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Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.

In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affect reality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation.

It began as a border dispute, but soon escalated into a 16-month conflict that transformed a continent. This critically acclaimed documentary series explores the events surrounding the conflict between two neighboring nations struggling for land, power and identity. In the war, Mexico lost almost half of its national territory -- the present Southwest from Texas to California -- to the United States. Although the war lasted only two years, its outcome not only transformed the boundaries of these neighboring countries, but it also shifted the balance of world powers and shaped the destinies of each nation. The four segments are: [1] Neighbors and strangers; [2] War for the borderlands; [3] The hour of sacrifice; [4] The fate of nations. This program is the first to study both sides of the conflict, presenting a historical panorama filled with unforgettable characters such as Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, General Zachary Taylor, and Winfield Scott.

When Thomas Tranchin was one year old, his parents discovered he was profoundly deaf. This program tells of a family's journey through a maze of emotional, educational, political and social factors as they face life-changing decisions.

Born in Akron, Ohio, US, Coe lived a troubled youth, spending much of his time in and out of various youth correctional facilities. Having befriended each other in prison, it is thought that Coe was inspired to pursue a career in music by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, with the pair thought to have written songs together whilst behind bars. Upon release from a prison term, Coe took heed of Hawkins' advice and traveled to Nashville to begin a career in music, where he caught the attention of Plantation Records, releasing his debut album "Penitentiary Blues" in 1970. David Allan Coe became one of the most desired songwriters in the Nashville scene, writing hit songs for artists such as Billie Joe Spears' 1972 song "Souvenirs and California Mem'rys" and Tanya Tucker's number one hit in 1973, "Would You Lay With Me (in a field of stone). Despite this success, he had not managed to forge a path with his own career as a solo artist, remaining an underground talent, unable to break into the mainstream charts. Although in 1975, his second record, "Once upon a Rhyme, " featured the number ten hit of his cover of Steve Goodman's and John Prine's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name."

The increasingly complex economic factors that affect the distribution of much of the world's fresh water are explored in "Water".

This award-winning special looks at an innovative social program that temporarily transplants gang members and other at-risk urban teens to a survival camp in rural East Texas where they learn teamwork, self-respect and self-esteem.

This documentary about the innovative, Texas-born theatrical producer & director Margo Jones includes dramatizations of significant moments of her life expressed using her own words, the words of her long-time friend Tennessee Williams, and interview footage of Ray Walston, the actor whom she discovered in Houston after founding one of the earliest professional theatre companies outside New York City.

'Santos Vive' details the history of Little Mexico, the first Mexican-American enclave in Dallas, Texas, and the murder of Santos Rodriguez in Little Mexico in 1973. Santos was a 12-year old boy who was murdered 'Russian roulette-style' by a Dallas Police officer while handcuffed in the backseat of a patrol car in 1973. The murder drew nationwide attention. 'Santos Vive' brings the story to life with rare news footage and interviews including Santos' mother, Pedro Aguirre, the only Latino City Councilman at the time, and numerous other teachers and associates of Santos Rodriguez.

During World War II, daring young women came from all over the country to a dusty airstrip in the small town of Sweetwater, Texas with one goal in mind - to become the first female pilots to fly for the military.

Frame of Mind spotlights independent film from around Texas. The 13-episode TV series airs on KERA TV, public television for North Texas (Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth).

A small town puts on the greatest show in Texas. The townspeople of Gainesville, Texas develop a world class circus with members of the town as the circus performers.

"After Goodbye: An AIDS Story" looks at the impact of AIDS on the Turtle Creek Chorale, which lost more than 90 of its members to AIDS, and the grief recovery it experienced through music. The Chorale performs "When We No Longer Touch," a choral rendition of the stages of grief. Their powerful requiem is interwoven with profiles of individuals who are living with AIDS, individuals who have lost loved ones to the disease, and experts who help others through the grieving process. Production Credits: Producer/director, Ginny Martin; Narrator, Ruby Dee; Executive Producer, Yolette Garcia; Executive in Charge, Sylvia Komatsu.

This two-hour KERA production for PBS featured the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of music director and conductor Andrew Litton, in a captivating performance of Leonard Bernstein's Fancy Free Ballet, Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto with special guest soloist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7. The broadcast included segments on the history of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Also featured are rare, personal interviews with Litton and Salerno-Sonnenberg, who were classmates at The Juilliard School of Music. Hosted by Andrew Litton, music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Produced by KERA, Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, in association with Brandenburg Productions Inc. and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

This half-hour video hosted by Ed Begley Jr. features eight quiz questions that allow viewers to test their knowledge of such topics as which household items pose the greatest threat to the environment, the safest methods of disposing of hazardous wastes, and the regulations governing the handling of toxic chemicals by private citizens.

The distinct neighborhoods that grew up around downtown Dallas in the decades following the turn of the century and helped to create the city's unique character are the focus this KERA production.