Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond

PBS

While Asian Americans have faced a double pandemic of COVID-19 and anti-Asian racism, the rise of solidarity efforts within Asian American and other BIPOC communities gives us moments of joy, resilience, and hope as we rebuild our lives. This series of documentary shorts move beyond the pandemic and reflect the complexities of Asian American experiences in this critical moment.

Is Affirmative Action Unfair to Asian Americans?: A Debate

Open to Debate

For more than 50 years, Americans have debated the policy of affirmative action. Defenders argue that it promotes diversity in education and the workplace, provides opportunity for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, and helps account for generations of discrimination against certain historically oppressed or marginalized groups. Critics, however, argue that it promotes "reverse" discrimination based on race or ethnicity, treats Americans as members of groups rather than as individuals, and violates the U.S. Constitution. In the latest controversy over affirmative action, Students for Fair Admissions, an organization that opposes the policy, has sued both Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC), charging that the two institutions of higher learning discriminate against Asian Americans in favor of white, Black, and Latino applicants. Harvard and UNC deny these charges, and the case is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. Is affirmative action unfair to Asian Americans? Audio only.

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

PBS

Following the aftermath of the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta, this film chronicles how the Asian American community came together to fight back against hate. Offering a conversation about race, class and gender, the film takes a deep dive into this critical moment of racial reckoning, exploring the struggles, triumphs and achievements of AAPI communities.

38 at the Garden

HBO

38 At The Garden chronicles the extraordinary ascendance of point guard Jeremy Lin during his landmark 2012 season with the New York Knicks. Lin, an undrafted Harvard graduate, shocked fans, stunned his teammates and galvanized the Asian American community when he scored 38 points at Madison Square Garden against the Los Angeles Lakers, solidifying Lin’s hot streak and the “Linsanity” craze. A decade later, Lin’s stature as a groundbreaking, cultural icon stands in stark relief to the recent hate crimes against the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community. 38 At The Garden recognizes a pivotal moment in time for Lin, and celebrates a phenomenon that was bigger than basketball for the world.

Plague at the Golden Gate

American Experience

Discover how the 1900 outbreak of bubonic plague set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. A fascinating medical mystery and timely examination of the relationship between the medical community, city powerbrokers and the Chinese American community, Plague at the Golden Gate tells the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from the deadly plague.

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp

American Public Television (APT)

Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp tells the story of a group of Japanese American citizens and their mass incarceration by the U.S. government, purely on the basis of race. In the compelling voices of survivors of the Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho, the film explores the unconstitutional suspension of the civil rights of these Japanese Americans during WWII, and the long-lasting impact of the incarceration on their community. The film also explores the long-term effects of the incarceration over decades, and the phenomenon of intergenerational trauma as it affects the community. Over 40 camp survivors and descendants bring an unparalleled immediacy and urgency to the story. Interviewees include the late Kay Sakai Nakao, one of the first Japanese Americans to be taken, the poet Larry Matsuda, Paul Tomita, whose father went directly from camp to join the OSS, Satsuki Ina, a trauma therapist who was herself born in a concentration camp, and many others. Rich archival material brings the historic event to life. In Betrayed, the incarceration of Japanese-Americans in the Pacific Northwest tells a universal story about unjust imprisonment and the loss of civil rights. The film looks at the rise of Japanese American activism in defense of the rights of others, and the relevance of this story today, both in the targeting of groups based on their religion or ethnicity and the actions of the U.S. government at the southern border.

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (American Masters)

PBS

Writer Amy Tan’s hit debut novel, The Joy Luck Club (1989), catapulted her to commercial and critical success. Born to Chinese immigrant parents into 1950’s America, Amy Tan’s painful family legacy inspired her stories of women without the power to choose their lives. Journey through the groundbreaking author’s life and career with archival imagery, artful animation and original interviews.

Asian Americans

PBS

This series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, and cultural innovation. It is a timely look at the role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation.

The Asian Century, Series 2

TVF International

How did North Korea build its nuclear bomb? What was behind Japanese Emperor Hirohilo’s militarism? How did Indira Gandhi become India’s ‘Iron Lady’? And what is the lasting impact of the Bangladesh Liberation war? This landmark series returns, deconstructing the key issues and pivotal events which have shaped the current Asian Century.

Silent Sacrifice: Stories of Japanese-American Incarceration

American Public Television (APT)

This program is a riveting, emotional documentary about Japanese Americans who were forced into encampments in the United States during World War II. Utilizing in-depth interviews with former internees and their families, a rich collection of rare historic photos and film clips, and beautifully crafted re-creation scenes, SILENT SACRIFICE reveals the pain, shame, regret and healing that nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans endured for their country.

Hollywood and the Yellow Threat

Wichita Films

The United States entered WWII. More than 110,000 citizens of Japanese origin were rounded up and dispatched to camps until the end of the war. Hollywood was quick to react with films from OBJECTIVE BURMA to THE BRIDGE ON RIVER KWAI and THE STORY OF GI JOE to KNOW YOUR ENEMY: JAPAN. Already in 1941 Warner, who was manipulating public opinion in favor of entering the war, had released DIVE BOMBER with Errol Flynn. It showed very clearly that America was threatened from the Pacific region. In almost all of these films, the enemy is vilified, we see particularly ugly Japanese in THE FIGHTING SEABEE. With the arrival of the Cold War, the enemy image had to change quickly and Hollywood obliged; this is well explained in Naoko Shibusawa's The Geisha Ally. This program features interviews with film criticJoseph McBride,Reel Inequality author Nancy Wang Yuen, Japanese film history specialist Dan Akira, and more.

Tale of the American Dream

Filmhub

This film is a powerful exploration of the immigrant experience in the United States. It highlights the many challenges and obstacles that immigrants face, and shows the resilience and determination that drives them to succeed.

Youth Mental Health

NewsHour Productions

As conservative lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, new data from The Trevor Project underscores the mental toll on LGBTQ+ youth. In this NewsHour production, we hear from young people around the country about the challenges they face and their hopes, and John Yang speaks with Dr. Jack Turban, assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, to learn more.

