S1.E8 ∙ Giant Blobs and Backyard Bigfoot

For several years, Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich traveled around in Russia and Belarus to investigate the relationship to love of the Russian people. One, as Svetlana means, is an acute shortage of today's society.

A documentary revealing the under-appreciated, highly demanding world of Broadway Understudies and Standbys. Three undiscovered performers at various points in their careers get the chance of a lifetime. Their struggle is put into perspective through never-before-heard stories from celebrities who themselves were once Understudies or Standbys.

Told through the eyes of an increasingly empowered heroine, The Carrier is a powerful and moving portrait of an unconventional family, set against the backdrop of the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Zambia.

The story of 'Pat the Cat' Richardson, Vincent 'Vinzerrelli' Brown and Inez Daniels, three people whose colorful lives revolve around the local roller rink in Brooklyn.

Thomas, Wolfgang and others are "dealers" and work in West Germany. They drive to their customers. In between they smoke and take trips.

Masty Huba, a hobo legend. Amongst the decaying landscape of Binghamton, NY the stories of Masty remain. He was kept alive - with plenty to drink - in exchange for his outrageous stories, songs, and his cheerful company.