S1.E1 ∙ Bring in the Big Guns

A people's struggle to save the animal at the heart of their culture.

A kid from the street that dreams of becoming a reggaeton singer but everything around him make it impossible. Jeffrey has to solve his family problems before trying to achieve his dream.

Director Olga Spatova's documentary Far Beyond the Sun, produced by HBO Europe, maps the life of paramedic Ales Barta, who decided to found a hospital in one of the poorest parts of Africa. He found a place in the small town Itibo in an out-of-reach part of Kenya called Nyamira where people were unable to receive the medical help they needed and many patients were dying needlessly of illnesses and injuries which are commonly curable. Years ago, the locals gave Ales the African name Makori, which means the Path Ales chose when he decided to heal people in their town. When someone receives an African name, it means they became part of the community. Ales doesn't feel like a foreigner anymore. He's at home.

STONINGTON, ME: Contrasting the stark beauty of the Downeast Maine seacoast with the stark reality of earning a living there, Life by Lobster, a new hour-long documentary by independent filmmaker Iain McCray Martin takes you inside the lives of five young lobster fishermen determined to pursue this proud traditional vocation against steadily mounting obstacles.