Mental Health Awareness Month: Replacing Bad Thoughts

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Incorporating a few small changes in your daily routine can make a big impact on your mental health.

Food and Mental Health

NewsHour Productions

The food we eat affects us in many ways. A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School found a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increase in the risk of depression. In this NewsHour program, Ali Rogin speaks with Olivia Okereke, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who worked on the study, to learn more.

Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

Ken Burns

"Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness" is a two-part, four-hour documentary that explores America’s mental health crisis through the eyes of more than twenty young people, their providers, advocates, family, and friends. The interviewees speak courageously about their challenges, difficulty finding treatment, and encounters with stigma—making their experiences more relatable for all of us.

Is Social Media Bad for Kids’ Mental Health?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Social media platforms have become integral to modern life in the 21st century, shaping how young people connect and communicate with the world around them. Their impact on children’s mental has raised many concerns. Some argue that excessive social media usage can undermine adolescents’ self-esteem and body image. It also provides a venue for cyberbullying and online harassment, which can cause stress, anxiety, and depression. Defenders of social media argue that when used responsibly and with proper guidance, social media can enhance social and creative skills and help young people access valuable educational resources. It can also foster a sense of belonging among youth, especially those from marginalized communities. Is social media bad for kids’ mental health?

Decolonizing Mental Health

PBS

Decolonizing Mental Health dismantles the racism that underscores the mental healthcare industry. By focusing its gaze on the transformative work of therapists and individuals of color, it calls for a redressal of the ways in which we define psychiatric illness and health.

Mysteries of Mental Illness

PBS

Explore the evolution in understanding, and the dramatic attempts across generations, to unravel the difficult questions surrounding mental illness people have grappled with throughout history: What causes it? And how is it best treated?

I Am Gen Z

Filmhub

Through expert interviews and the web lens of Gen Z, this documentary explores how the explosion of the digital revolution is impacting our society and mental health.

Facing Suicide

PBS

Facing Suicide combines the poignant personal stories of people impacted by suicide with profiles of scientists at the forefront of research to reveal new insights into one of America’s most pressing mental health crises. Shining a light on this difficult topic can destigmatize suicide while revealing that there is help as well as hope for those at risk and their loved ones.

The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health

BBC Worldwide Learning

Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing. Even in normal times, one in four of us will experience mental health difficulties, but living through a global pandemic has put our mental health under unprecedented strain. Over the past year, a team from Imperial College London, in collaboration with the BBC, have surveyed the mental health of over 350,000 people across the UK. This unique study provides a snapshot before and during the pandemic, revealing its shocking impact.

#Happy: The Dictatorship of Happiness on Social Media

Java Films

We spend hours on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, seduced by their promise to be able to share our life and our opinions with the whole world. In this virtual world, everyone is happy. Everyone has perfect bodies and lives fulfilled lives in stylish houses surrounded by beautiful friends and family. Everyone shows off and everyone judges. But this irresistible quest for recognition can quickly turn into addiction, wreaking havoc on our mental health. And teenagers are the most susceptible. This program examines the real dangers of the “happycracy” promoted on social networks and hear from some of its young victims. Danny was 14 when he posted his first selfie on Facebook. But it didn’t get many ‘likes,’ leading him to take more and more in a desperate attempt to secure the approval of others. Soon he was taking hundreds of selfies a day. He stopped eating in an attempt to perfect his body. Then he dropped out of school and spent six months unable to leave the house, believing that he was so ugly, people would be afraid of him. Desperate, he tried to kill himself. It was only when Danny stopped using social networks that he was able to slowly recover. His is an extreme story but with the invention of the “like” and the idea of “self branding,” where everything must be validated by others to be real, the creators of social networks are changing our behaviours. Marie, 22 and with 4922 followers, is terrified of disappointing her subscribers. So she spends one day a week perfecting an image of living the perfect Parisian life. Hours doing her make-up and taking hundreds of photos to create the one image she will post. She breaks down in front of the camera and confides how vulnerable she feels and how desperate she is to be liked.

Chasing Rembrandt: How Art Became a Business

Albatross World Sales

In no other epoch were artists in the Netherlands so productive, nor the demand for art so great as during the age of Rembrandt. This period saw new genres, and the birth of art markets and the profession of art dealers. This documentary explores this extraordinary period in which business and art merged for the first time. How did such a flourishing period for art come about? What innovations do we owe to this period and what significance does it have for our view of and approach to art today?

True North

Sumimasen

After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.

The Brain-Gut Connection with Dr. Emeran Mayer

PBS

Recent science is revealing that the vital connection between your gut and your brain impacts everything: your physical health, your mental health, and even the choices you make. The Brain-Gut Connection with renowned gastroenterologist and neuroscientist Dr. Emeran Mayer explores the interconnectivity between the gut and brain, revealing illuminating strategies for mental and physical wellbeing.

Taming the Beasts: The Domestication of Animals

Albatross World Sales

A look at the history of civilization would be incomplete without mentioning the symbiotic relationship humanity has nurtured with animals. We use their strength and superior senses, their flesh and instincts, and we enjoy their loyalty and friendship. This series takes an in-depth look at this evolved symbiosis with all facets between exploitation and adoration.

Amanda Gorman - 2021 Inaugural Poem (Great Speeches, Volume 33)

Educational Video Group

Poet Amanda Gorman delivers a critically acclaimed performance at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden

District Greenwood: The Amalgamated People

Filmhub

In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District, or Black Wall Street, was one of the most prosperous African American communities in the US. This documentary charts that history and explores the lessons from this time period that can be applied today.

Happiness

NewsHour Productions

A decades-long Harvard study has concluded that good relationships and close friendships are the key to lifelong health and happiness. In this NewsHour program, Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the study’s director, to learn more about his team’s research and how people can nurture the relationships in their lives.

