Educational
Station:
Prime Video (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2015-01-15
Rating:
6.5/10 from 2 users
America's most award-winning magazine comes to life in this new docu-series. Produced by Oscar & Emmy winner Alex Gibney, the pilot features a doc from Oscar winner Jonathan Demme based on Rachel Aviv's article "A Very Valuable Reputation," writer Ariel Levy interviewing artist Marina Abramovic, a sketch from Simon Rich and Alan Cumming, poetry read by Andrew Garfield, and cartoons by Emily Flake.
TV Show Ended.
S1E9 - Episode 9
THE SILVER THIEF: Filmmakers Chapman Way and Maclain Way (The Battered Bastards of Baseball) profile master thief Blane Nordahl.
UP AND THEN DOWN: Writer Nick Paumgarten explains why life as we know it depends on elevators.
TOM OF FINLAND: The artist called Tom of Finland changed the image of gay men forever. Is his work porn, or is it art?
CARTOONS by Farley Katz and Benjamin Schwartz.
Air Date: 08 Mar 2016 06:00 (CDT)
S1E10 - Episode 10
THE CYCLIST (EL CICLISTA): Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) learns about Cuba by becoming a perp there.
SNOOPS: Welcome to the monthly dinner of the Society of Professional Investigators.
THE BREATH OF THE WORLD: Pulitzer-winning composer John Luther Adams moved from Alaska to New York, but his music still reflects his original surroundings.
CARTOONS by Farley Katz and Benjamin Schwartz.
Air Date: 08 Mar 2016 06:00 (CDT)
S1E11 - Episode 11
PROTECT AND SERVE: Filmmaker Jesse Moss (The Overnighters) examines the Albuquerque Police Department, which has killed 28 civilians since 2010. WHO'S YOUR DADDY: Meet Kenny Burck, the proud father of The Naked Cowboy. NEVER ALONE: The IƱupiat tribe needed a way to preserve their culture and language. So they created a video game. CARTOON by Benjamin Schwartz.
Air Date: 15 Mar 2016 07:00 (CDT)