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- Nicknamed "Architect to the Stars," African American architect Paul R. Williams had a life story that could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood screenwriter. His name is associated with architectural icons like the Beverly Hills Hotel, the original MCA Headquarters Building and LAX Airport. But at the height of his career Paul Williams wasn't always welcome in the restaurants and hotels he designed or the neighborhoods where he built homes, because of his race. "Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story" tells the compelling, but little known story, of how he used talent and perseverance to beat the odds and create a body of work that can be found from coast to coast.
- 2023 Emmy Winner. A much loved Parisian-style bistro located in Los Angeles between a thriving McDonalds and KFC, Belle Vie is owned and operated by the charming and hopeful Vincent Samarco, who struggles to adapt, survive and keep the bistro alive in the midst of a pandemic that has ravaged small businesses everywhere.
- FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA is an uplifting musical travelogue to some of the most breathtaking places across the country. Combining aerial and scenic 4K footage shot at national parks, historic sites and hometown locales, the program is a stunning visual portrait set to stirring music and a diverse collection of poetry meant to inspire viewers of all ages.
- The remarkable story of four foster youth preparing for life outside the foster care system. Summer, 17 and transgender, yearns to be adopted. Glorianna, 19 an artist, struggles to live on her own after spending 12 years in a group home. Jaloni and Kalonji, 18-year-old twins, grew up in poverty, but become star athletes and scholars with the help of two loving adults.
- Mia, a Dancer's Journey is a daughter's promise to tell her mother's story becomes the unfolding of more than the life of the celebrated 20th century ballerina Mia Slavenska. It is the story of a lost time in dance, of exile and return, and of coming to terms with impermanence-in art and in life.
- Snapshots of Confinement follows the stories of album creators and their families to illuminate the hardships and resilience of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the US government during World War II. While the government used photography as a repressive tool during incarceration, many Japanese Americans used the camera as a tool of resistance. Through their creation, preservation, and presentation, people's photo albums follow the history of individual and community efforts to remember and address the everyday experiences and injustices of incarceration. In periods of silence and activism, photographs have remained tangible touchstones for remembering and understanding the impact of one of America's lesser known violations of its democratic ideals. Snapshots of Confinement will provides unique opportunity for audiences to engage with this history of Japanese American confinement through the stories of people who experienced it and their descendants.
- Fans who loved the comedy of Russian born entertainer Yakov Smirnoff throughout his expansive career on television, the silver screen and Broadway can experience the hilarity once again in "Happily Ever Laughter: The Neuroscience of Romantic Eelationships." In this new show, audience members are left in stitches as they enjoy Yakov's insightful and laughter-filled philosophies on love, relationships and the differences between men and women. The New York Times called Yakov, "Warm-hearted, delightful and splendidly funny."
