Featured Documentaries
A Will to Preach
The half-hour documentary A WILL TO PREACH offers viewers an unprecedented look at a pastor moving from scripture to sermon.
Cultivating the Wild
The enduring legacy of William Bartram, America’s first environmentalist. Often called “the South’s Thoreau,” Bartram’s reverence for all aspects of nature lies at the heart of modern environmental movements and in the people we meet in “Cultivating the Wild.”
Touching the Sound
TOUCHING THE SOUND traces the artistic development of young pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, from his early ability to play piano by ear, undeterred by his lifelong blindness, to his gold medal triumph in the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, to his debut at Carnegie Hall.
Sea Change
Narrator Patrick McMillan travels to the sands of Hunting Island State Park—threatened by tidal and storm surge erosion—up and down the coast of South Carolina as he presents diverse perspectives on the impacts of sea level rise and environmental changes.
More Programs
180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School provides an intimate portrait of this fledgling school's day-to-day stories, condensing a full school year - 180 days - into 2 two-hour episodes.
Anne Morgan's War tells the little-known story of how one American woman became an exemplary force in the recovery of Northern France’s World War I wartime devastation, and highlights the legacy of a woman in the vanguard of feminism and humanitarian action.
The settlement of Charles Towne that would grow into the colony of South Carolina owes its origins and success to a tiny island in the West Indies that most of us know nothing about.
"Charlie’s Place," tells the story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated South.
CNN’s John King hosts an expert panel as they examine the challenges and impacts of climate change. Extreme conditions, drought, floods, rising seas and hurricanes are part of the conversation.
Georgia O’Keeffe: A Woman on Paper, highlights the artist’s career while focusing on the little-known story of O’Keeffe’s time spent in Columbia, S.C., as an art instructor at Columbia College.
Jewish American Soldiers: Stories from WWII is a documentary focusing on the life stories of Jewish American World War II veterans. The film explores their unique experiences of being Jewish soldiers during a time of extreme anti-Semitism both abroad, and in America.
In Our Nation’s Health: A Focus on Social Determinants, moderator John King of CNN and expert panelists examine the wide-ranging impacts of social determinants on Americans’ health and our nation’s healthcare model.
Health starts where we live, learn, work and play. In fact, some experts say the lifespan of a child is determined more by his zip code than his genetic code.