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- "Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn. The cats introduce themselves.
- Lawrence and Feisal go to argue for Arab independence at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
- The stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco.
- Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling-bee champion.
- The Cat in The Hat knows a lot about virtually every thing. With the help of fish, thing 1, and thing 2; the Cat in the Hat teaches kids about many things through song and games.
- Comedian Ricky Gervais brutally roasts Hollywood and exposes their hypocrisy.
- A mother with seven sons feels like she's losing control of her life and her family. But personal pain and a troubled marriage fade into the background as news comes that one of her sons might have died in an accident.
- 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 movie is a recorded performance in concert. It all begins when Benjamin Barker( George Hearn), a mysterious,quiet,and subtle barber, returns to his hometown in London after escaping from a prison in Australia with help from a young sailor named Anthony. Now Sweeney Todd, he returns to his home where he and his wife Lucie and daughter Johanna used to live. When he arrives he meets Mrs. Nellie Lovett(Patti Lupone), a lonely woman who owns a down and out pie shop, and discovers that his wife has poisoned herself and the judge that unfairly punished him is responsible and the judge also has his daughter. So then Sweeney plots his revenge on the judge and his accomplice the Beadle and with help from Mrs. Lovett he re-opens his barber shop and vows to give the judge the closest shave he will ever know and give Mrs. Lovett a tasty new ingredient for her homemade meat pies.
- This story is about a successful black family who move out of Oakland into a middle-class San Francisco neighborhood.
- 95-year-old Polish heroine Irena Sendler tells the unknown story of a conspiracy of women who outwitted the Nazis and rescued thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto during WWII.
- 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.
- Twas the day before Christmas and all through the yard, the Cat in the Hat and his guests partied hard. When the party was over and the guests all departed, one poor baby reindeer was left broken-hearted. Can the Cat.
- The Emmy Award winning JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE tells an epic story of cosmic, Earth and human transformation from The Big Bang to today. Evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme and Yale historian of religions Mary Evelyn Tucker have crafted an elegant narrative that both illuminates and celebrates the profound role humans play in the flourishing of the Earth.
- Raggs stars five colorful canine characters and their wisecracking pet cat, Dumpster, who hang together in their own cool clubhouse. However, Raggs and his friends are not average canines, they're also talented musicians who make great rock 'n' roll music as The Raggs Band.
- A talk show with news, interviews, and entertainment aimed at the older viewer.
- After the Holocaust, the world promised: "never again." Since then, humanity has wrought genocidal havoc from Cambodia to Rwanda to Bosnia to Darfur. Now in the Twenty-first Century, the suffering continues with the Uyghurs in China, the Rohingya in Burma, the Yazidis in Iran, and Ukrainians at the hands of Russian government. THE BROKEN PROMISE draws from the forward-thinking ideas of scholars and policy- makers, revealing why genocides occur and the ideas and institutions that stand against it. And, how the trauma of genocide is passed from one generation to another. The Broken Promise shines a light on the ways we can defend ourselves against genocide - and finally ensure that "never again" is now.
- A look at the life and work of author Amy Tan.
- Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European immigrants only a few decades ago. In this documentary, the story of the Castro's transformation is told by those who lived it, young and old, straight and gay. It's a tale of social upheaval, exuberant street culture, political assassination, and the inspiring coming-of-age of an entire community an ongoing saga even today.
- "World Without Walls" is the story of Beryl Markham, an English woman who grew up in Kenya, becoming a race horse trainer and a bush pilot. In 1936, she flew solo across the Atlantic and wrote a celebrated memoir, "West With the Night."
- This film is straight-ahead footage of Santana, the Grateful Dead, and the Jefferson Airplane playing at The Family Dog in 1970. Each band does two songs, followed by a jam at the end featuring musicians from all of the bands. No interviews, no special editing techniques (OK, a few...), no brilliant cinematography -- you see the bands play, and that's it. (That means that if you like these bands circa 1970, you'll probably like this film. If you don't like these band, there is nothing for you here!)
- Keeping Score investigates the compelling stories behind and intertwined with classical music. Regardless of your musical background, the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas are ready to conduct you through the fascinating history and modern interpretations of these masterworks.
- "Maxine Hong Kingston: Talking Story" is a one-hour public television biography of the Chinese-American author of "The Woman Warrior," "China Men," and "Tripmaster Monkey."
