Mahdokht Mahmoudabadi

Editor, Writer

Yousef Srouji’s childhood in Palestine wasn’t something that he and his parents spoke of as a family, so when he found a box of his mother’s home videos from the early 2000s, an especially perilous and tumultuous period in the West Bank, the tapes became a means for remembering and comprehending a painful past. The stories she captured illuminate the nature of life in a war zone, and familial bonds that cannot be broken

Three Promises

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

It follows Susan Zalkind as she tries to piece together the truth behind the murders of Erik Weissman, Brendan Mess and Raphael Teken in Massachusetts.

The Murders Before the Marathon

A look at the experiences of the members of the NXIVM, an organization and sex cult that made headlines for being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy.

The Vow

Secret of Permanency follows the steps of a western girl on a spiritual journey to Esfahan, Iran, wandering through the Bazaar Mosques & Palaces she awakens the echoes of ancient Persian history & civilization.

The Secret of Permanency

Art in the Twenty-First Century

A documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

"The Come Up" showcases six young disruptors from downtown New York as they follow their dreams and pursue love and art.

The Come Up

The Shortlist

Using new archival sources and unprecedented access, master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution.

Desert One

Maryam arrived on Wednesday

A documentary news series airing on VICE TV Wednesday and Thursday nights at 11p ET. Featuring deep investigations, and immersive pieces from all over the globe.