Meet the Scammers
In 2018, Australian grandmother Maria Exposto was sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking. Ironically, her nightmare began with one of the happiest moments of her life when she fell in love with an online match...
All Documentaries - 32
China: Power and Prosperity
From PBS NewsHour comes China: Power and Prosperity, an immersive feature-length exploration of the country's internal progress and growing sphere of power and influence across the globe. Featuring insights from more than 70...
Charlie and the Humans
Increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence technologies can assist us with a variety of practical tasks in everyday life. Their diversity of purpose can also be employed to help us explore and analyze the outer reaches...
Evaporated People
One morning in 2002, a 24-year old Japanese man named Naoki went to work just like any other day. That evening, he hopped on a ferry and hasn't been seen or heard from by his loved ones to this day. Shockingly, Naoki's story is...
Eye of the Pangolin
Pangolins are exotic, scaly animals that are indigenous to the terrains of Africa. They appear to be some reptilian remnant of the Jurassic age, but they're actually mammals. Pangolins are among the most unusual looking mammals...
Conman: The Life and Crimes of Mark Acklom
A masterful liar and a cunning sociopath, Mark Acklom thrived as a thieving conman for over 30 years. As he traveled across Europe, he would charm and defraud countless strangers and...
The World's Most Useful Airport
Before October 14, 2017, Saint Helena was largely isolated from the outside world. Famed as the site of Napolean's banishment in the final six years of his life, St. Helena is a beautiful tropical island in the midst of the...
Fish Wars
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is home to the world's most popular fish. Pangasius (also known as dory or catfish), drives a multi-billion dollar export industry. It's cheap and convenient to harvest, and its mass production has...
League of Denial
As the long-serving center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Webster was hero in his community. The toughest of the tough, this Super Bowl legend enjoyed phenomenal success during his 17-year professional career. The accolades...
Treeline: A Story Written in Rings
Throughout history, as entire civilizations have withered and mankind has continued to move at a breathless pace, the trees have remained. For some, these trees harbor the secrets to...
Poverty in the USA
For far too many, the American Dream will forever remain unattainable and unfulfilled. Plagued by skyrocketing costs and stagnant wages, it's more common than ever for average middle-income Americans to tumble into a life of...
Baalbek Megaliths
Though they've been ravaged by a history of armed conflict, earthquakes and the natural erosion and desecration of time, the Baalbek ruins continue to incite awe in everyone fortunate to visit them. Located near the Lebanon...
Anatomy of a Bribe
Working in conjunction with Wikileaks, the highly reputable Al Jazeera Investigates goes deep inside a complex and corrupt system with Anatomy of a Bribe. The film weaves a disturbing tale involving high ranking African...
LSD is Back
Many people associate LSD with the era of long hair, tie-dye shirts and bell bottomed pants. But this popular hallucinogenic drug never really went away. In fact, it's currently undergoing a bit of a resurgence as a medicinal...