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  • 2003
    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family (2003)

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

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    Eldest son Lance, of the Loud family profiled on PBS in 1973, became the first openly gay man on television and a gay icon for his generation. When Lance entered hospice in 2001 with a terminal HIV and hepatitis C co-infection, he asked original film...

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
  • 1983
    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later

    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later (1983)

    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later

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    A ten-year update on the Loud family and their reflections on becoming the first reality TV stars. Their experience of becoming media celebrities and the parents' subsequent divorce changed them in many ways. Each family member explains how they were...

    An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later
  • 1977
    The Police Tapes

    The Police Tapes (1977)

    The Police Tapes

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    Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond spent three months in 1976 riding along with patrol officers in the 44th Precinct of the South Bronx, which had the highest crime rate in New York City at that time....

    The Police Tapes
  • 2011
    Journey Into Dyslexia

    Journey Into Dyslexia (2011)

    Journey Into Dyslexia

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    Addresses misunderstandings of learning differences and demonstrates potential in dyslexic persons....

    Journey Into Dyslexia
  • 1981
    The Third Coast

    The Third Coast (1981)

    The Third Coast

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    This documentary seeks to capture the evolving character of Houston. The film pays special attention to the city’s rapid expansion—investigating not only what attracts so many people to the Bayou City but also its ongoing drawbacks, from a struggling...

    The Third Coast