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From 1999 to present
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This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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Season 1Season 18 episodes
- S01E01Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang1999-08-09✓
- S01E02Nothing but the Truth1999-08-16✓
- S01E03Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung1999-08-23
- S01E04The Man Who Drove with Mandela 1.51999-08-30
- S01E05The Jew in the Lotus1999-09-06
- S01E06Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key1999-09-13
- S01E07Secret People1999-10-04
- S01E08I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian1999-10-11
Season 210 episodes
- S02E01Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors2000-10-06
- S02E02No Hair Day2000-10-10
- S02E03Short Stories2000-10-16
- S02E04Born in the USA2000-10-23
- S02E05Girl Gone Bad2000-10-30
- S02E06Passing Through; Graham's Diner2000-11-06
- S02E07The Return of Navajo Boy2000-11-13
- S02E08Music in Their Bones2000-11-20
Season 310 episodes
- S03E01Confederacy Theory2001-09-07
- S03E02Who Owns the Past?2001-09-14
- S03E03Secrets of Silicon Valley2001-09-15
- S03E04Gibtown2001-09-21
- S03E05Abandoned: The Betrayal of America's Immigrants2001-09-22
- S03E06Good Kurds, Bad Kurds2001-09-28
- S03E07Open Outcry2001-10-05
- S03E08The Split Horn2001-10-12
Season 414 episodes
- S04E01Maggie Growls2003-02-04
- S04E02Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story2003-02-11
- S04E03On This Island2003-02-18
- S04E04Downside Up2003-02-25
- S04E05Los Trabajadores/The Workers2003-03-25
- S04E06Chiefs2003-04-01
- S04E07Strange Fruit2003-04-08
- S04E08Bird by Bird with Annie: A Portrait of Anne Lamott2003-04-22
Season 528 episodes
- S05E01Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz2003-10-14
- S05E02Foto-Novelas 2: `Junkyard Saints' and `Broken Sky'2003-10-21
- S05E03Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America2003-10-28
- S05E04A Wedding in Ramallah2003-11-04
- S05E05Be Good, Smile Pretty2003-11-11
- S05E06Livermore2003-11-25
- S05E07Eroica!2003-12-09
- S05E08Loaded Gun: Life and Death and Dickinson2003-12-16
Season 627 episodes
- S06E01The Political Dr. Seuss2004-10-26
- S06E02Polka Time2004-11-09
- S06E03Afghanistan Unveiled2004-11-16
- S06E04Los Angeles Now2004-11-23
- S06E05The Day My God Died2004-11-30
- S06E06Girl Wrestler2004-12-14
- S06E07Fine; Doki-Doki2004-12-21
- S06E08Short, Not Sweet2004-12-28
Season 729 episodes
- S07E01Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove2005-10-11
- S07E02En Route to Baghdad2005-10-18
- S07E03The Last Cowboy2005-10-25
- S07E04A Family at War2005-11-08
- S07E05Mirror Dance2005-11-15
- S07E06Race Is the Place2005-11-22
- S07E07Maid in America 4.02005-11-29
- S07E08Seoul Train2005-12-13
Season 827 episodes
- S08E01Still Life With Animated Dogs2006-10-24
- S08E02The World According to Sesame Street2006-10-24
- S08E03Muskrat Lovely2006-10-31
- S08E04Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire2006-11-07
- S08E05Democracy on Deadline2006-11-21
- S08E06Two Square Miles2006-11-28
- S08E07A Sad Flower in the Sand2006-12-12
- S08E08Revolucion: Five Visions2006-12-19
Season 926 episodes
- S09E01Wordplay2007-10-16
- S09E02Please Vote for Me2007-10-23
- S09E03Storm of Emotions2007-10-30
- S09E04Red White Black & Blue2007-11-06
- S09E05Miss Navajo2007-11-13
- S09E06The Creek Runs Red2007-11-20
- S09E08The Paper2007-12-11
- S09E09An Unreasonable Man2007-12-18
- S09E10
Season 1025 episodes
- S10E01Chicago 102008-10-22
- S10E02Dinner with the President: A Nation's Journey2008-10-28
- S10E03Knee Deep2008-11-06
- S10E04Lioness2008-11-13
- S10E05March Point2008-11-18
- S10E06The Atom Smashers2008-11-25
- S10E07Wonders Are Many: The Making of "Doctor Atomic"2008-12-16
- S10E08Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'2008-12-16
Season 1127 episodes
- S11E01Our Disappeared2009-09-21
- S11E02Butte, America2009-10-20
- S11E03Journals of a Wily School2009-10-27
- S11E04Power Paths2009-11-03
- S11E05D Tour2009-11-10
- S11E06No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos2009-11-17
- S11E07Objectified2009-11-24
- S11E08Between the Folds2009-12-08
Season 1225 episodes
- S12E01The Parking Lot Movie2010-10-19
- S12E02Art & Copy2010-10-26
- S12E03Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian2010-11-02
- S12E04The Longoria Affair2010-11-09
- S12E05Lost Sparrow2010-11-16
- S12E06Deep Down2010-11-23
- S12E07453652010-12-14
- S12E08The Calling, Part 12010-12-20
Season 1327 episodes
- S13E01Wham! Bam! Islam!2011-10-13
- S13E02Donor Unknown2011-10-20
- S13E03Lives Worth Living2011-10-27
- S13E04Deaf Jam2011-11-03
- S13E05We Still Live Here -- as Nutayunean2011-11-17
- S13E06The Woodmans2011-12-22
