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The four-part public television series Standing on Sacred Ground tells eight compelling stories of indigenous people around the world resisting the destruction of their culture and sacred lands. 

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COOKED, a feature documentary film and engagement campaign, starts with one of thedeadliest heat waves in U.S. history and evolves into a serious yet quirkyexploration into the politics of disaster. Along the way, it presents questions and "best-case" scenarios - the kind every U.S.city could (and should) ask, answer and strive for.

What if poverty were treated as if it were an "emergency"? Can we turn the nation's obsessionwith "disaster preparedness" [fast becoming a growth industry] into amovement built on the preemptive power of community resilience?

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Song of the Bird King is a 90 min documentary about two musicians who follow the almost extinct Bird King in the sky and find and meet seven disappearing tribes across the Philippine Islands. While it might be too late to reverse the environmental devastation threatening the tribes' existence, the two set up to record their oral traditions, music and dance before their existence becomes definite and irreversible.

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The Terrors of Basket Weaving is a short film thriller about a woman who becomes possessed after discovering a basket near her beach home.  Based on a short story by Patricia Highsmith, author of The Talented Mr. Ripley.  

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What is Philanthropy? explores the historical and current role philanthropy plays in American culture and society for the primary purpose of enhancing our understanding and inspiring our participation.

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The story of the bagel is the classic story of the immigrant made good in America – struggling, then prospering, and finally assimilating. This one hour documentary tells the fascinating tale of the bagel’s transcendence from urban Jewish street food to America’s favorite mass-market breakfast, and relates how the bagel itself has changed -and changed people’s lives - in the process.

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Designing Healthy Communities is the latest multimedia project from Media Policy Center.  This multi-hour series for PBS focuses on how by improving the design of our built environment we can address many of the nation’s devastating childhood and adult health concerns.

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As a follow-up to CRITICAL CONDITION, our 2008 PBS special on the uninsured, Public Policy Productions now turns its attention to the challenge of containing soaring health care costs, which is rapidly becoming the central focus of the next major health policy debate. In addition to putting a human face on the so-called waste and overtreatment that pervade our medical system, MONEY AND MEDICINE will examine promising programs throughout the country that are proving that it is possible to reduce health care costs while improving patient satisfaction and the overall quality of medical care.