Inside the Uvalde Response

Frontline

The real-time accounts of the response, missteps and trauma in the Uvalde school shooting. Using official body cam and audio, with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, a reconstruction of the chaotic response at Robb Elementary and the lessons learned.

AI Treating Depression: Using Your Smartphone to Personalize Treatment

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Studies find that more than one in five U.S. adults suffered with depression during the last few years. This number is over three times higher than before the pandemic. Diagnosis and treatment for depression is often the same for everyone therapy and anti depressants are usually prescribed. But research shows anti depressants work for only 30 percent of patients. Thats why researchers are working on a more personalized approach.

Greta Thunberg - United Nations Speech (Great Speeches, Volume 33)

Educational Video Group

Noted environemental activist Greta Thunberg delivers an important address to the United Nations.

60 Years At Age 15: Anthony Villalon Then and Now

Calamari Productions

This video tells the story of teenager Anthony, who was sentenced to 60 years in prison at age 15. This video looks back at Anthony's first few years in prison, as he was preparing to turn 18 and move from a prison cellblock of 54 boys to the adult prison population of 3,000 adult inmates. We then see Anthony 13 years later as a 30 year old man, discussing how his life had changed after more than half of it being spent inside prison walls.

Groundbreakers

PBS

Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.

Gospel

PBS

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Gospel" explores Black spirituality in sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. While musical styles come and go, there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage, and wisdom from the pulpit to the choir lofts on any given Sunday: gospel.

Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

Filmhub

At the center of this documentary is a traumatic, racist experience. Through confronting this event, documentarian Pirooz Kalayeh confronts the lasting effects of racism on an individual and opens up a dialog about discrimination and developing better tools to communicate about and address it.

Kingdoms

Ruth Films

Hundreds of thousands of people in Israel and around the world belong to the Hassidic movement, a social religious creed, which since its birth over 250 years ago, has changed the face of Judaism. A secular person looking at the Hassidic members from outside views them as one monolithic entity, so strange and different from his own existence, while the reality is that there are many different groups that are far from monolithic. This series presents an intimate look at the Hassidic world solely through the eyes of the men and women of this community. It is not an attempt to judge, but to list, to try to understand what motivates them, and what are the world views and beliefs that guide them. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

“Movement Snacks” and How They Benefit Your Health

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

No time for a full workout? No problem recent studies are finding that your fitness level can be improved in just minutes and even seconds.

OUP Chemistry

Makematic

This series of short educational videos explores topics in Chemistry, from chemical processes like electrolysis to the creation of free radicals.

Flyaways (Nature)

PBS

More than 200 species of shorebirds, such as Far Eastern Curlews, Red Knots and Hudsonian Godwits, fly thousands of miles each year from feeding grounds in the Southern Hemisphere to breeding grounds in the Arctic and back again. But their populations are crashing amidst climate change and urban development. Follow scientists as they mobilize to the challenge of saving these shorebirds.

Hunt for the Oldest DNA

NOVA

For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA, struggling to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had the controversial idea to look for DNA not in fossils or frozen ancient tissue–but in dirt. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age.

Manufacturing Death: Birth of the Atomic Bomb

Filmhub

The birth of the atomic bomb changed the world forever. The advent of nuclear weapons not only brought an end to the largest conflict in history but also ushered in an atomic age and a defining era of “big science”.

The Lithium-ion Story

Autentic Distribution GmbH

Digitization, e-mobility and the energy change are hardly conceivable today without this technology. From smartphones to e-cars - the lithium-ion battery is found in almost every battery-powered device. The technology is particularly established and in demand in one very specific place: the warehouse. We introduce the hidden champion of e-mobility: intralogistics. For more than a decade, lithium-ion powered trucks have been driving behind the warehouse gates of the world. The Hamburg-based company, Jungheinrich, is a pioneer and trailblazer of this technology, but pioneering work also brings challenges. Intralogistics offers a glimpse into the future of e-mobility with all its challenges and opportunities. Artificial intelligence, sustainability, resource availability, recycling and local mining; all this is already a lived reality in intralogistics today. From the extraction of lithium from thermal water to the production of the latest cells and their use in vehicles and AI-controlled large-scale storage to recycling: We show the state of the art of a technology that surrounds and influences us all every day. With industry and science, we venture a look into the future of one of the fastest-moving technologies in history.

New Eye on the Universe

NOVA

Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant worlds.

Is Carbon Capture Essential to Fighting Climate Change?: A Debate

Open to Debate

The main cause of climate change is the emission into the atmosphere of carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas that is released by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal. To reduce these emissions and slow climate change, some scientists have developed a technology called carbon capture and storage, in which CO2 is extracted and stored in underground facilities. In early 2023, Exxon Mobil, one of the world's largest oil companies, began using this technology to trap some 7 million tons of CO2 each year, and other major companies have offered similar plans. Capturing and burying these dangerous gases, supporters argue, will protect the planet and help prevent climate change. It will also, they contend, enable people to safely use fossil fuels while the world transitions to cleaner forms of energy. But opponents voice skepticism. Carbon capture technology is expensive, unreliable, and untested, they argue, and unrealistic on a large scale. Focusing on this technology, they charge, only distracts from broader efforts to lower emissions and slow climate change. Is carbon capture essential to fighting climate change?

Apollo’s Daring Mission

PBS

Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of how the first mission to the moon, Apollo 8, pioneered groundbreaking technologies that would pave the way to land a man on the moon and win the space race.

UHPC Concrete

NewsHour Productions

There's a dire need to repair aging infrastructure in the U.S., and an innovative building material could be a game changer. Embedded with steel fibers, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is about 5 to 10 times stronger than standard concrete -- and unaffordable for most government-funded projects. In this NewsHour segment, special correspondent Cat Wise looks at the use of UHPC and how researchers are working to bring costs down.

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Season 2)

PBS

"America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Season 1)" follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature.

OUP Biology

Makematic

This series of short educational videos explores topics in biology, from how our muscles contract to how human DNA is being edited by Cas9-CRISPR.

Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything

TVF International

Renowned physicist and professor, Jim Al-Khalili, takes viewers on a journey through the weird and wonderful microscopic world of quantum mechanics, exploring how it is behind both the large scale structure of the universe and the fundamental processes of life. This is a guide to answering one of the biggest mysteries of all—how did we get here?

True North

Sumimasen

After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

PBS

This series explores the life and legacy of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and his soaring masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" – inarguably one of the greatest achievements in the history of literature. Directed by Ric Burns, the film chronicles the mesmerizing story that unfolds within the poem itself, how the exiled poet managed to create it under the most unpromising circumstances, and its relevance today.

Interfaith Dialogue

NewsHour Productions

The conflict in the Middle East has been a fraught subject for decades, including in the U.S., and especially within American Jewish and Muslim communities. And for almost as long, interfaith groups have sought to bring those communities together to find common ground. That doesn’t make witnessing and talking about the current war any easier. Ali Rogin reports in this NewsHour program.

Chasing Rembrandt: How Art Became a Business

Albatross World Sales

In no other epoch were artists in the Netherlands so productive, nor the demand for art so great as during the age of Rembrandt. This period saw new genres, and the birth of art markets and the profession of art dealers. This documentary explores this extraordinary period in which business and art merged for the first time. How did such a flourishing period for art come about? What innovations do we owe to this period and what significance does it have for our view of and approach to art today?

The Real Oppenheimer

Filmhub

This film offers an in-depth portrait of the man who created the atomic bomb and changed the world forever. Featuring interviews with the widely respected authors and historians Alexander Larman and Guy Walters, the film also explores Oppenheimer's later preoccupation with the potential dangers that scientific inventions could pose to humanity.

Kingdoms

Ruth Films

Hundreds of thousands of people in Israel and around the world belong to the Hassidic movement, a social religious creed, which since its birth over 250 years ago, has changed the face of Judaism. A secular person looking at the Hassidic members from outside views them as one monolithic entity, so strange and different from his own existence, while the reality is that there are many different groups that are far from monolithic. This series presents an intimate look at the Hassidic world solely through the eyes of the men and women of this community. It is not an attempt to judge, but to list, to try to understand what motivates them, and what are the world views and beliefs that guide them. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

Garibaldi: Freedom Fighter and Womanizer

Albatross World Sales

He was one of the 19th century's most important revolutionaries, an architect of Italian unity and a popular ladies' man: Giuseppe Garibaldi. A man full of contradictions, Garibaldi nevertheless enjoyed great admiration and respect. Featuring interviews with historians and his descendants, this program visits significant sites of his revolutionary activities to help paint a full picture of this man who went from guerrilla fighter to national hero.

Gospel

PBS

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Gospel" explores Black spirituality in sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. While musical styles come and go, there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage, and wisdom from the pulpit to the choir lofts on any given Sunday: gospel.

A New Home

Filmhub

This film examines the story of Bosnian war refugees fleeing to St. Louis, Missouri. Now home to more displaced Bosnians than any other city in the world, the film charts how these refugees assimilated, built businesses and transformed their neighborhoods.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Filmhub

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a monumental figure in world politics. Her unmatched courage and tenacity have solidified her legacy. Dive into this compelling documentary to witness the life of the remarkable Justice Ginsburg.

The War on Disco

PBS

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco as shallow and superficial. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago.

Literacy Skills & Standards

Makematic

This series of short educational videos highlights literacy skills and standards. From character development to theme, learn about all the elements of literature.

Groundbreakers

PBS

Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.

Inside the Uvalde Response

Frontline

The real-time accounts of the response, missteps and trauma in the Uvalde school shooting. Using official body cam and audio, with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, a reconstruction of the chaotic response at Robb Elementary and the lessons learned.

Netanyahu, America, and the Road to War in Gaza

Frontline

The struggle between the Israeli leader and multiple U.S. presidents over Middle East peace. Leading up to the Gaza war, Netanyahu’s relations with the U.S. and Palestinians. Also, with The Washington Post, how Israel’s security barrier was breached.

District Greenwood: The Amalgamated People

Filmhub

In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District, or Black Wall Street, was one of the most prosperous African American communities in the US. This documentary charts that history and explores the lessons from this time period that can be applied today.

Light in the Darkness: Living Well After Trauma

Filmhub

A hidden epidemic affects ten percent of the American population daily and for those it grasps, hope can seem like a distant dream. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event that causes flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety. It affects 10% of the population in the US. This feature-length documentary is dedicated to illuminating an understanding PTSD, in order to help break the stigma that surrounds it.

Taming the Beasts: The Domestication of Animals

Albatross World Sales

A look at the history of civilization would be incomplete without mentioning the symbiotic relationship humanity has nurtured with animals. We use their strength and superior senses, their flesh and instincts, and we enjoy their loyalty and friendship. This series takes an in-depth look at this evolved symbiosis with all facets between exploitation and adoration.

Kids in Prison Then and Now: Morris's Story - A 15 Year Timeline

Calamari Productions

In this criminal justice documentary, teenager Morris is brought into detention after cops find him smoking weed outside of an apartment building. Turns out Morris also had an outstanding bench warrant for not appearing at a previous court hearing. This exclusive documentary shows what life inside is really like for juveniles who are arrested and must spend time in detention, as well as go before a judge to learn their fate. This documentary traces Morris's story from the night police brought him into detention in handcuffs, to his emotional visit with his mom, to two juvenile court hearings where Morris testifies on the stand. Morris also has to listen to his mom as she testifies about his behavior at home and what she thinks is best for Morris. Originally filmed in 2008, the program features a 2023 update at the end of the video.

Amanda Gorman - 2021 Inaugural Poem (Great Speeches, Volume 33)

Educational Video Group

Poet Amanda Gorman delivers a critically acclaimed performance at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden

College Essays

NewsHour Productions

Students who are starting to apply to colleges for the coming year are the first class to deal with the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn affirmative action. For many high school students, this annual rite of passage is now trickier than ever to navigate. In this NewsHour program, special correspondent Hari Sreenivasan takes a look for our higher education series, Rethinking College.

