PBS (US PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE)
Note: these documentaries may not be available to those outside the US.
PBS Newshour Special:
June 6: Race Matters: America in Crisis, A PBS NewsHour Special
As the United States grapples with widespread unrest after the killing of George Floyd by
Minneapolis police, our fraught national relationship with race is again in the spotlight. How can we move forward from this moment? PBS NewsHour believes we should begin the conversation by listening to black Americans. For that, we turn to a variety of grassroots voices, newsmakers and thought leaders.
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Frontline
April 21: Coronavirus Pandemic
How did the U.S. become the country with the worst known coronavirus outbreak in the world?
FRONTLINE investigates the American response to COVID-19 from Washington State to Washington, D.C. and examines what happens when politics and science collide.
May 19: Inside Italy's COVID War
FRONTLINE goes inside a hospital battling the coronavirus crisis in northern Italy, as doctors
are forced to make life and death decisions. An intimate,exclusive story that follows one besieged ER doctor, her staff and the patients suffering from COVID-19, from the darkest days to the signs of hope.
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Nova
May 13, 2020-May 12, 2023: Decoding COVID-19
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of months. But at the same time, an unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus and find a treatment for the disease is underway. Join doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to develop treatments and vaccines.
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CUNY (CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK) TV
June 3: Protests: Political Fallout | The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts
Segment 1: The death of an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis at the hands of the police set off fiery nationwide protests and riots. What could be the political implications of it all in a presidential election year? Guests: Reid Epstein, NYT political reporter and Eleanor Randolph and Clyde Haberman, both NYT Contributing Writers.
Segment 2: Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning NYT Op-Ed columnist Nick Kristof weighs in on the protests and on how the coronavirus pandemic has hit people of color and those in poverty harder than the rest of the population.
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NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
Black Communities in Canada:
Explore our free collection of films by award-winning Black filmmakers, creators, and allies of the Black community, detailing a rich history to better understand the present.
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DEMOCRACY AT WORK (RICHARD WOLFF)
June 1: Economic Update: Cornel West on Pandemic Capitalism
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NHK (JAPANESE PUBLIC TELEVISION)
May 30-June 13, 2020: The Path Forward: Surviving the "With Corona" Era
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NATIONAL BASKEBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA)
June 1: #NBA Together: Racism, Police Brutality & Our Shared Responsibility To Drive Change
#NBATogether with Ernie Johnson - Lloyd Pierce, Swin Cash, David Griffin, and Alvin Gentry discuss racism, police brutality, and our shared responsibility to drive change. #NBAVoices
June 3: Police Brutality & Health Inequity With Caron Butler, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & More #NBATogether
In this #NBATogether Virtual Roundtable Caron Butler discusses police brutality and health inequity with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mitch Landrieu and Maurice A. Jones. #NBAVoices
June 3: Ernie Johnson & Malcolm Brogdon On Police Brutality, Racism & Our Shared Responsibility For Change
Watch tonight’s #NBATogether with Ernie Johnson as Malcolm Brogdon of the Pacers joins Ernie to discuss the killing of George Floyd, demonstrating against racism and police brutality, and our shared responsibility to drive change. #NBAVoices
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AL JAZEERA TV (QATAR)
May 29: Are African countries staying ahead of the coronavirus?
May 30: How can racism and alleged police brutality in the US be brought to an end?
May 31: US anti-racism protests: Curfews in place in more than 12 cities
May 31: Why is coronavirus killing BAME (ethnic minorities) Britons?
May 31: How divisive is politics in the United States?
June 1: George Floyd protests: Curfews fail to deter demonstrators
June 1: George Floyd killing: A pivotal moment in US history?
June 2: George Floyd: Protests, arrests continue in US for seventh day
June 2: Can the military control unrest in the US?
June 3: George Floyd: Mass protests continue to erupt across the US
June 3: Can the Navajo Nation survive coronavirus?
June 3: Will US protests lead to political change?
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June 5: Protests continue across the US as polls turn bleak for Trump | Planet America: Fireside Chat
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NDTV (INDIA)
ARTE TV (FRANCE/GERMAN TV) (set subtitles to English with box icon)
April 6-August 12, 2020: Coronavirus Ghost Towns, New York, London, Venice and Paris
Coronavirus angst and lockdown restrictions have left world cities eerily empty. Popular tourist sites have no visitors and busy intersections echo to birdsong with the occasional cyclist. These ghost cities are eery but also beautiful.
May 20, 2020-June 5, 2023: Covid-19 in the USA: A Sickness of the Poor
2.4 million farm workers work in the US, and many are undocumented, without health insurance. While doctors and nurses are cheered on daily, these workers are crucial to the American society, but these farm workers have been forgotten.
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DW (DEUTSCHE WELLE) (GERMANY)
May 25: Lockdown in Cape Town - South Africa and Coronavirus | DW Documentary
June 4: Katja's corona diary | DW Documentary
Katja Alekseev lives with a condition that causes her muscles to waste away. That also affects her breathing, placing her in the high-risk group. The coronavirus would likely pose a far greater danger to her life and health than to those of others.
An infection with the coronavirus could be life-threatening to Katja, as could any kind of lung inflammation. Now, the 30-year-old Cologne resident hardly ever leaves her home. She even suffers panic attacks over the prospect. But she can't isolate herself entirely. Katja depends on help from assistants to manage her daily life. She can't avoid contact with them. For several weeks, Katja chronicled her life in a vlog or video diary and talked about her fears and concerns.
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NEW CHINA TV (XINHUA)
June 3: U.S. double standards not a thing? You decide.
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CGTN (CHINA GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK)
June 4: 2020/06/04 Systemic racism in America: Who, what, when, why and how
June 6: Live: Crowds gather in London for George Floyd protest
