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- ZEMENE is a feature documentary about a young Ethiopian girl's bravery in the face of enormous odds. Living in a remote village with a rare curvature of the spine, Zemene struggles with poverty, poor education, and potentially life-threatening illnesses. But a chance encounter in the streets of Gondar with Dr. Rick Hodes sets in motion a series of events that will change Zemene's life forever. Shot throughout the beautiful countryside of Ethiopia, the film is a poetic testament to the power and bonds of compassion and the potential within us all.
- The story of Lorna, a young teen whose world is turned upside down when her South American grandmother comes to rid the family of their bad luck, causing Lorna to seek escape in the perfect lives next door.
- Seth is an ex-con who desires one thing: revenge upon the abusive guard who tortured him in prison. Hollis is a guard who believes he properly delivers 'God's justice.' Now exonerated, Seth confronts Hollis at a remote diner all the while experiencing harrowing flashbacks from Hollis' treatment. His plan: to execute Hollis at the very time he himself was sentenced to die. As the minutes pass, Seth's purpose, his motives, sense of self, even his reality will be drawn into question. One thing is certain - someone will die when the deadline comes.
- When Christine meets Larry Mazza, it is love at first sight. But Larry has a secret so dangerous that it will ultimately put his family's lives on the line. And Christine must finally face the truth about the man she thought she knew so well.
- Krishna meets pot farmers in Northern California's ganja breadbasket, which has epitomized weed culture for years. Will full legalization usher in the winds of corporate change?
- Isabelle's Kisses is a short love story. A love story of two girls in college who are not yet experienced in love. Annie is a lesbian; Isabelle has never been with, or even considered being with a girl before. Their love is very pure, sweet and naive. Isabelle's father, Chris, is a good, honest, hard working patriotic man. One of the top detectives in his precinct, who gets great satisfaction from his job. He always tries to do the right thing, help people and does what he can to stop the wrong in the world. To Chris, homosexuality is wrong; he darkens the world of the two girls when he forbids Isabelle from seeing Annie again.
- Can the booming business of marijuana become the first gender-equal industry? Krishna meets women working across the pot trade who are trying to put the Mary back in Mary Jane.
- Welcome to world of the Circledrawers - lowly janitors of the Almighty's imperfect system, angels living among us and performing the most mundane of tasks. Oleg, a special emissary has arrived at transmission central in Iceland to do the semi-centennial report on the efficiency of the Circledrawer system. He introduces himself to the team and begins his analysis of these poor creatures were once human but, due to unproductive or lackluster lives, have been reborn as angels. They are condemned to complete a near impossible list of 1571 tasks in the hope of being reborn as human once more. But the report is not Oleg's only task in Iceland, as Lewis, a young man in New York, is about to find out. Accidentally undetected by the system for twenty years, he was born and raised human. But now his human life will be erased and his life as a Circledrawer begins. As Oleg continues his report in Iceland, Lewis is placed in the care of two seasoned Circledrawers, Marcus and Moses, who introduce him to their strange limbo reality, including: the women who govern it (including Sharon Angela of the "Sopranos"), the attention-starved Human Protector (Steve Schirripa of the "Sopranos") who assists in transitioning, and the wonders of batteries, flashlights, and prostitute nights. But can Lewis really leave his former human life behind? And is there something Oleg isn't sharing about his mission to Iceland and the true identity and calling of Lewis? Welcome to the clumsy, humorous, pathetic bureaucrats of the after- and before-life. Welcome to THE CIRCLEDRAWERS.
- Two friends, Randall and Jerome, venture through the industrial landscape of Brooklyn to retrieve a broken down car. Making an unexpected stop, Randall, in debt to an unstable crime boss, draws Jerome into his life of corruption and deceit.
- A tribute to the enduring creative spirit of octogenarian New Yorker artist, Hilda O'Connell.
- A seemingly unremarkable man spends a day taking a bizarre test at a mysterious facility. Through his day he interacts with the odd, detached employees of the facility, guiding him from section to section, obscuring the intentions or duration of the test.
