriers to fertility, from the social to the biological, and the state of assisted reproductive technologies. Follow the journeys of people navigating challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts, egg freezing, and IVF.
Hummingbirds of Hollywood

2025

Hummingbirds of Hollywood

2025
Amid the glamour of Hollywood, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating tale of love, fragility, healing, and the delicate beauty in profound acts of kindness. Meet Terry Masear, a retired UCLA professor who rescues the hummingbirds that descend on Los Angeles every spring in a seasonal frenzy of breeding. Wounded hummingbirds find their way to Masear as her mobile hotline rings off the hook from callers who find them and require her expertise. Among Masear’s diminutive patients are Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Alexa, and Mikhail, whose lives are brought into sharp focus through breathtaking, beautifully detailed photography. The compassion and empathy that Masear shows her Lilliputian charges serves as a lesson to us all — the delicate beauty in profound acts of kindness.