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- The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
- When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
- An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
- A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
- This documentary looks at one of the deadliest anti-Semitic attacks in American history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most impactful children's series in TV history. From the iconic furry characters to the songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed our world.
- A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
- Documentary about transgender women and drag queens who fought police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco's Tenderloin in 1966, three years before the famous riot at Stonewall Inn bar in NYC.
- The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.
- An inspiring look at Alderman Robin Rue Simmons' fight to redress the wrongs of "redlining" and the legacy of slavery through a groundbreaking reparations program in Evanston, Illinois.
- Aging Carmelo likes telling his grandson, Jobert about his youth in the Philippines. Jobert especially likes the stories about Carmelo's time in World War II, where he helped bury the legendary Yamashita treasure. When Carmelo is kidnapped, it is left to Jobert to go to Manila, using his grandfather's diary to find the treasure and save Carmelo before a Japanese crime boss steals the fortune.
- This spectacular presentation explores the volcano belt known as the Ring of Fire. Breathtaking cinematography displays close up shots of past and present Pacific Rim volcanoes from Chile, the USA, Japan, and the Philippines.
- A look at the life and influence of acclaimed sixties writer Ken Kesey. Features archive footage of his 1964 Magic Bus Tour with The Merry Pranksters.
- A look behind the scenes at one of the more controversial thillers of the 90's, and the one that made Sharon Stone a top-name star. Includes interviews with Stone and footage of some of the hard work that went into making the movie, as well as some discussion of the problems the makers had to deal with, including protests from groups who wanted the film changed or simply abandoned.
- This was a 30 minute program about the Bay Area and various things around there that were interesting.
- Local San Francisco Bay Area news.
- First film by a private citizen which criticizes a Government Committee: 1930s footage of Committee Chairman Martin Dies attacking "subversives" in labor unions; the Hollywood Witch Hunts; Cold War Blacklist; & 1960 San Francisco hearings.
- News Magazine program featuring the best in Bay Area shopping, dinning, health-care and entertainment.
- As SFM fills with the casualties of the Bay City Marathon, E.J. Riverside goes into labour three weeks early. Stanley can't be found, because he has secretly decided to compete in the run.
- America's rapid growth in the early 20th century exposes millions to natural and man-made disasters. Americans are both fascinated and horrified by these catastrophes ,many of which they record on film. As the century progresses these disasters teach them about the natural world and how to mitigate against further fatal events. Now, using rare archive and home movie footage, this story is told in color, for the very first time.
- After a failed attempt in 1972, Caitlyn Jenner made it her mission to win decathlon gold in Montreal in 1976.
- In the early 1970s, serial killer Edmund Kemper had Santa Cruz, California on edge. But what drove the so-called Co-Ed Killer, to snatch, murder and dismember young women? Profiler John Douglas began a landmark serial killer study after meeting Kemper and delves into the killer's tormented past.
- The passage of the first-ever tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
- The 1960s in the United States is a decade that played out on national television, decided a presidency, divided a nation about a war, and on July 20, 1969, declared a winner of the Space Race. Witness the dawn of modern America as it unfolded, through famous, and infamous, images and footage, shown in full color. From the drama of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the music of the Beatles, and from the March on Washington to the walk on the moon, we present the '60s like they've never been seen before.