- 'Meathooked'- The world is addicted to meat--in developing countries around the world, diets are starting to look more like ours, incorporating more and more beef and pork. Massive factory farms are springing up to supply that demand. But industrial meat operations produce more than just cheap T-bones; they also dish out enormous environmental harm. Isobel Yeung travels to the feedlots, farms and slaughterhouses where our meat is made, to see the true costs of our burger habit. 'End of Water' - Water is the single most vital resource we have--but it's also one of the most threatened. Around the world, from the American West to China, South Asia, and the Middle East, the water we need is simply disappearing. Vikram Gandhi reports from California's once-abundant farmland and the heart of Sao Paulo's reservoir system to assess the depths of the crisis, and what can be done to reverse it.
- Bernard Noble is serving 13 and a third years in prison for having two joints in his pocket. Krishna Andavolu traces Noble's story from his arrest to his incarceration.
- 2016– 22mTV-MA8.3 (36)TV EpisodeGunrunners move weapons from American states with loose laws to states with stricter ones, in a never-ending flow that law enforcement can't seem to stop.
- This extraordinary story of an American master, from his humble beginnings as a child selling paper flowers on street corners to his success creating a deeply-penetrating photographic record of the American experience, follows George as he creates five new photographs from location to darkroom to finished print.
- Moishe brutally confronts Esty, sending her running to Leah for help. After Esty has her audition, she and Yanky have it out.
- Meet Isobel. Struggling to make rent, she turns her extra bedroom into extra cash--while trying to figure out exactly who she is. Spoiler alert: It's complicated. "Strangers" is a coming-out-of-age story about finding yourself.
- When California enacted the End of Life Option Act amid fierce debate last October, the number of terminally ill Americans with the right to a doctor-assisted death effectively quadrupled. But in parts of Europe, euthanasia is also administered to people other than the terminally ill, including those with autism, depression and personality disorders. VICE explores the moral, political and personal questions raised by how and when we end our lives.
- 2016– 22mTV-MA8.1 (32)TV EpisodeA dangerous opioid-based cough syrup becomes a pop culture sensation across the Unites States.
- Story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.
- The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
- In Takoma Park it's hard to fit in, but sophomore Joel "Jolie" Jolson thinks if he can just make the summer league basketball team his whole life will change forever. His girlfriend Henrietta and his best friend Haroon think the same. Watch as the whole damn summer hinges on the cut...
- Esty's Berlin friends challenge many of her old beliefs, but also provide a safe space to explore new ways of being. Yanky and Moishe search for Esty.
- 'Afghan Women's Rights'--When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the liberation of Afghan women was used as a rallying cry to garner public support. Now, after nearly 15 years and hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars spent, violence and oppression are still a fact of life for the country's women. With the Taliban gaining ground again, Isobel Yeung reports from Kabul on the fight for dignity and rights in Afghanistan. 'Floating Armories'--Who stops world trade from grinding to a standstill? In many cases it's private military contractors and their network of weapons storage ships afloat in lawless international waters. VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi reports from one of these floating armories in the Gulf of Aden to take a closer look who's protecting global commerce today.
- Feature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.
- Set in the 1940's, 'Sarina's Song' follows the journey of a young woman who seeks to escape her aristocratic upbringing for a chance at true love.
- A devoted husband is forced to confront his doubts about remaining the caretaker of his wife suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
- As Moishe secretly gathers evidence against Esty, she realizes she needs help to audition for the scholarship she desperately needs.
- 2016– 22mTV-MA7.9 (34)TV EpisodeFor the fishermen of Hout Bay, South Africa the post-Apartheid years have meant less opportunity as they are forced to turn to poaching to survive.
- Action is in LA, shooting a video that features Big Body Bes on a white horse. When not engaged in equine rap scenarios, they are eating their way from West Hollywood to Watts.
- Gianna Taboni investigates the roots of Mexico's spiraling murder rate and meets the people who refuse to be silenced; political strategist Steve Bannon heads up new projects to support right-wing populist parties that are surging across Europe.
- A documentary about Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that have evolved to stop it.
- Born and raised in a New York Hasidic community, Esty struggles after a fruitless first year of marriage. She runs away to Berlin and finds new freedom.
