Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly Black and living in the city’s poorest neighborhoods).
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A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.
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On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam impounding Conemaugh Lake exploded, unleashing a 40-foot wall of water. The bustling industrial...
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On January 8, 2005, the storm Gudrun pulled over southern Sweden and large parts of the Småland forest blew down. How do you cope when your...
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An investigative documentary that focuses on political activities in the 47th Ward of Chicago and on the relationship between party politics and the...
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It is the largest fire in Sweden, in modern times. In the pressing summer heat, a small forest fire started in the forests of Västmanland. But...
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A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing...
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Currently all the rage with hipsters worldwide, Chicago Juke music has roots that run deep. The film chronicles the birth and evolution of a genre...
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Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above landscapes and landmarks in Alaska; the Pacific...
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In Tanzania there is a growing clandestine market for albino skin, bones and hair as ingredients in potions that promise to make people rich. As a...
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Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the...
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As co-created by environmentalists Stephan Poulle and Nicolas Koutsikas, the documentary Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age argues and provides...
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Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.