Ben Zweig

Editor

Conversations with Gay Elders

The reality of life in some corners of the world seems like no laughing matter. But a new wave of international stand-up comedians is proving that laughing matters now more than ever. The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj travels to Mumbai and Johannesburg to find the funniest comics you've never heard of - and learn the truth behind their humor.

Stand Up Planet

A groundbreaking documentary film that uses Lady Bird's audio diaries to tell the story of one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies in history.

The Lady Bird Diaries

Chronicles the hard-fought battle to gain equal rights in education and athletics, examining issues women in sports still face today.

37 Words

Two boys escape from slavery, spend a year in a rehabilitation shelter, and eventually reunite with their families. Meanwhile, the man who rescued them launches another mission to liberate more children. For him, the work is personal.

The Rescue List

Some think an in vitro fertilization contest sounds crazy, but countless Americans desperate to start a family believe this social media experiment is their only hope.

Vegas Baby

In the 1950's, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer's union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality.

Dolores

Superhuman: From prosthetic limbs and exoskeleton suits to implants that allow the blind to see and the deaf to hear to bionic organs that are giving people a new lease on life; amazing advances in bionics and prosthetics today are making the present look more like a sci-fi depiction of the future.

Superhuman

Burt Reynolds and other crew members from the 1977 classic "Smokey and the Bandit" share their experiences with the late director and stuntman Hal Needham.

The Bandit

Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.

The Mask You Live In

At first it's fun. A playful, happy, even sensual relationship. But then, he is always there. Krissy cannot figure out how to make him go away.

Always There

'Another Part of Me' is the emotional tale about a young man who must survive the wrath of his mother. This young man's world often seems cruel and unjust, where he rarely has a voice. However, through the example of his little brother, he discovers the joys that life brings and the strength to go on. Every morning he awakens to the same life from the same nightmares.

Another Part of Me

Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented communities and universal challenges found across America. The series has been awarded numerous Emmys and Peabodys, and has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.

Independent Lens

POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country.

P.O.V.

One hundred years after the two-day Tulsa Massacre, one of America's most violent racial conflicts, this documentary explores the role of media during these early 20th century events and today's revived call for justice and anti-racism.

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.