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Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 10:00pm
Independent Lens: Love Free or Die
“Love Free or Die” is about a man whose two defining passions the world cannot reconcile: his love for God and for his partner, Mark. The film is about church and state, love and marriage, faith and identity — and one man’s struggle to dispel the notion that God’s love has limits. more info | more stories like this
Monday, June 24, 2013 at 10:00pm
POV: Homegoings
Through the eyes of Harlem funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. “Homegoings” takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, drawing on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. more info | more stories like this
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 8:00pm
American Experience: Henry Ford
HENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Ford’s Model T automobile and his five-dollar-a-day wage ushered in the modern world, earning Ford reverence from millions of Americans. more info | more stories like this
Monday, July 1, 2013 at 10:00pm
POV: Special Flight
Watch a dramatic account of the plight of undocumented foreigners at the Frambois detention center in Geneva, Switzerland, and of the wardens who struggle to reconcile humane values with the harsh realities of a strict deportation system. more info | more stories like this
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 8:00pm
The Statue of Liberty
This 1985 Ken Burns film explores the creation and history of the remarkable Statue of Liberty and what she represents to all Americans. | more stories like this
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 9:00pm
American Experience: Mount Rushmore
High on a granite cliff in South Dakota’s Black Hills tower the huge carved faces of four American presidents. Together they constitute the world’s largest sculpture. The massive tableau inspires awe and bemusement. How, and when, was it carved? Who possessed the audacity to create such a gargantuan work? The story of Mount Rushmore’s creation is as bizarre and wonderful as the monument itself. more info | more stories like this
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