S1.E12 ∙ Who Cares About the Arts?

When she was 12 years old, just moments after a family argument, Mayumi Maruyama's father hung himself in the garage of his family suburban American home. This film is her effort to both understand and come to terms with her father's tragic death and to confront the cultural wall of silence which may have contributed to his suicide, and continues to separate this modern all American girl from her traditional Japanese family.

The wildlife of the Arctic is explored in this true-life adventure.

Jacques d'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Carousel (1956), and who later became a New York dancing instructor.

What happens when your child comes out to you? In this feature documentary, parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender individuals in Turkey intimately share their experiences with the viewer, as they redefine what it means to be parents, family, and activists in this conservative, homophobic, and trans-phobic society.

Using spare narration and stunning imagery, Midway focuses on the plight of the Laysan Albatross plagued by the ingestion of our plastic trash. Both elegy and warning, the film explores the interconnectedness of species, with the albatross on Midway as a mirror of our humanity.

Pan-African founders of entertainment company Kugali made their dream reality by creating an original animated series with Walt Disney Animation Studios. This special filmed across three continents shares their inspirational journey.