- A one-hour public television (PBS) biography of Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "hardboiled" modern detective novel and author of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man." It follows Hammett's life from Pinkerton detective in San Francisco to his career as fiction and screen writer, companion of playwright Lillian Hellman, and leftwing political activist. The biography investigates why Hammett stopped writing at the height of his fame.
- The best chefs in New York City demonstrate how they prepare their most famous recipes.
- A series of television mini-documentaries (3-6 minutes each) featuring inspiring solutions to environmental problems around the world.
- Earthrise tells the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968. Told solely by the Apollo 8 astronauts, the film recounts their experiences and memories and explores the beauty, awe, and grandeur of the Earth against the blackness of space. This iconic image had a powerful impact on the astronauts and the world, offering a perspective that transcended national, political, and religious boundaries. Told 50 years later, Earthrise compels us to remember this shift and to reflect on the Earth as a shared home.
- Four teens travel into a desolate and decrepit urban wasteland brought forth by the very being they wish to find, dead or alive.
- A two-episode color experimental documentary film containing live studio performances by Ace of Cups and The Sons of Champlin, and performances by Jefferson Airplane, Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Grateful Dead.
- The night club is in Oakland. The dance floor is packed. Streams of various colored lights illuminate the room. Letters or characters from another language mix with images of a traditionally dressed Ethiopian woman, all projected on a wall. Juxtaposing the wall, is the DJ, Selam Bekele - painter, musician, filmmaker and Afrofuturist.
- 13-part Italian cooking series, shot in Tuscany and U.S., plus a documentary special, "The de' Medici Kitchen: A Culinary Journey."
- On the eve of the long-awaited Khmer Rouge trial, an American survivor of the genocide returns to Cambodia hoping to unlock the mystery of her father's disappearance in 1975. Thida Buth Mam's quest intersects with many silent voices: widows, survivors from remote villages, monks and even former perpetrators. Her search for the truth stirs up the fractured pieces of one family's nightmare, unearths an unimaginable heartbreak and ultimately shines light on a people's broken silence.
- A documentary chronicling the remarkable story of San Francisco's Fillmore District. Remembered today mainly for its rock-and-roll auditorium, the Fillmore District is one of the great cautionary tales of American urban life. From the wholesale removal of Japanese Americans during WWII, to the jazz heyday of the 1950's, to the bulldozers of urban renewal, the Fillmore has seen its share of drama. "The Fillmore" sheds light on the way cities come into being by focusing on the bittersweet history of one neighborhood, as told by the residents who fought for its survival. Features the music of Count Basie, John Handy, Jefferson Airplane, and others.
- On a 1963 visit to black sections of San Francisco ,talking to angry youth, James Baldwin demolishes the city's image as cosmopolitan and sophisticated and argues that the place is as segregated and as racist, deep down, as Birmingham.
- An American family returns to Poland to look for relatives who were murdered during the Holocaust. It also visits places important to its matriarch's survival through acts of kindness and love.
- Cooking series.
- Reporter Stephen Talbot investigates the disturbing resurgence in bigotry, racism and anti-Semitic violence in California in the early 1980s, including a KKK cross burning in the small rural town of Ceres, CA.
- Three Years of Trench Warfare in the Jails, Holding Cells and Courts of San Francisco As Public Defenders Seek Justice for Their Clients Go behind the scenes and enter the inner sanctum of attorney/client privilege. Follow two high-profile murder trials and courtroom dramas as public defenders and their clients face the maze of the criminal justice system.
- Reporter Stephen Talbot examines the impact of the recession on the San Francisco Bay Area and the growing divide between rich and poor, including the newly homeless.
- Avant garde artist and bohemian Emile Norman is profiled and his life as an out and proud gay man in Big Sur, California is examined.
- The Oakland musicians of SOL Development use hip-hop, jazz and soul to tell stories about the effects of policing, mass incarceration and gun violence, and the band members work to create spaces for healing in Black and brown communities. But when they're shaken by unspeakable losses of their own, they must look inward and lean on each other to navigate circumstances that alter their lives forever.
- Cooking series (26 episodes per season).
- The filmmakers follow San Francisco-area forensics teacher Tommie Lindsey and his students for two years.