Films about politics & government
Feature Film
PBS Premiere: Oct. 1, 2018
A reporter in Montana exposes the shadowy world of anonymous campaign contributions.
Feature Film
PBS Premiere: Sept. 24, 2018
Sierra Leonean healthcare workers heroically face the Ebola epidemic in their country.
Feature Film
PBS Premiere: Aug. 27, 2018
A young medic records dramatic change in Iraq amidst U.S. retreat in 2011 and ISIS's rise.
Feature Film
PBS Premiere: July 30, 2018
An unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising, told by the activists leading the movement.
Feature Film
PBS Premiere: June 18, 2018
An intimate film capturing eight years in the life of a black family from Philadelphia.
Feature Film
PBS Premiere: April 18, 2018
Bill Nye is on a mission: to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking. This intimate film features the life and work of TV's favorite scientist.
Feature Film
Encore Broadcast: Jan. 2, 2018
In 500 YEARS, the Mayans lead Guatemala to a historical tipping point, from the genocide trial of former dictator General Rios Montt to the citizen’s uprising that toppled President Otto Pérez Molina.
Feature Film
Encore Broadcast: Jan. 1, 2018
The Academy Award-nominated film covers the turbulent campaign of Cory Booker, a 32-year-old Rhodes Scholar running for mayor of Newark against a four-term incumbent.
Feature Film
Encore Broadcast: Jan. 1, 2018
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local pastor risks everything to help them. Winner, Special Jury Award for Intuitive Filmmaking: Documentary, 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Feature Film
Encore Broadcast: Jan. 1, 2018
Jason DaSilva was 25 and a rising filmmaker when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and inspired to film this forthright — and surprisingly uplifting — look at his new life. He searches for a cure, yet a different miracle comes his way.Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS. A co-presentation with CAAM.
Feature Film
Encore Broadcast: Jan. 1, 2018
Follow the remarkable journey of three Latina immigrants working in L.A.'s garment factories and their long battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table. Emmy-winning Made in L.A. celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Feature Film
Encore Broadcast: Jan. 1, 2018
In the Light of Reverence is a beautifully rendered account of the struggles of the Lakota in the Black Hills, the Hopi in Arizona and the Wintu in California to protect their sacred sites.