Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

S07 E01 • Tuesday, Oct 11, 2005 • Oct 11 • 1h

“One Nation Under a Groove,” a profile of Parliament Funkadelic that features animation (including an “Afronaut” character voiced by Eddie Griffin) to explore P-Funk's unique mix of rock and R&B, and its rebellious vibe---tightly controlled by mastermind George Clinton, whose 50-year career links doo-wop and hip-hop. “It was just a party,” says singer Nona Hendryx

En Route to Baghdad

S07 E02 • Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 • Oct 18 • 1h

The Last Cowboy

S07 E03 • Tuesday, Oct 25, 2005 • Oct 25 • 1h

A Family at War

S07 E04 • Tuesday, Nov 8, 2005 • Nov 8 • 1h

Mirror Dance

S07 E05 • Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 • Nov 15 • 1h

Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saa became acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inseparable, their relationship disintegrated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban revolution. This program is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts not only between sisters but also between nations.

Race Is the Place

S07 E06 • Tuesday, Nov 22, 2005 • Nov 22 • 1h

Maid in America

S07 E07 • Tuesday, Nov 29, 2005 • Nov 29 • 1h

Seoul Train

S07 E08 • Tuesday, Dec 13, 2005 • Dec 13 • 1h

This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their homeland and China, and tells the story of activists who put themselves in harm's way to save them via a clandestine underground railroad.

Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community

S07 E09 • Tuesday, Dec 20, 2005 • Dec 20 • 1h

This documentary follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. The story is told by the Sisters themselves -- at work, prayer and leisure -- as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face an uncertain future with spirit, conviction and wit.

Short Stack: Lost & Found

S07 E10 • Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005 • Dec 27 • 1h

Sheriff

S07 E11 • Tuesday, Jan 3, 2006 • Jan 3 • 1h

Girl Trouble

S07 E12 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 2006 • Jan 17 • 1h

Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

S07 E13 • Tuesday, Feb 7, 2006 • Feb 7 • 1h

July '64

S07 E14 • Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006 • Feb 14 • 1h

July ’64 tells the story of a historic three-day race riot that erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of July 24, 1964, frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism, overcrowding, lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees. Directed by Carvin Eison and produced by Chris Christopher, JULY ’64 combines historic archival footage, news reports and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance.

Almost Home

S07 E15 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 • Feb 21 • 1h 24m

Almost Home rescues from an exile of denial the real stories of aging that lie in the vast middle between the uber-heroic octogenarian marathoner and the feeble geriatric that most Americans fear becoming. A feature length, cinema-verité film shot on location in a continuing care community that boasts a nursing home transforming its medical (think hospital) model of care into a holistic one (think home), Almost Home is a stunningly intimate film that combines the institution’s struggle to shake the nursing home stigma with tender, sometimes difficult, stories of people who live, work and visit there.

The Loss of Nameless Things

S07 E16 • Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 • Feb 28 • 1h

In 1978, Oakley Hall was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall violently transformed his life. This program is the haunting story of a young man's fall from grace, of the vibrant artists who surrounded him and what happens when, decades later, a theater company discovers the very play he was writing the night he fell.

Troop 1500

S07 E17 • Tuesday, Mar 21, 2006 • Mar 21 • 1h

Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City

S07 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 28, 2006 • Mar 28 • 1h

Trudell

S07 E19 • Tuesday, Apr 11, 2006 • Apr 11 • 1h

La Sierra

S07 E20 • Tuesday, Apr 18, 2006 • Apr 18 • 1h

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

S07 E21 • Tuesday, Apr 25, 2006 • Apr 25 • 1h

Music from the Inside Out

S07 E22 • Tuesday, May 2, 2006 • May 2 • 1h

Fishbowl; American Made

S07 E23 • Tuesday, May 9, 2006 • May 9 • 1h

Frozen Angels

S07 E24 • Tuesday, May 16, 2006 • May 16 • 1h

The Devil's Miner

S07 E25 • Tuesday, May 23, 2006 • May 23 • 1h

The Great Pink Scare

S07 E26 • Tuesday, Jun 6, 2006 • Jun 6 • 1h

The Real Dirt on Farmer John

S07 E27 • Tuesday, Jun 13, 2006 • Jun 13 • 1h

The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois.

A Lion in the House

S07 E28 • Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 • Jun 21 • 1h

A Lion in the House

S07 E29 • Thursday, Jun 22, 2006 • Jun 22 • 1h