- An actor in a light-blue hood and body suit swims in dark-blue water. She makes the case that a penis in water presents a challenge: it produces drag and might be snagged. She demonstrates how a right whale tucks his penis inside his body until erect. We watch more than one erect male appear around a female, who turns on her back keeping her vagina at bay while the males determine who is strongest. Then, the strongest male, ready to mate, waits until she needs air and turns over.
- Season Four Premiere. 'Boko Haram'- The terrorist group Boko Haram is responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria. Now, the government is determined to drive these militants from the country. But is the hunt for insurgents causing as much harm as it's preventing? Former Navy SEAL and new VICE correspondent Kaj Larsen travels to Nigeria to see what this cat-and-mouse game means for the people caught in the middle of the fight. 'Unnatural Selection' - For centuries, scientists have been working to change the genetic traits of plants and animals. Now, a new gene-editing method called CRISPR has made that process astonishingly simple--so simple that it could easily be used on humans. Isobel Yeung reports from Brazil, Scotland, China, and the United States on the technological advances that could reshape evolution as we know it.
- 'Beating Blindness' - Doctors and researchers are making incredible strides in the fight against blindness. New assistive technologies and advances in surgical techniques mean that many patients who've lost sight entirely can now regain visual perception, and the independence that comes with it--a process that can be as disorienting as it is freeing. Isobel Yeung reports from the front lines of this latest medical frontier. 'White Collar Weed' - Small-scale weed farmers have been fighting to legalize marijuana for generations--but the closer they get to ending the prohibition on pot, the closer they get to a new threat: corporate takeover of their way of life. VICE's Hamilton Morris travels to California's infamous Emerald Triangle to meet struggling mom-and-pop growers, and visits with the investors and entrepreneurs eager to cash in on the next big consumer market--even if it could put the small guys out of business.
- Thomas Morton does a piece on the unprecedented crisis of heroin addiction sweeping across America. Kaj Larsen takes a look at the growing pace of the United States' nuclear weapons program.
- On a fall day in 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed black man named Akai Gurley. Unfolding in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project, the shooting inflamed the residents of New York City and thrust two marginalized communities together into the uneven criminal justice system. Gurley's death sparked cries of police brutality and a raging, anguished debate about racial bias in criminal prosecution of law enforcement officers.
- Love, betrayal and guns in Chinatown NYC.
- Adelaide is a woman who hurts herself to get attention - not cutting herself but calling an ambulance for assistance with very specific instructions before then overdosing on drunks or sending herself into anaphylactic shock, things like that. Her best friend is Doctor Taylor. When she decides she needs to have a friend her own age, she meets a man behind the chemist's counter and it seems like a natural fit.
- A story about a middle-aged, reclusive widower/owner of lawn company who's second chance at life turns tragic when he over exerts control in the budding relationship with his Autistic employee.
- Two grown brothers return home for their widowed mother's birthday, only to find themselves competing with a strange man for her affection.
- A closeted masochist leads a double life while secretly getting his pain fix through an underground bare knuckles boxing syndicate.
- Using art as the catalyst, this film explores how the human spirit prevails in the face of tragedy. The film features three people; a photographer who becomes blind, a painter/sculptor who loses half her brain in a boxing match, and a musician losing his hearing to tinnitus. Using art to illustrate change, this film explores how the human spirit prevails in the face of tragedy and what new meanings emerge that otherwise would not have been found if not for their disability.
- Nova ScienceNow examines where we came from. It looks at the origin of the solar system and experiments to produce chemical precursors of life. It also considers what lice can tell us about human evolution and profiles a scientist who is working on memory.
- VICE presents this authoritative look at how the Islamic State was made, and what its future holds as the world's Superpowers struggle to find a common strategy in the global war on terror. Journalist Ben Anderson embeds with Iraqi fighters battling ISIS, visits Russian military forces in Syria and meets captured ISIS fighters in Kurdistan.
- Gianna Toboni reports on the consequences of student debt in America, and Thomas Morton covers the emergence of fecal transplants as viable options for certain medical treatments.
- The world's most trafficked mammal may go extinct before most people know what it is.