S1.E23 ∙ The Last Tightrope Dancer

Biff Wilson worked for the fictional company "Universal Foods" in this Oscar-nominated documentary. He is in his 40s and has been fired. He is shattered, he is losing confidence. Will he find work in a similar position?

Filmmaker Mitra Farahani portrays love and sex in today's Iran. One part fiction and one part documentary, the film was shot secretly and is banned in its native country. The fictional part is based on "The story of Zohra and Manouchehr" poem of Iraj Mirza.

After breaking the silence on bullying in schools, the animator Jasmin Roy is now tackling violence among girls and especially the daily aggressions to which those females 13 to 17 years.

EXTENDING THE PLAY is not about basketball. It is a unique story about redemption, opportunity, passion, love, humility and the trials and tribulations that arise while chasing a dream. The story examines the lives of Kasey and Bracey Ulin, a husband and wife who are currently two of the top basketball players in Luxembourg. Coming from opposite coasts in the USA, they both have intriguing individual journeys leading up to their introduction in 2007 while playing in Germany. They have went through some major conflicts since meeting, even finding themselves away from basketball during the prime of their careers. But since, have returned overseas to finish off their amazing storybook careers. Currently, Kasey seems to be getting better with age. He is the leader of his team and a mentor to the younger players. But at 31, he knows the end of his career could be approaching quicker than he'd like. Bracey plays a similar role on her team. She gets better and better every season, but cannot help to get excited about starting a life after basketball. They live a very unique life in Europe. One that many people would find interesting. This documentary will tell the very unique story of how they got to where they are, what everyday life is like for this type of life, and will answer the question of how long they will want to keep Extending the Play.

Self-harm is spiralling in Britain. It is estimated that two teenagers in every classroom have been driven by depression or anxiety to hurt themselves. In this moving and sometimes disturbing film, actress and writer Meera Syal meets young people who self-harm to find out why they do it, and how parents like herself can avoid it happening to their own children.

They were 13, 17, 19 and 50. They yearned for love, freedom and fulfillment. In the morning of June 30, 2009, their bodies were discovered in a submerged car at the bottom of the lock at Kingston Mills, at the mouth of the Rideau Canal, Ontario. This documentary tells the story of the Shafia family and the premeditated murder of four of its members, of those women who wanted to grow in their new host society. Of their quest for emancipation who killed them...