MONSTER
MONSTER tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder, implicated in a robbery-turned-murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that leaves him fighting for his innocence and integrity against a criminal justice system that’s already judged him.
PREMATURE
On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, seventeen-year-old poet Ayanna (Zora Howard) meets Isaiah (Joshua Boone), a charming music producer who has just moved to the city. It’s not long before these two artistic souls are drawn together in a passionate summer romance. But as the highs of young love give way to jealousy, suspicion, and all-too-real consequences, Ayanna must confront the complexities of the adult world—whether she is ready or not. Emotionally raw, intimate, and honest, Premature is at once timeless and bracingly contemporary in its portrait of a young woman navigating the difficult choices that can shape a life.
THE GIVER
THE GIVER tells the story of Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), who lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. When he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), an old man who is the sole keeper of the community's memories, Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, Jonas realizes that he must escape from their world to protect himself and those he loves -- a challenge no one has ever completed successfully.
JEFF BRIDGES: THE DUDE ABIDES
American Masters opened its 25th season with JEFF BRIDGES: THE DUDE ABIDES giving viewers an unexpected window into the life of the actor whose easy going style has endeared him to audiences for almost 40 years.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Presented by such well-known personalities as Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, and Danny Glover, the programs correlate with NCSS standards on the study of people, places, and environments as well as interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions. Hosts travel to each location with UN personnel to meet the children, tell their stories, and offer help through the world organization.
READING RAINBOW
Levar Burton introduces young viewers to illustrated readings of children's literature and explores their related subjects. READING RAINBOW premiered in 1983 as a wildly successful approach for using television to inspire children’s love of reading and build lasting connections between kids and books.
