POV

by Helena Solberg

Premiere: October 5, 1995

A bowl of soup and the freedom to sing is all Carmen Miranda wanted in life. Helena Solberg's song-filled movie reveals how Hollywood transformed a talented entertainer into a Latin Lollapalooza.

by Gaylen Ross

Premiere: July 25, 1995

Filmmaker Gaylen Ross takes us inside the virtually impenetrable world of diamond and precious stone trading.

by Jenny Cool

Premiere: July 18, 1995

Jenny Cool interviewed women in a suburban housing development outside Los Angeles, discovering a fragile lifestyle dominated by social pressures and the daily commuter grind.

by Laurel Chiten

Premiere: July 11, 1995

An irreverent and humorous portrayal of people with the often misunderstood neurological disorder, Tourette Syndrome.

by Sandra Sunrising Osawa

Premiere: July 4, 1995

The story of how the Chippewa Indians of Northern Wisconsin have struggled to restore the centuries- old tradition of spearfishing, and the heated opposition they have encountered.

by George Stoney, Judith Helfand, Susanne Rostock

Premiere: June 25, 1995

Textile workers recall with pride the long- suppressed story of the General Textile Strike of 1934 when 500,000 Southern mill laborers walked off their jobs.

by David Sutherland

Premiere: June 20, 1995

The unpredictable trials of blind horse-woman Diane Starin who wonders "if America is ready for a blind girl who isn't a goody two-shoes."

by Ellen Bruno

Premiere: June 14, 1995

The personal testimonies of the courageous Buddhist nuns who have led the nonviolent resistance against the Chinese occupation of Tibet.

by Kathryn Hunt

Premiere: June 13, 1995

The story of 10-year-old Barbara Wilson's search, through cheap motels and homeless shelters, for permanence and security.