S9.E8 ∙ Under Pressure

Totschweigen (Wall of Silence) chronicles a small event of the Holocaust in the closing days of the War in the Austrian border town of Rechnitz.

The temple of the bohemians in Barcelona closes down on November the 1st, 2013. This evening, guests attend the bar 'Segundo Acto' located in the heart of the Gothic Quarter. Emilio is the soul of the venue, where artists and bohemians have gathered for almost 20 years. George Cervantes, considered the guru of cannabis cultivation; Quico Palomar, the founder of 'La Fura dels Baus' and unknown singer and dreamer; or Corvus, considered the most brilliant contemporary painter of the Old Town, are some of the regulars in the place. They are the last witness of the Barcelona underground.

Through the lives of two contemporary artists, Chimeras freeze-frames China at the moment when its aspirations are at war with its sense of identity.

Paul and Phyllis van Amburgh, believing that a small, family farm is the best place to raise their children, take their life savings and buy a defunct dairy. With three children and a fourth on the way and armed only with their principles and determination, they fight to defy the odds as they become full time farmers. THE FIRST SEASON, through an intimate, cinema verite style, bears witness to the Van Amburgh's struggle as they fight against relentless toil, financial ruin and the harsh reality of diary farming to achieve their version of the American dream.

A documentary that profiles four different women through personal tragedies and how they try to overcome them. Will they be able to triumph or fail?