Jurassic Fortunes (Secrets of the Dead)

PBS

Discover the world of dinosaur collecting, a controversial hobby with a booming market. Hear perspectives on the fossil trade from private collectors, paleontologists, and others, as Big John—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.

Talking to Kids About War

NewsHour Productions

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, news and social media have been filled with horrific images and stories of civilians killed, wounded, and taken hostage. This information can be especially tough for kids to digest. In this NewsHour program, Duke University child psychologist Robin Gurwitch joins Yasmeen Alamiri to discuss how adults can talk about this difficult issue with kids.

Monumentum

Ruth Films

In recent years, Russia has erected over 250 monuments. What lies behind this phenomenon? Why, in this post-socialist society, has a demand arisen for monumental symbols? A film in the found footage genre, comprising news reports and amateur films focusing on the unveiling ceremonies for historic monuments. In Russian with English subtitles.

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

Frontline

Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. Musk’s journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech and the company’s uncertain future.

Should the FTC Ban Non-Compete Clauses?: A Debate

Open to Debate

In early 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. government agency that protects consumers from unfair business practices, floated a radical proposal: banning companies from requiring workers to sign non-compete clauses. These clauses, which affect some 30 million American workers, are essentially contracts between employers and employees that prohibit workers from competing with the business after they leave the company. Supporters of non-compete clauses argue that employers need them to protect their investments in training workers and to safeguard their trade secrets, both of which spur economic growth. Without these clauses, they contend, ex-employees could take their skills and knowledge to other companies and compete unfairly against them. Opponents of non-compete clauses reject these arguments. Such clauses undermine workers' rights, they contend, and hinder employees from switching jobs or starting their own businesses. Non-compete clauses lock workers into undercompensated positions, they charge, depress labor mobility and wage growth, and contribute to race and gender gaps. Should the FTC ban non-compete clauses?

Write a Business Plan

Seven Dimensions

Write a Business Plan is a simple course to help you get started with your business plan. A business plan is a written document describing an organization's core business activities, objectives, and plans to achieve its goals. Your business plan should outline your goals for your business, and how you intend to achieve them. It is a blueprint for growing your business. A business plan is a valuable roadmap for resourcing and marketing your business to its best advantage. A business plan helps you to crystallize what you are doing and identify priorities. It enables you to look at your product or service objectively, and to better understand your business strengths and weaknesses, how your business fits into the market, and challenges you might face. In this course psychologist Peter Quarry will help you learn essential elements for your business plan.

How Africa Could One Day Rival China

The Economist Group Limited

Africa is changing so fast, it is becoming hard to ignore. In the short term the continent faces many problems, including Covid-19, but in the long term, it could rival China's economic might.

Is the Banking System Safer Than It Was in 2008?: A Debate

Open to Debate

When the Great Recession struck in 2008, it marked the most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. A slumping housing market undermined the value of many mortgage-backed securities, leading to the collapse of financial firms. Unemployment in the United States soared to 10 percent, and the U.S. gross domestic product—the total amount of goods and services a nation produces—fell by more than 4 percent. Federal authorities moved swiftly to prop up struggling banks, and Congress enacted a series of reforms aimed at preventing such a calamity from recurring. Today, the global banking system may be facing its most serious crisis since 2008. In early 2023, a run on deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, a regional bank in California, quickly led to the third largest bank failure in U.S. history. Days later, Signature, another regional bank, failed, and a third, First Republic, needed immediate aid to survive. Overseas, Credit Suisse, one of Switzerland's biggest and oldest banks, suddenly faced collapse. Observers wonder if the global economy is again approaching recession. A combination of factors, including the erosion of regulations, sharp interest rate hikes, and a volatile cryptocurrency landscape, has raised new questions about the scale of turmoil that could confront markets worldwide. These factors, some argue, indicate that the global economy is in deep trouble. Others, however, disagree. As bad this recent crisis appears to be, they argue, the reforms put in place after the Great Recession have effectively contained the contagion and prevented widescale collapse. Amid this latest ferment, is the banking system safer than it was in 2008?

Managing Diversity and Inclusion

Channel 1 Creative Media

Technology and social changes are altering the landscape in every industry. Organisations today need the full gamut of human judgment, perspective, passion and creativity to not only keep up with their competitors, but to increase their agility and inventiveness and realise their full potential. The key to this is diversity and inclusion. This training video will explore the various steps that you can take to create a diverse and inclusive environment.

Amazon Is Good for Small Business: A Debate

Open to Debate

Since its founding in 1994 as an online book dealer, Amazon has expanded to become the biggest internet-based company in the world. In 2020, its revenue exceeded $368 billion and its market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion. As the "everything store," Amazon sells countless products from millions of vendors. In 2021 alone, more than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses used the platform to sell their goods, accounting for some 60 percent of Amazon's retail sales. But is the tech giant ultimately good for them? Defenders of Amazon argue that the company opens up a truly global market to smaller retailers, enabling them to reach billions of consumers. It also offers massive logistics support, such as processing payments, storing inventory, and shipping goods. Critics of Amazon, however, argue that the company's immense market power makes it a gatekeeper between retailers and consumers, enabling it to charge hefty fees for prime placement and what some sellers complain are the costs of superfluous services. Critics also rail against Amazon’s use of its own private label brands that can be weaponized to undermine competitors. No one questions that the tech giant has changed how people shop in the 21st century, but how beneficial have these changes been? Is Amazon good for small business?

Icahn: The Restless Billionaire

HBO

This documentary, directed by Bruce David Klein, explores the fascinating contradictions at the heart of the famed financier, Carl Icahn. Amassing close to $20 billion dollars over the last half century and at the forefront of some of the most legendary business deals of our times, Icahn, often referred to as the “Lone Wolf of Wall Street,” is a feared negotiator and master strategist in the art of corporate takeovers and investments. In his own words and with commentary from family members, journalists, and fellow titans of industry, Icahn: The Restless Billionaire probes Icahn’s humble roots, his business acumen, and his obsessive drive to stay atop America’s corporate hierarchy.

