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OWN Documentary Club

Family Affair
Family Affair
Thursday, March 1 8/7c At 10 years old, filmmaker Chico Colvard accidentally shot his older sister in the leg. This seemingly random act detonated a chain reaction that exposed his sisters sexual abuse and shattered his family. Thirty years later, Colvard ruptures the veils of secrecy and silence again, as he bravely visits his relatives a...
Love Etc.
Love Etc
Thursday, February 2 at 8/7c
A witty, poignant and humorous exploration about the universal stages of love, depicted through five real stories over the course of one year in New York City. Young, old,gay, straight – everyone has experienced love – and the joy and frustration that come with it.
Louder Than A Bomb
Thursday, January 5 at 9/8c
Every year, more than six hundred teenagers from over sixty Chicago area schools gather for the world’s largest youth poetry slam, a competition known as Louder Than A Bomb.
One Lucky Elephant
Thursday, December 1 at 9/8c Click here to purchase the DVD! Circus producer David Balding adopted Flora, an orphaned elephant and made her the star of his circus. As Flora approaches adulthood he realizes she is not happy and needs to be with other elephants. The road to Flora's retirement is difficult and emotional, but One Lucky Elep...
Crime After Crime
Crime After Crime
Premiering November 3rd 9/8c
Debbie Peagler - a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her - finds her only hope for freedom when two rookie attorneys with no background in criminal law step forward to take her case.
Rosario Dawson
Miss Representation
Thursday, October 20th at 9/8c
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Some of America's most influential women, including Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem, come together to give audiences an inside look at the media's message and depiction of women.
Most Valuable Players
Most Valuable Players
Thursday, September 8th at 9/8c
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MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS follows three high school theater troupes on their journey to the Freddy Awards. The film demonstrates that arts education encourages teamwork, camaraderie and confidence.
Life 2.0 Poster Art
Life 2.0
Thursday, August 25 at 9/8c
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Every day more than half a million users log onto Second Life, a virtual online world not entirely unlike our own. Life 2.0 explores Second Life residents, whose real lives have been drastically transformed by the new lives they lead in cyberspace.
Serving Life
Serving Life
Thursday, July 28 at 9/8c
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Four hardened criminals face death - and find humanity - as they tend to their dying fellow inmates in a Louisiana prison hospice.
Sons of Perdition Poster Art
Sons of Perdition
Thursday, June 2 at 9/8c
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Three teenage boys escape from the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound on the Utah/Arizona border, the oldest polygamist community in the United States, and struggle to find meaning in mainstream America.
Chaz Bono
Becoming Chaz
Tuesday, May 10 at 9/8c
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Growing up in the spotlight as the only child of Sonny & Cher wasn't easy for someone who was uncomfortable in her own body. Chaz Bono shares his journey of self-discovery during the transition from a woman to a man.
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