(DOCUMENTARY)
National Geographic Investigates: Colombian Hippo Invasion. Hippos are invading Colombia, thanks to Pablo Escobar. The government must act, but it's complicated. What will be the fate of these giant invaders as their numbers multiply outside their African native habitat?
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Exploring the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979 and the resounding consequences of the situation. A riveting, intricate portrait of an event that made international headlines, HOSTAGES unfolds with ticking-clock urgency through the 444-day ordeal, while the episodes also travel back in time to explore decades of the complex, intertwined relations between the two countries. Probing a range of perspectives on the complicated legacy of the crisis, the series brings groundbreaking historical moments to life through first-person accounts from former hostages, Iranian student revolutionaries and hostage-takers, diplomats, security experts, politicians and journalists in both countries.
(DOCUMENTARY)
The Hernandez Brothers – Gilbert, Jaime and Mario – created Love & Rockets in the early 1980s, often setting their stories in Los Angeles or a fictional village in Central America. Love and Rockets astounded the alternative comic book scene and garnered a world-wide fan base by pushing the edge of storytelling through graphic art. Its story lines have continued for the past 40 years with its characters aging and situations developing in real-time. Love and Rockets has been praised for its diversity and nuance.
(DOCUMENTARY)
"America Tropical" explores the life and work of Mexican muralist and revolutionary, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and his cultural and political impact on the 1970s Latino community in Los Angeles and its relevance today. Painted in the 1930s, "America Tropical" was one of Siqueiros's most controversial murals, as it was seen as a critique of American imperialism and oppression of the Mexican people, which was a sensitive topic at the time.
(TV SERIES)
British true crime documentary series telling the first-hand stories of some of the most complex and hard-to-solve murder cases: stranger murders.
(MUSIC LIBRARY)
A blend of traditional Mexican folk music and light orchestral palettes inspired by magical realism and the vibrant colors of Mexico.
(TV SERIES)
"The Migrant Kitchen" is an Emmy®-winning food series that explores Los Angeles' booming food scene through the eyes of a new generation of chefs whose cuisine is inspired by their immigrant experience.
(DOCUMENTARY)
In March of 2020, amid chaos caused by inconsistent and vague stay-at-home orders in response to Covid-19, sweeping restaurant closures threatened destruction across the food industry.
Boiling Point chronicles this catastrophic moment through those frontline food workers, while exploring the deep cracks in the system that led to this crisis.
(DOCUMENTARY)
"LA Foodways" looks at the storied agricultural history of Los Angeles to understand present food waste challenges and opportunities to bring fresh foods to urban communities. From the importance of orange crops in the 19th century to the massive scale of food waste in the U.S., the series is a deep dive into the different manners in which local organizations are coming together to ensure the future of agriculture in the region in order to identify environmentally friendly solutions for the future.
(DOCUMENTARY)
Proposition 187 was a California ballot measure passed in 1994 that sought to deny public services to undocumented immigrants. While the initiative was meant to keep the “immigrant threat” at bay, it mobilized non-immigrants and immigrants in Latino communities as well as their allies across the state. The political awakening of this powerful group would dramatically change the state’s electoral politics, transforming the state into a Blue and progressive state for the first time. Proposition 187 created new and enduring political faultlines across California and across the nation as well as molded the political careers of a new generation of leaders. Narrated by Danny Trejo.
(DOCUMENTARY)
In the 1980’s Mexico, many Mexican farmers and ranchers had to leave their country and migrate to the US in search for better means to make a living and survive. "El Ojo de Agua de Los Galvez” looks at the life story of Jose Galvez, a Mexican immigrant, as he attempts to rebuild and repopulate his childhood town(now almost a ghost town) “El Ojo de Agua” after almost 35 years of being away. The story explores themes of melancholy, hardship, hope, family, and faith.
(DOCUMENTARY)
KCET’s Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series "Artbound" looks at East Los Angeles during the late 1960s and 1970s, when a group of young activists used creative tools like writing and photography as a means for community organizing, providing a platform for the Chicano Movement in the form of the bilingual newspaper/magazine La Raza. In the process, the young activists became artists themselves and articulated a visual language that shed light on the daily life, concerns and struggles of the Mexican-American experience in Southern California and provided a voice to the Chicano Rights Movement.
(TV SERIES)
"The Migrant Kitchen" is an Emmy®-winning food series that explores Los Angeles' booming food scene through the eyes of a new generation of chefs whose cuisine is inspired by their immigrant experience.
(MUSIC LIBRARY)
Cinematic cues evocative of the Middle East and north Africa, blending traditional instrumentation and orchestra.
(MUSIC LIBRARY)
Mysterious, psychological, investigative, cinematic hybrid scores with a focus on Synthwave music.
(DOCUMENTARY)
24 year old JB Hamby runs for office in a desperate attempt to save the future of Imperial County; decades of ignoring the Salton Sea's ecosystem and the imminent transfer of water away from his community pushes Hamby to get involved and run for water director.
(DOCUMENTARY)
KCET’s Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series "Artbound" looks at Día de los Muertos. A culture that has been adapted for centuries from its pre-colonial roots to the popular depictions in mass media today. Inspired by rich Oaxacan traditions, it was brought to East Los Angeles in the 1970's as a way to enrich and reclaim Chicano identity through a small celebration at Self Help Graphics and Art. In contrast to all the glamorous fanfare Dia de los Muertos now receives, Artbound offers a more intimate look at this ritual through the story of artist Ofelia Esparza, who continues the tradition of building altars to remember the dead.
(MUSIC LIBRARY)
Building, contemporary orchestral cues with elements of minimalism, modern classical and film score.
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Breathtaking orchestral cinematic cues with a medieval twist for epic sagas, heroism and war.
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Pulse driven, hybrid orchestral, sinister tension cues.
