Thom Powers

DOC NYC artistic director

Thom Powers appears in the following:

Going to court over climate change in "Youth v Gov"

Friday, August 18, 2023

WNYC
"Youth v Gov" follows young people suing the United State government to address the climate crisis.

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"Stephen Curry: Underrated" profiles the early days of the NBA All-Star

Friday, August 11, 2023

WNYC
"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.

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"Kokomo City" gives sex workers a safe space

Friday, July 28, 2023

WNYC
Sundance prize winner "Kokomo City" is sexy, sassy and surprising in its portrait of four transgender sex workers.

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"While We Watched" profiles Indian journalist Ravish Kumar

Friday, July 21, 2023

WNYC
"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.

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"Casa Susanna" reveals a hidden transgender history

Friday, June 30, 2023

WNYC
"Casa Susanna" reflects on a haven for transgender expression in the Catskills that was kept secret for decades.

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"The Stroll" honors a sisterhood of sex workers

Friday, June 23, 2023

WNYC
"The Stroll" explores the history of transgender sex workers who worked the streets of New York's Meatpacking District before the neighborhood's gentrification.

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When the police don't believe victims

Friday, June 16, 2023

WNYC
"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.

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John Leguizamo does America

Friday, June 09, 2023

WNYC
John Leguizamo takes a road trip to Latin American communities across the country in, "Leguizamo Does America."

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"After Sherman" reflects on Black Americans returning to the South

Friday, June 02, 2023

WNYC
New York based-filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff traces his family's roots in the Gullah community of South Carolina in "After Sherman."

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The real Mary Tyler Moore

Friday, May 26, 2023

WNYC
"Being Mary Tyler Moore" explores how the actress compared and contrasted in real life to the characters she portrayed.

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"Love to Love You, Donna Summer" profiles the disco queen

Friday, May 19, 2023

WNYC
"Love to Love You, Donna Summer" explores the life of the disco hit maker and her complicated experiences with sex and religion.

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Conversations with kids in "1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed"

Friday, May 12, 2023

WNYC
Director W. Kamau Bell interviews mixed race people across three generations to understand their challenges and insights.

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Exploring audio in "32 Sounds"

Friday, April 28, 2023

WNYC
"32 Sounds" is a documentary essay that enlists composers, scientists, Hollywood effects specialists and others to contemplate how we listen.

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"Little Richard: I Am Everything" celebrates a rock 'n' roll pioneer

Friday, April 21, 2023

WNYC
"Little Richard: I Am Everything" brings a fresh perspective on the history of rock 'n' roll with insights from Mick Jagger and Billy Porter.

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From Clothing to Conservation in "Wild Life"

Friday, April 14, 2023

WNYC
"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.

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Van Jones navigates controversy in "The First Step"

Friday, April 07, 2023

WNYC
In "The First Step," we follow progressive activist Van Jones as forges an unlikely alliance with Jared Kushner to pass criminal justice reform.

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Revisiting the Iraq War in "The Army We Had"

Friday, March 31, 2023

WNYC
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."

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Who Was Nam June Paik?

Friday, March 24, 2023

WNYC
"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.

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Nan Goldin vs the Sacklers in "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"

Friday, March 17, 2023

WNYC
"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.

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"Navalny" is a political thriller about an opponent of Vladimir Putin

Friday, March 10, 2023

WNYC
"Navalny" follows the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny as he investigates a Kremlin plot to assassinate him.

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