Arts Nov 17 Watch ‘Waste Land’ Explores Artist’s Use of Garbage to Transform Lives in Brazil The film "Waste Land" follows artist Vik Muniz as he creates portraits of a band of self-designated pickers of recyclable materials in Brazil, using the trash that surrounds them. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of…
Arts Nov 17 Trash in ‘Waste Land’ Becomes Catalyst for Transformation Photo from the film "Waste Land," Artwork Courtesy of Vik Muniz Studio. On Thursday's NewsHour, we'll feature an excerpt of the film "Waste Land," which follows renowned artist Vik Muñiz as he journeys back to his native…
Arts Nov 10 Watch ‘We Still Live Here’ Details Effort to Restore Wampanoag Language The film "We Still Live Here," tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag Indian language, the first time a language with no native speakers has been revived in this country. It's part of our series, in partnership with…
Arts Nov 10 ‘We Still Live Here’ Traces Comeback of Wampanoag Indian Language On Thursday's NewsHour, we'll feature an excerpt of the film "We Still Live Here," which tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag Indian language, the first time a language with no native speakers has been revived…
Nov 03 Watch ‘Crime After Crime’ Examines Battered Woman’s Struggle to Leave Prison "Crime After Crime" traces efforts to free Deborah Peagler from prison 20 years after she was connected to the murder of the man who abused her and forced her into prostitution. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project… Continue watching
Nov 03 ‘Crime After Crime’ Follows Complex Story of Imprisoned Battered Woman Image courtesy of Life Sentence Films. On Thursday's NewsHour, we will feature an excerpt of the film "Crime After Crime", which traces the legal battle to free Deborah Peagler from a California prison 20 years after she was… Continue reading
Oct 06 ‘Prosecutor’ Looks Behind-the-Scenes at the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court meets people in the remote village of Zumbe, D.R. Congo, the site of a brutal massacre. Photo courtesy Sheila Velez, White Pine Pictures On Thursday's NewsHour, we feature an… Continue reading
Sep 29 ‘Raw Opium’ Looks at a Complex and Surprising Illicit Global Drug Trade On Thursday's NewsHour, we feature an excerpt of the film "Raw Opium," which documents the illicit global trade of the raw material for heroin. It's part of our series in partnership with The Economist magazine showcasing the… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Director Lixin Fan Chronicles Journey of Migrant Workers in ‘Last Train Home’ For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching