America ReFramed

Brings to life compelling stories illuminating the contours of our ever-changing country.

Episodes

  • In Search of Bengali Harlem: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    In Search of Bengali Harlem

    S12 Ep5 |
    A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.
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    From Here

    S11 Ep5 |
    Artists and activists fight to redefine belonging on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • Blurring the Color Line: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Blurring the Color Line

    S11 Ep4 |
    How do Chinese grocers in the Jim Crow South complicate America’s binary paradigm of race?
  • A Decent Home: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Decent Home

    S11 Ep3 |
    How are the lives of mobile home park residents impacted by class and economic injustice?
  • The Death of My Two Fathers: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Death of My Two Fathers

    S11 Ep2 |
    Sol Guy watches his late father’s tapes -- and confronts the choices of his father’s life.
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    Big Chief, Black Hawk

    S11 Ep1 |
    A brief look at the youngest Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief and “the culture” in New Orleans.
  • Kid Candidate: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Kid Candidate

    S10 Ep9 |
    A 24-year-old artist & musician in Amarillo, TX makes an unorthodox run for city council.
  • La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered

    S10 Ep8 |
    A collective memory of Mt. Pleasant's Salvadoran community and the May 1991 rebellion.
  • Any Given Day: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Any Given Day

    S10 Ep7 |
    A filmmaker and three Chicagoans navigate the complexities of living with mental illness.

Specials

  • Liberated Lives: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Liberated Lives

    Filmmakers talk about their documentaries and the process of telling these stories.

About America ReFramed

America ReFramed brings to life compelling stories, personal voices and experiences that illuminate the contours of our ever-changing country. Since 2012, the series has premiered 170 films - more than half helmed by female makers and a third credited to BIPOC makers - centering stories of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, the formerly incarcerated, veterans, immigrants and more.

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