Call to Action - CTA

Seven Dimensions

Call to Action (CTA) is a video that simply explains how a phrase or even a single word can be used to prompt an immediate response in people who hear or read it. Every day, we see or hear Calls to Action (CTAs). They are used often in advertising, sales and marketing, but also in political campaigns or in not-for-profit fundraising drives. In this video, psychologist Eve Ash explains how CTAs can be used to successfully guide people to take specific action, and to understand not only what to do but why they should do it.

Leading Engaged and Thriving Remote Teams

MAPP Presenters

CEO of pLink Leadership, Gretchen Pisano MAPP '10, has been leading remote teams for two decades. In this taped webinar from the MAPP (Masters in Applied Positive Psychology) Alumni Association, Gretchen has a conversation with her newest hire, Erica Mohr MAPP '18, sharing her wisdom and practical tips for how to lead a totally virtual team.

Made in a Day

National Geographic

The last decade has seen a revolution in manufacturing. A just in time economy means the products we love are being made on a massive scale in record time. While lightning logistics mean global trade and distribution happens faster than ever. This is the story of how some of today’s biggest brands, from Tesla Cars to Gibson Guitars, from Tabasco Sauce to Space Rockets, are made today.

Trauma to Triumph: The Entrepreneurial Educational Experience

TeleTime

A dramatic, inspiring, and empowering interactive educational video series inspired by the broadcast documentaries Trauma to Triumph, and featuring 10 entrepreneurial journeys. There are 32 different video modules running five to eight minutes in length and designed for classroom or virtual learning. All video chapters include recommended discussion questions. Each short story is followed by step-by-step guidance on the startup process through growth strategies. The programming also includes historical, psychological, cultural, and career content and offers a fresh and exciting learning approach to entrepreneurial values and behavior. These stories and lessons share the virtues of entrepreneurship and its power in overcoming life’s trials, achieving life goals, and enhancing career readiness. The case studies feature a multicultural group of individuals that faced such challenges as racism, genocide, poverty, war, child abuse, oppression, disease, and sexism, yet rose to well-being through the power of entrepreneurship.

Diary of a Student Revolution

The WPA Film Library

This program reveals the views and actions of two opponents: The radical student group staging a protest over the issue of on-campus industrial recruitment and the college president. A film crew follows the student group and the president throughout the 10-day demonstration.

Should There Be Curbs on Free Speech?

The Economist Group Limited

Free speech is at the heart of a healthy democracy, but in recent years it has come under attack. Controversial views are being silenced to protect vulnerable people from harm. The Economist's Jon Fasman offers his take on how societies should react.

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil & Beyond

3DD Entertainment

In January 1968, a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese, known as the Tet Offensive, convinced many Americans that the war was not going to end very soon. Large scale opposition flared against theJohnson administration and its policies. Federal troops put down race riots while bitter protests erupted on campuses in the USA. In Paris that May, there was a “social revolution”. In Germany, a student movement driven by Rudi Dutschke reached fever pitch. The optimistic “Prague Spring” provided fuel for the Soviet invasion later in the year. Two extraordinary champions for change, Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, were both brutally assassinated. The Mexico Olympics provided a big moment for 1968 with Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ black gloved fists at the ceremonies. Barbarellacaused a stir in the cinema. HAL the beginning of the computer age in Kubrick’s 2001 and Charlton Heston’s dramatic realization in Planet of the Apeswere also signs of change. Aretha Franklin hit the scene with Think. Mary Hopkins iconic hit Those Were the Daysdominated the airwaves across the world, and the anthemic Born to be Wildby Steppenwolf and Arthur Brown’s Firea backdrop to the times. A search for meaning in space developed with the first full picture of the Earth coming back from Apollo 8. The world was changing. The space age was arriving and the dawn of a new era was upon us. Interviewees include: Joe Boyd, Music Producer; Will Hodgkinson, Times Music critic and writer; Bonnie Greer, Author and Journalist; Neil Norman, Music and Film critic; Derek Malcolm, Film Critic Cannes Film Festival; Tim Weiner, Pulitzer winning reporter and author on the FBI; Richard Gid Powers, US author and Journalist.

Free Speech Is Threatened on Campus: A Debate

Open to Debate

Protests have erupted on university campuses across the country. College students are speaking out against racism, bigotry, and offensive language, which, they claim, fosters an unwelcoming, sometimes hostile, learning environment. Opponents, however, charge that their demands have gone too far, creating an atmosphere of intolerance that limits intellectual discourse and silences unpopular points of view. Are the protesters on campus fighting injustice or threatening free speech?

Interfaith Dialogue

NewsHour Productions

The conflict in the Middle East has been a fraught subject for decades, including in the U.S., and especially within American Jewish and Muslim communities. And for almost as long, interfaith groups have sought to bring those communities together to find common ground. That doesn’t make witnessing and talking about the current war any easier. Ali Rogin reports in this NewsHour program.

Should the FTC Ban Non-Compete Clauses?: A Debate

Open to Debate

In early 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. government agency that protects consumers from unfair business practices, floated a radical proposal: banning companies from requiring workers to sign non-compete clauses. These clauses, which affect some 30 million American workers, are essentially contracts between employers and employees that prohibit workers from competing with the business after they leave the company. Supporters of non-compete clauses argue that employers need them to protect their investments in training workers and to safeguard their trade secrets, both of which spur economic growth. Without these clauses, they contend, ex-employees could take their skills and knowledge to other companies and compete unfairly against them. Opponents of non-compete clauses reject these arguments. Such clauses undermine workers' rights, they contend, and hinder employees from switching jobs or starting their own businesses. Non-compete clauses lock workers into undercompensated positions, they charge, depress labor mobility and wage growth, and contribute to race and gender gaps. Should the FTC ban non-compete clauses?