- S13E07These Amazing Shadows2011-12-29
- S13E08Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Road to Resistance2012-01-12
Season 1424 episodes
- S14E01As Goes Janesville2012-10-08
- S14E02Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Part 2)2012-10-02
- S14E04Love Free or Die2012-10-29
- S14E05Solar Mamas2012-11-05
- S14E06Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream2012-11-12
- S14E07Soul Food Junkies2013-01-14
- S14E08Beauty Is Embarrassing2013-01-21
- S14E09The Revisionaries2013-01-28
Season 1521 episodes
- S15E01The Graduates - The Girls2013-10-28
- S15E02The Graduates - The Boys2013-11-04
- S15E03Indian Relay2013-11-18
- S15E04Young Lakota2013-11-25
- S15E05Playwright: From Page to Stage2013-12-16
- S15E06Jiro Dreams of Sushi2013-12-23
- S15E07How to Survive a Plague2013-12-30
- S15E08At Berkeley2014-01-13
Season 1619 episodes
- S16E01Bully2014-10-13
- S16E02Twin Sisters2014-10-20
- S16E03Brakeless2014-10-27
- S16E04Powerless2014-11-03
- S16E05Happiness2014-11-17
- S16E06Rich Hill2015-01-05
- S16E07Evolution of a Criminal2015-01-12
- S16E08The Kill Team / Confusion Through Sand2015-01-19
- S16E09
Season 1721 episodes
- S17E01Stray Dog2015-11-09
- S17E02India's Daughter2015-11-16
- S17E03Mimi and Dona2015-11-23
- S17E04East of Salinas2015-12-28
- S17E05Chuck Norris vs. Communism 0.52016-01-04
- S17E06Autism in Love2016-01-11
- S17E07No Más Bebés (No More Babies)2016-01-25
- S17E08In Football We Trust2016-02-01
Season 1820 episodes
- S18E01Best of Enemies2016-10-02
- S18E02Meet the Patels2016-12-26
- S18E03Best and Most Beautiful Things2017-01-02
- S18E04Containment2017-01-09
- S18E05What Was Ours2017-01-16
- S18E06The Witness2017-01-23
- S18E07Birth of a Movement2017-02-06
- S18E08Accidental Courtesy2017-02-13
Season 1920 episodes
- S19E01Chasing Trane2017-11-06
- S19E02Shadow World2017-11-20
- S19E03Supergirl2017-12-18
- S19E04The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2018-01-01
- S19E05Unrest2018-01-08
- S19E06I Am Not Your Negro2018-01-15
- S19E07The Force2018-01-22
- S19E08I Am Another You2018-01-29
- S19E09
Season 2019 episodes
- S20E01Wildland2018-10-29
- S20E02Dawnland2018-11-05
- S20E03The Cleaners2018-11-12
- S20E04The Judge2018-11-19
- S20E05Man on Fire2018-12-17
- S20E06My Country No More2019-01-07
- S20E07Rodents of Unusual Size2019-01-14
- S20E08RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World2019-01-21
Season 2119 episodes
- S21E01Made in Boise2019-10-28
- S21E02Decade of Fire2019-11-04
- S21E03The Interpreters2019-11-11
- S21E04Conscience Point; Jewel's Hunt2019-11-18
- S21E05ATTLA2019-12-16
- S21E06Accept the Call2020-01-20
- S21E07The First Rainbow Coalition2020-01-27
- S21E08Cooked: Survival by Zip Code2020-02-03
Season 2214 episodes
- S22E01Feels Good Man2020-10-19
- S22E02Represent2020-10-26
- S22E03Jonathan Scott's Power Trip2020-11-16
- S22E04Belly of the Beast2020-11-23
- S22E05A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem2021-01-04
- S22E06A Day in the Life of America / American Nomads2021-01-11
- S22E079to5: The Story of a Movement2021-02-01
- S22E08Women in Blue2021-02-08
Season 2315 episodes
- S23E01Cured2021-10-11
- S23E02Ferguson Rises2021-11-08
- S23E03Storm Lake2021-11-15
- S23E04Duty Free2021-11-22
- S23E05Home From School: The Children of Carlisle2021-11-23
- S23E06A Reckoning in Boston2022-01-17
- S23E07Missing in Brooks County2022-01-31
- S23E08Owned: A Tale of Two Americas2022-02-07
Season 2416 episodes
- S24E01Hazing2022-09-12
- S24E02TikTok, Boom.2022-10-24
- S24E03Move Me2022-11-07
- S24E04Children of Las Brisas2023-01-02
- S24E05The Big Payback2023-01-16
- S24E06No Straight Lines2023-01-23
- S24E07The Picture Taker2023-01-30
- S24E08Outta the Muck2023-02-06
- S24E09
Season 2517 episodes
- S25E01Sansón and Me2023-09-19
- S25E02El Equipo2023-10-09
- S25E03Three Chaplains2023-11-06
- S25E04A Town Called Victoria | Episode 12024-02-20
- S25E05A Town Called Victoria | Episode 22024-02-20
- S25E06A Town Called Victoria | Episode 32024-02-20
- S25E07Beyond Utopia2024-01-09
- S25E08Racist Trees2024-01-22
Season 2619 episodes
- S26E01One Person, One Vote?2024-09-30
- S26E02Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen2024-11-11
- S26E03Dallas, 2019 | Episode 12025-01-03
- S26E04Dallas, 2019 | Episode 22025-01-03
- S26E05Dallas, 2019 | Episode 32025-01-03
- S26E06Dallas, 2019 | Episode 42025-01-03
- S26E07Dallas, 2019 | Episode 52025-01-03
- S26E08Minted2025-01-06
Season 2715 episodes
- S27E01Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution2025-10-06
- S27E02Ratified2025-10-20
- S27E03Life After2025-10-27
- S27E04Vivien's Wild Ride2026-01-26
- S27E05The Librarians2026-02-09
- S27E06The Inquisitor2026-02-23
- S27E07Keep Quiet and Forgive2026-03-23
- S27E08The Tallest Dwarf2026-04-06