Karen O'Connor

Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been on stage for over 60 years. For the now 82-year-old, the personal has always been political, and her friendship with Martin Luther King and her pacifism have shaped her commitment. In this biography that opens with her farewell tour, Baez takes stock in an unsparing fashion and confronts sometimes painful memories.

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Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too—with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. Told from the perspective of parents, doctors, and, most revealing of all, the kids themselves, the documentary takes a powerful look at this new generation, exploring the medical possibilities, struggles and choices transgender kids and their families face today.

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Explore the shadow world of assisted suicide, where the lines between legality and criminality are blurred.

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Frontline investigates the complex and often agonizing end-of-life choices that are made by physicians and families.

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Frontline examines the lives of mentally ill repeat offender who are struggling to make a life for themselves outside of prison.

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Storyville presents a profile of Irish-American poet and undertaker Thomas Lynch.

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There are nearly half a million mentally ill people serving time in America's prisons and jails.

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Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been on stage for over 60 years. For the now 82-year-old, the personal has always been political, and her friendship with Martin Luther King and her pacifism have shaped her commitment. In this biography that opens with her farewell tour, Baez takes stock in an unsparing fashion and confronts sometimes painful memories.

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Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too—with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. Told from the perspective of parents, doctors, and, most revealing of all, the kids themselves, the documentary takes a powerful look at this new generation, exploring the medical possibilities, struggles and choices transgender kids and their families face today.

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Explore the shadow world of assisted suicide, where the lines between legality and criminality are blurred.

Open details →

Frontline investigates the complex and often agonizing end-of-life choices that are made by physicians and families.

Open details →

Frontline examines the lives of mentally ill repeat offender who are struggling to make a life for themselves outside of prison.

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