S1.E3 ∙ Getting Away With Murder: The Twisted Films of Todd Solondz

The Joan Crawford crime thriller, The Damned Don't Cry (1950), is the topic of discussion for various interviewees.

Ever since the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex left royal life for Los Angeles, tension has been mounting between the two households. Too many questions remained unanswered as the newly-independent couple built their new life together. The world would receive the answers and so much more than they ever imagined after an explosive interview rocked the world and left the Royal Family on the brink of disaster.

An experimental blend of documentary and fiction which challenges a young woman to cope with a number of key episodes from her recent past by reenacting them.

Silva, an old drifter, arrives at a small and isolated Portuguese village where he meets the young Ana. They develop a relation in between friendship and initiation. Fascinated by that wondrous man, Ana progressively falls into his universe. A life populated by supernatural figures including her long lost friend Carolina. But strange fits weaken Silva, bringing him to the hospital, where a dozen women start inhabiting him. Will they save him?

Beauty. Goodness. Truth. Some journeys start in the middle. For Jazz percussionist, Jaimeo Brown, this journey finds him searching for the roots of the spirituals that inspired his 1st solo album. This documentary portrait of an artist follows the pains of the past, the trials of the present and the hopefulness of the future. It is here, where everyone will take part in Jaimeo Brown's Transcendence.

Don't Wanna Slave No More is the story of Virginia's slaves on the eve of the American Revolution. Lord Dunmore, the last British governor of Virginia, proclaimed that any slave who fought for the British would be free. Slaves were left with important decisions to make. Could the British governor be trusted? What would happen if they were caught? What would become of families left behind? Students will discover how slaves were able to gather and pass along important news like the governor's announcement, and the factors that entered into their decision to flee or stay. They will gain a better understanding of the life of an 18th century slave.