Thom Powers appears in the following:
Going to court over climate change in "Youth v Gov"
Friday, August 18, 2023
"Youth v Gov" follows young people suing the United State government to address the climate crisis.
"Stephen Curry: Underrated" profiles the early days of the NBA All-Star
Friday, August 11, 2023
"Stephen Curry: Underrated" tells the origin story of the NBA All-Star when he grabbed the attention of fans with a series of March Madness upsets.
"Kokomo City" gives sex workers a safe space
Friday, July 28, 2023
Sundance prize winner "Kokomo City" is sexy, sassy and surprising in its portrait of four transgender sex workers.
"While We Watched" profiles Indian journalist Ravish Kumar
Friday, July 21, 2023
"While We Watched" profiles India's TV news anchor Ravish Kumar as he faces death threats while trying to practice journalism in an age of rising extremism.
"Casa Susanna" reveals a hidden transgender history
Friday, June 30, 2023
"Casa Susanna" reflects on a haven for transgender expression in the Catskills that was kept secret for decades.
"The Stroll" honors a sisterhood of sex workers
Friday, June 23, 2023
"The Stroll" explores the history of transgender sex workers who worked the streets of New York's Meatpacking District before the neighborhood's gentrification.
When the police don't believe victims
Friday, June 16, 2023
"Victim/Suspect" follows reporter Rae de Leon as she investigates a pattern of cases where women reported sexual assault only to be accused by police of lying.
John Leguizamo does America
Friday, June 09, 2023
John Leguizamo takes a road trip to Latin American communities across the country in, "Leguizamo Does America."
"After Sherman" reflects on Black Americans returning to the South
Friday, June 02, 2023
New York based-filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff traces his family's roots in the Gullah community of South Carolina in "After Sherman."
The real Mary Tyler Moore
Friday, May 26, 2023
"Being Mary Tyler Moore" explores how the actress compared and contrasted in real life to the characters she portrayed.
"Love to Love You, Donna Summer" profiles the disco queen
Friday, May 19, 2023
"Love to Love You, Donna Summer" explores the life of the disco hit maker and her complicated experiences with sex and religion.
Conversations with kids in "1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed"
Friday, May 12, 2023
Director W. Kamau Bell interviews mixed race people across three generations to understand their challenges and insights.
Exploring audio in "32 Sounds"
Friday, April 28, 2023
"32 Sounds" is a documentary essay that enlists composers, scientists, Hollywood effects specialists and others to contemplate how we listen.
"Little Richard: I Am Everything" celebrates a rock 'n' roll pioneer
Friday, April 21, 2023
"Little Richard: I Am Everything" brings a fresh perspective on the history of rock 'n' roll with insights from Mick Jagger and Billy Porter.
From Clothing to Conservation in "Wild Life"
Friday, April 14, 2023
"Wild Life" tells the love story of Doug and Kris Tompkins who gave up careers running North Face and Patagonia to devote themselves to conservation.
Van Jones navigates controversy in "The First Step"
Friday, April 07, 2023
In "The First Step," we follow progressive activist Van Jones as forges an unlikely alliance with Jared Kushner to pass criminal justice reform.
Revisiting the Iraq War in "The Army We Had"
Friday, March 31, 2023
The American soldiers who were interviewed 20 years ago for the documentary "Gunner Palace" about the war in Iraq, look back on their experiences today in "The Army We Had."
Who Was Nam June Paik?
Friday, March 24, 2023
"Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV" profiles the video artist whose work in the 1970s and 80s anticipated numerous artistic and technological innovations.
Nan Goldin vs the Sacklers in "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"
Friday, March 17, 2023
"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" profiles the artist Nan Goldin and her fight to have the Sackler family held accountable for the opioid epidemic.
"Navalny" is a political thriller about an opponent of Vladimir Putin
Friday, March 10, 2023
"Navalny" follows the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny as he investigates a Kremlin plot to assassinate him.