Netanyahu, America, and the Road to War in Gaza

Frontline

The struggle between the Israeli leader and multiple U.S. presidents over Middle East peace. Leading up to the Gaza war, Netanyahu’s relations with the U.S. and Palestinians. Also, with The Washington Post, how Israel’s security barrier was breached.

America Boxed In

Paradigm Motion Picture Company and LE7 Productions

America Boxed In explores the impact of the intermodal container industry on the political, economic, and strategic landscape of the 21st Century. From the dispersion of global power to the incredible divisions in political systems to the meteoric rise of China, this simple steel box is changing every aspect of our globalized world dramatically.

Putin and the Presidents

Frontline

Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Over five administrations, the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Abortion Divide

PBS

Inside the fight over abortion through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies. Drawing on a landmark FRONTLINE film from the 1980s, a look at both sides of the divide in a community still embroiled in the conflict.

Four Corners: Downfall - The Last Days of President Trump

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

On January 6, the most sacred symbol of American democracy was stormed by supporters of Donald Trump, unleashing violence and destruction. As lawmakers gathered to certify the election results, Trump’s inflammatory ‘stop the steal’ rhetoric fanned the flames on an already fevered atmosphere. This gripping account of the insurrection is told by eyewitnesses in vantage points around the Capitol Building, watching as the riot gathered pace and the mob broke through barriers to reach the politicians trapped inside. Award-winning reporter Sarah Ferguson confronts some of those who answered the President’s call to overturn the election result, and those who loyally served Donald Trump at the very highest level. With President Biden in the White House, the Republican party continues to grapple with its political future. Defeated, disgraced, and now twice-impeached, Donald Trump may be out of office, but the anger he unleashed continues to threaten.

The Oasis

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A radical experiment in democracy and women’s rights is under way in the old badlands of Islamic State. But as Yaara Bou Melhem reports, it could be crushed in an instant.

The United Nations Is Obsolete: A Debate

Open to Debate

Founded in 1945 amid the wreckage of World War II (1939–45), the United Nations is an international organization consisting of 193 states dedicated to maintaining world peace and promoting global cooperation. After three-quarters of a century, however, some critics argue that the United Nations is outdated, a relic of a bygone era. Wars continue to wrack the planet, and the organization, they charge, has proven ineffective in preventing them and resolving conflicts. They further charge that the world body is bloated, rife with corruption, and lacking in accountability. Supporters of the United Nations defend its record, citing as evidence its efforts to promote peace and stability, its devotion to human rights, its addressing of climate change, its commitment to multilateralism, and its widespread delivery of humanitarian aid in crisis situations. Like any organization it has its shortcomings, they acknowledge, but its achievements are many and it remains vital and relevant in today's world. So, after 76 years, is the United Nations obsolete?

The Longest Month

Filmhub

You've heard about the Iraq War surge, but what really happened? Four gripping, true stories are told by the apache pilots, ground crews, and infantry who lived through the longest and deadliest tour of duty in the war.

Should NATO Admit Ukraine?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Founded in 1949 as a mutual defense alliance among nations in North America and Western Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) today has 31 member countries. Four more countries—including Ukraine—have declared their desire to join the alliance. Ukraine has sought to move away from Russia’s sphere of influence in recent years and align itself more closely with the West. Since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, a record 82 percent of Ukrainians have backed joining NATO, and in September 2022 Ukraine formally announced a bid for fast-track membership. Supporters of Ukraine joining NATO argue that it would protect the country from further aggression, affirm its sovereignty, and solidify its alignment with the West and the rest of Europe. Opponents of Ukraine joining NATO argue that it would provoke Russian president Vladimir Putin to escalate the conflict, and that the nation doesn’t yet meet NATO’s standards regarding military capability, political stability, and commitment to democratic values. Should NATO admit Ukraine?

Inside the Iranian Uprising

Frontline

Inside the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of a young woman in police custody. With a trove of footage filmed by protestors, much of it previously unseen, the film sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure.

How the Korean War Changed the Way the U.S. Goes to Battle

Retro Report

During the Cold War, President Harry Truman watched with alarm as North Korean Communists invaded South Korea. Truman believed the U.S. had to intervene. But his decision to rush troops to stop the Communist advance had unintended consequences that shape the world today.

Endangered

HBO

An official selection of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, Endangered chronicles a year in the life of four journalists living and working in democratic countries where freedom of the press has historically been considered a “given.” Yet, as online misinformation proliferates and world leaders brazenly denigrate the press, distrust of traditional media is on the rise, and journalists are increasingly facing situations more typically encountered in war zones or autocratic states.

War and Peace

Parallel Lines

This video includes four short segments (HOLY WAR, JUST WAR, THE PRIEST WHO BLESSED THE BOMB, and CONTEMPT OF CONSCIENCE) specifically designed to assist teachers in delivering dynamic lessons on the ethics of war and peace including. Produced with much skill, this film explains clearly and succinctly the challenges faced by those who have the terrible responsibility of engaging in a war and how those who are engaged should behave.

Part 2: Democracy around the World (Dismantling Democracy)

American Public Television (APT)

Is democracy at risk abroad? Do other countries face similar problems with upholding democratic freedoms? What lessons can we learn from failed democracies? In episode 2, we explore democracies around the world. We look at issues facing American democracy and how those issues transpire in other democratic countries, providing perspective for America’s own democratic success and weaknesses.

Foreign Correspondent: City of Fear

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Once a city of protest, Hong Kong has become a city of fear. Reporter Bill Birtles brings us the final chapter of the Hong Kong rebellion, as Beijing exerts an iron grip on the once liberal outpost, snuffing out the last breaths of democracy. He speaks to pro-democracy activists who are advocating for freedom and pro-communist locals who welcome a return to law and order.

20 Days in Mariupol

Frontline

Academy Award®-winning documentary from the last international journalists inside the Russian siege of Mariupol. An extraordinary account, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues documenting the atrocities and their own escape.

Afghanistan Undercover

Frontline

An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan. Correspondent Ramita Navai finds those being punished by the regime and confronts Taliban officials.

