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A soldier becomes emotional as he describes killing a man who was just 25 meters away.

24-year-old Kaylica reads a letter she has written to the judge presiding over the possible release of her father, Kenneth Anderson. After snatching a purse in 1996, Kenneth was sentenced to life under California’s Three Strikes Law, but is now eligible for release.

The attorneys wonder if they are doing enough to help their clients adjust to their new lives. Shane shares some of the challenges of adjusting to life outside of prison, including concerns about having too much freedom. Then Bilal, who lives at a reentry center, works to create a resume

Kenneth runs into unexpected obstacles enrolling in a trade school. He also talks about how his kids grew up while he was in prison and now they have babies. He also shares his difficulty re-establishing a bond with his ex-wife (with whom he has been living).

Dorey and Yolanda meet with a historian to learn more about the Long Walk. The Long Walk was the climax of a brutal war of near-extermination waged against the Navajo people, beginning in 1862 when Americans invaded the Southwest. More than 10,000 Navajos were forced to walk 500 miles—

Harry C. Myers explains the significance of creating the Long Walk National Historic Trail

Michelle Evans Milota, Executive Director of the XP Family Support Group, travels to a house on the Navajo reservation to help a family protect their home from UV rays which would be extremely harmful to their child who has XP.

Geneticist Robert Erickson describes a theory behind the prevalence of XP on the Navajo reservation.

Filmmakers Maya Stark and Adi Lavy talk about their film 'Sun Kissed,' which follows a Navajo couple as they search for answers about the origins of a rare skin disease, XP, which affected both of their children. The filmmakers describe their reasons for making the film as well

A soldier describes riding in a truck that hit a child and wonders what he would have done

A soldier describes the death of the guy next to him in a battle.

Children happily playing piggyback.

"I worry about my mothers all the time."

“When I started out in day care I didn’t like it.”

"I’ve been working seven days for almost 2 months”

“Lets not be rude because we are all friends!”

“I have been doing this for 22 years…”

Meet Dorey and Yolanda Nez who had two children with XP. People with XP are extremely sensitive to the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation. If undiagnosed and untreated, XP can lead to the early onset of skin cancer and blindness.

A soldier describes being blinded by an explosion and the aftermath.

A soldier recalls his thoughts after being hit by a mortar.

The soldier graphically describes processing a truckload of bodies.

Things have changed for the soldier and his wife since his return.

Adi looks at a NBC news report.

Florida Justice Transitions trailer park is home to 120 sex offenders.

Florida Justice Transitions trailer park is home to 120 sex offenders.

Mandy, a nurse at the Hospice, discusses how she originally wanted to practice as a "very technical" nurse, by using high tech procedures to keep people alive. Now, she has realized that she prefers to confront patients without electronics and get to know them as real people. She

Attorneys Mike Romano, Founder and Director of Stanford’s Three Strikes Project, and Susan Champion, also of the Project describe their inspiration for working to change the Three Strikes policy.

"Everybody that I’ve asked, nobody remembers his last name."

Nicola describes the loss of her independence as she became almost immobile and therefore dependent on others due to her disease. Nurse Mandy wonders from where Nicola found her strength, and is impressed by her ability to keep moving forward. The clip ends with Nicola and Mandy singing "Everybody

Alicia enjoys watching a shopping show on her tv. She then describes how she found out she has cancer and how she dealt with the news with her husband. The clip ends with Alicia singing a sad, lonely song.

Julie says that she expected to only live for a few months, but has lived for two years, and attributes this fortune to her prayers. She bought a house for her and her daughter to give her daughter some financial security when she dies, and tells her daughter to live

Ian grapples with the effects of his Multiple Sclerosis on his life and his relationships, and his struggle to keep moving forward despite the pain. He then recounts how he became a DJ at the age of 15 and found his wife, a "disco diva" named Moyra. Moyra

The students practice English presentations for their new pen pals in Nebraska. An elder remarks on the enormous progress the town has because of girls' education.

The clip begins with Kang Gye-Yeol bathing her husband

Anatomy of a Scene from A House Made of Splinters with Simon Lereng Wilmont.

A community resists.

A message from the filmmakers.

A message from the filmmaker.

A message from the filmmaker.

Meet Melissa, a undocumented woman confronting trauma through self-expression and dance.

Mandy and Dory use music to get through Dory's rehabilitation.

Anatomy of a Scene from How to Have an American Baby with Leslie Tai.

Anatomy of a Scene from Eat Your Catfish with Noah Amir Arjomand.

A message from the filmmaker.

Anatomy of a Scene from After Sherman with Jon-Sesrie Goff.

A message from the filmmaker.

A message from the filmmaker.

A message from the filmmakers.

A message from the filmmaker.

A message from the filmmaker.

A message from the filmmakers.

A message from the filmmakers.

A message from the filmmaker.

Cheri Lindsay and her father Phillip talk about the rare skin condition they share called vitiligo.

Growing up as the youngest in a tight-knit family, Barry Romo wasn’t much older than his niece and nephews. He was especially close with his nephew, Robert, who everyone called Bobby. They came of age during the Vietnam War. Barry remembers his nephew who served in his brigade and

Rob Rigano always loved vehicles — and the thrill of sneakily rolling a car down the driveway as a child. So when @StoryCorps’ Airstream trailer stopped in San Diego, his older brother, Phil, knew it was the perfect place to take him. The brothers traveled down memory lane, laughing about high

Bud Jones started his taxidermy business when he was a teenager in Tallapoosa, Georgia. When Jackie and Bud went on their first date in 1954, little did she know that his calling would set the scene for their love story.

