New Documentaries to Stream
Inside the Human Mind
Explore the complexities of the brain through these illuminating documentaries.
One in 10 American children suffer from serious emotional disturbance and more than 17 million have experienced a psychiatric disorder. A Dangerous Son focuses on three families in crisis, each struggling with a child’s severe mental illness while desperately seeking treatment
One Nation Under Stress follows Sanjay Gupta as he tries to uncover the root causes of why American life expectancy is falling and is now shorter than all other major developed countries.
Both a celebration of art and an unvarnished exploration of mental illness, Hope Litoff’s directorial debut tells the powerful story of one sister struggling to know and accept the other in a way she was never able to in life, even as she learns to live with the pain of loss.
Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, Warning: This Drug May Kill You offers a harrowing, unflinching look at the deadly epidemic currently facing the United States.
Coming Soon
Jenifer McShane (Mothers of Bedford) directs documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops which follows San Antonio, Texas police officers Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro, who are diverting people from jail and into mental health treatment.
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements explores the meaning of loss through the stories of a deaf boy growing up, a deaf man growing old, and perhaps the world’s most famous deaf person, Ludwig van Beethoven, who crafted a sonata that would resonate across time and cultures.
Jenifer McShane (Mothers of Bedford) directs documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops which follows San Antonio, Texas police officers Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro, who are diverting people from jail and into mental health treatment.
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements explores the meaning of loss through the stories of a deaf boy growing up, a deaf man growing old, and perhaps the world’s most famous deaf person, Ludwig van Beethoven, who crafted a sonata that would resonate across time and cultures.
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A group of veterans and active-duty service members come together to combat past and current traumas through the written word, sharing their experiences in a United Service Organizations writing workshop.
Directed by Kate Davis, Traffic Stop tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalated into a dramatic arrest.
Through personal stories of the people who were around him, this film follows Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last years of his life.
A group of veterans and active-duty service members come together to combat past and current traumas through the written word, sharing their experiences in a United Service Organizations writing workshop.
Directed by Kate Davis, Traffic Stop tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped for a routine traffic violation that escalated into a dramatic arrest.
Through personal stories of the people who were around him, this film follows Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last years of his life.
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