The Long Breakup

Ante Media, Inc.

This program explores Ukraine’s struggle to escape Russia’s embrace, leave its Soviet past behind, and become a truly independent country. Ukrainian-American journalist, Katya Soldak, of Forbes Magazine, tells the story of her home country as it exits the USSR, works through two revolutions, and endures a war with Russia — all through the eyes of her family and friends in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city only 18 miles from the Russian border. The program takes viewers on an intimate journey that illustrates how big geopolitical changes affect people on a personal level, and explores what happens when democracy slips away and a nation must fight for the right to choose its future. Filmed over the course of a decade, it offers insight into what it’s like for an immigrant to watch her country go through crises from afar and offers an intimate portrait of life in the young, former Soviet country.

Frontline: Yemen/Iraq

PBS

This program examines how Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq and investigates allegations that militias are threatening and killing critics with impunity and targeting US interests. Also: in Yemen, explore how COVID is worsening the country’s humanitarian crisis.

Flooding Into Bangladesh, Rohingya Refugees Flee Harrowing Violence

NewsHour Productions

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh in the past three weeks after suffering violent attacks by Myanmar troops and Buddhist vigilantes. The sudden influx of Rohingyas is causing tensions with local Bengalis, who fear becoming the minority. Special correspondent Tania Rashid explains the origins of this mass exodus and how the international community is responding.

Chad Security: Violence and Instability

NewsHour Productions

Government forces in the capital of Chad killed dozens of opposition protesters Thursday. Rights groups say the unarmed civilians were massacred as they protested having to wait two years for elections. Because of the violence and instability, people are suffering from a food crisis made by both man and the climate crisis. Special correspondent Willem Marx reports in this NewsHour clip.

Mars on High: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

The red planet looms large in our solar system … and in our dreams. It fills our minds with possibilities and promise, fuelling a hunger to embrace and explore. And though our robots play on Mars’ sandy surface, there is still much to learn safe from the higher ground of orbit.

Made of Stars: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Through early telescopes, the dying breaths of stars looked like small planet disks, and were called ‘planetary nebulas’. Clearer views painted a more interesting picture: stars seeding the universe with the complex elements needed to make all of the amazing things we see around us.

Radiance in Death: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

To witness a supernova is to see a star suddenly appear in the sky, briefly outshining everything around it, then gradually fade back to nothing. These powerful stellar explosions are an awe inspiring reminder of how connected we are to the grand cycles of the cosmos.

Ancient Objects: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Globular clusters, spectacular assemblies of stars, sparkle like jewels at the galaxy’s edge. The smallest contain ten thousand stars, and the largest, ten million. Over time, gravity has pulled these stars into a ball shape. And now they glitter in the dusk, like dandelions gone to seed.

Light Speed: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Almost everything in the night sky – stars, nebulas, galaxies – is beyond our physical reach, and always will be. They are also beyond our time. When we look into space, we do not see objects as they are now. We see them as they were when their light started its journey towards Earth.

Beautiful Worlds: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

The wonders of our planet are myriad. But it is only as we look out that we begin to understand what really powers our perfect blue world. The Sun is in the center of it all, reaching out not just with gravity but energy into the space around it.

Stellar Nurseries: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Deep within galaxies lie wispy, luminous clouds called nebulas. Observed from a great distance, nebulas appear still and calm. Up close, they are as noisy and active as any nursery -- soaked with radiation and beset by fierce winds. It is in a nebula that a star’s life story begins.

Chrysalis: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

There are stunning examples of giant molecular clouds all around the night sky. These spectacular concentrations of gas and dust and everything that will ever be foretell the genesis of something new, something profound. And the first chapter in the story of us.

Island Universe: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

2.4 million light years away, the Andromeda Galaxy appears as a fuzzy smudge against the black sky. But it is more than just our nearest massive neighbour. Detailed velocity measurements of Andromeda reveal an ominous secret: it is our future.

Sky Mergers: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Everywhere we look in the universe we see evidence of gravity’s hand crushing star cities together. Galactic collisions create star forming regions, and add to the galaxies finite supply of gas and dust, re-stocking and re-populating them for ongoing expansion projects.

Striking Forms: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

From Stonehenge and Jaipur to modern day observatories, humans create special places to watch the sky, to spend the long, lonely nights drawn by its beauty, and to uncover its secrets. And for every leap in technology, our view gets clearer, and the cosmos gets more astounding.

Signs of Life: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Stuck on Earth, we have been able to learn many incredible things about the universe. We have even figured out that there is star dust in our blood. Once humans established this profound connection to the cosmos, the next question was obvious: if we are here, do others exist?

Host City: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

The Milky Way is an ancient structure, forming out of the mists of the early universe. Its many brilliant vistas spark curiosity about the galaxy’s past, present and future. And as we piece together it’s dramatic story, we are also discovering our own.

Star Cities: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

With only our eyes, stars and planets led us on a journey of discovery. Then telescopes slowly revealed the galaxies, full blown metropolises of stars. These gigantic star cities glow brightly across time and space, showing us a universe much more complex than we had ever imagined.

Jewel Boxes: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Of all the things to see in the night sky, star clusters might be the most striking. Stars travelling together in space, like precious gems bound by gravity’s chain. The clusters tell stories about where stars come from, and ultimately, where we come from.

The Quintessence: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Most of the universe exists beyond our senses as dark matter and dark energy. These unknown entities contradict the immutable laws, and beg us to try and understand them. We can only imagine how these strange forces will reveal themselves in the years to come.

Hubble on High: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

From the grand scale of spiral galaxies, to the fate of individual stars, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured countless scenes of drama and wonder. Science expected great things from Hubble, but no one could have predicted the larger effect that it would have on people.

Infrared Expanse: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

VISTA, the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, was built to observe in a colour of light that the human eye cannot see – infrared. Infrared light can travel through dust clouds, allowing infrared telescopes to pull back the veils on some of the universe’s most interesting objects.