Every Christmas Eve, people worldwide use NORAD's Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus as he flies across the globe to deliver presents. The merry mission started during the Cold War, when Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup received an unexpected call on his red phone — a top secret hotline

In 1958, John Cruitt was in third-grade. His teacher was Cecile Doyle. That year, his mother was seriously ill with multiple sclerosis. At StoryCorps, he talks with his former teacher about why he reached out to her decades later.

A Vietnamese American daughter captures her mother and father—former refugees of the American War in Vietnam / Vietnam War—as they dream of their late parents, childhood, and homeland.

Explore the stories of three women quilters whose lives complement and contrast each other across stunning landscapes in rural Colorado, Utah, and the Navajo Nation of New Mexico.

A young Kyrgyz girl named Altynai works as a truck driver—a male-dominated and physically demanding job—as a way to pay for her medical school at Columbia University.

The Race to Pit Row - NASCAR’s first black woman pit crew member.

As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favor. Using a striking metaphor, Boat People traces one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.

In one of the most remote places of the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant river catfish using just a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult. This film is a glimpse at a vanishing way of life as a father

One late October evening, Juliet Jegasothy was home alone with her baby when her doorbell started ringing. Terrified, she hid in her room and called her husband, Brian, who was working late. The newlyweds had just moved to Brooklyn, NY from Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka, and were still getting

In the 1980s, Ed Cage fell in love with beatboxing through the St. Louis hip hop scene. When he became a dad, his talent became a way to connect with his daughter, Nicole Paris. At StoryCorps, Ed and Nicole talk about how he passed the beat on to the next

In 1972, Sarah Churchill gave birth to her third child, Yomi. After she was born, doctors told her the baby had a rare genetic disorder that causes bones to break under the slightest pressure. At StoryCorps, Yomi asked her mom to tell her about the night she was born.

An idealistic, young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

When her son leaves to study abroad, a Polish mother feels bereft until she finds a baby squirrel in her backyard.

In the projects of Watts, Meryland Gonzales, a twelve-year-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion. Meanwhile, her immigrant parents work tirelessly to give their child a shot at achieving her dreams.

Against the backdrop of a community pool, a young Yezidi girl wrestles quietly with her traumatic memories of the Mediterranean Sea.

In 1983 the German energy giant RWE started digging for coal in the Garzweiler II pit. Since then 16 villages around the mine have been resettled. Against all odds, brothers Helmut and Joachim Meier run the nursery they built 30 years ago until the very end. Life is grey and

This animated short recounts the Velvet Underground's first gig—in 1965, in front of a crowd of shocked kids at a suburban New Jersey high school.

Irma is an intimate musical portrait of Irma Gonzalez, the former world champion of women's professional wrestling. Filmed in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – a notorious district of Mexico City – Irma contradicts everything we have come to expect from stories reported from Mexico. Featuring music written and performed by Ms. Gonzalez,

20/Nothing follows Evan Smith, a man who lost his left eye many years ago. This experimental film takes an in-depth look at a life with no depth perception.

Four distinct women in Central Florida form a bond over crickets, superworms, and roaches on an insect farm in the small town of LaBelle.

Kathleen reflects on her experience as a hairdresser while we bear witness to her unusual work.

An 18-year old influencer attempts to reconcile his identity online with his identity in real life.

A collective of Palestinian-American dancers living in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn use traditional Dabka as a way to connect to their community and homeland.

Tristan takes a chance on an experimental therapy, finding their authentic place.

Along the scorching southern border in Arizona, only an estimated one out of every five missing migrants is ever found. Águilas is the story of one group of searchers–the Águilas del Desierto–who volunteer monthly to recover the missing.

Sissy talks with his wife Vickie about how they forged a new path.

Laura talks with her daughter about realizing that not every family was like hers.

Lourdes Villanueva’s parents worked as migrant workers picking fruit across the country.

A Marine Corps veteran is caught between two cultures.

Three generations of steel workers.

An Ethiopian refugee remembers the home she left behind.

A man reflects on feeling responsible for the September 11 attacks.

Remembering the September 11 victim who died praying for others.

Robert Cochran thanks Herman Travis for the many ways he helps his community.

Crescenciana Tan came to the U.S. from the Philippines to help raise her grandchildren.

Partner, father, and giant among men.

Cherished memories captured in their final conversation.

In a war zone, a slice of home.

A filmmaker's conversations with her mom unveil intergenerational healing and a new start.

A close look at disabled New Yorkers fighting for accessibility on the MTA.

Betty started a second career at the only remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi.

“I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.”

Gweneviere Mann talks to her boyfriend Yasir Salem about losing her short term memory.

Noe Rueda tells Alex Fernandez about launching his first business venture.

A former firefighter remembers his sons, who died while responding to the 9/11 attacks.

The Battle of the Bulge haunts one U.S. soldier.

A conversation between a liberal woman and her conservative father-in-law.

17 years after robbing a bank, Darius Clark Monroe reflects with one of the witnesses.

A father and daughter talk about how politics affect their relationship.

Language is not a barrier for love.

Two sets of twins fall in love with eachother.

“That was the first time that anyone was proud to say that they loved me.”

In New York, 73-year-old Jackie Miller talks to her adopted son, Scott.

Patrick Haggerty remembers his father's unexpected advice to his gay son in the 1950s.

“I’m a mother. And I don’t know what to say.”

“It was this common ‘that’s not okay,’ moment.”