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Watch 'Sun Kissed' on your iPad and iPhone!

Now available! You can now watch the moving Sun Kissed on the PBS app for iPhone and iPad before the U.S. broadcast premiere on October 19, 2012!

When a Navajo couple discovers their children have a disorder that makes exposure to sunlight fatal, they also learn their reservation is a hotbed for this rare genetic disease. Why? Sun Kissed follows Dorey and Yolanda Nez as they confront cultural taboos, tribal history and their own unconventional choices to learn the shocking truth: The consequences of the Navajos’ Long Walk — their forced relocation by the U.S. military in 1864 — are far from over. A co-production of ITVS, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with Native American Public Telecommunications.

Download the PBS app and watch ‘Sun Kissed’ starting October 12, 2012, before the U.S. broadcast premiere on October 19, 2012 »