NHPBS Passport Update - December 7, 2020
What's Arriving and Leaving NHPBS Passport
New Titles Coming to NHPBS Passport
Finding Your Roots | War Stories
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Julianne Moore, comedian Bill Hader, and painter Kehinde Wiley, revealing how their ancestors’ military service left an indelible mark both on their families and on their country.
Available: Dec. 9 – Nov. 11, 2024
Rise of the Nazis | Politics
Learn the chain of events that propels Hitler from the fringes to the heart of the government. After leading a failed coup in 1923, he turns the Nazis into a legitimate, mainstream party and plots to overthrow Germany’s political elite.
Available: Dec. 9 – Aug. 30, 2024
Nature | Primates | Family Matters
Family is everything for primates. They have the most complex social lives of any animal group on the planet. Meet devoted monkeys’ uncles, playmate apes and tender troops.
Available: Dec. 10 – Nov. 12, 2028
Great Performances | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles is the first in-depth documentary that chronicles the story of the international Broadway blockbuster Fiddler on the Roof – exploring the unexpected richness of its themes as well as its deep reach across time and cultures.
Available Dec. 12 – Nov. 13, 2023
Austin City Limits | Jackie Venson/Mavis Staples
Enjoy innovative Austin rock & roll from Jackie Venson, plus a vintage 2012 performance from soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples and her friend Bonnie Raitt. Bluesy, soulful guitarist Venson plays songs from her record Vintage Machine, while Staples performs songs from across her long career. Blues rock star Raitt joins her for a couple of tunes.
Available: Dec. 13 – May 14, 2021
Expiring Soon
Independent Lens | Harvest Season
A story usually hidden behind a more glamorous front, Harvest Season probes the lives of the multigenerational Latinos, temporary laborers, and permanent residents intimately connected to the production of premium wines in the Napa and Sonoma regions of Northern California — in the midst of one of the most dramatic grape harvests in recent memory.
Expiration Date: Dec. 15, 2020
Lidia Celebrates America | Holiday for Heroes
In this moving hour-long documentary special, internationally-acclaimed chef and food ambassador Lidia Bastianich pays homage to the men and women of our military and the truly life-saving sacrifices they make daily for our freedom. Lidia meets seven veterans, who share their incredibly inspiring stories.
Expiration Date: Dec. 16, 2020
Lidia Celebrates America | Homegrown Heroes
In Homegrown Heroes, Chef Lidia Bastianich looks at veterans who return home and find farming to be a path back to civilian life. Seven poignant veterans’ stories take Lidia from the heart of Appalachia in Loom, W.Va. to Richmond, KY and Anaheim, CA, and prove that farming, beekeeping, and raising livestock can help individuals reconnect in a meaningful way to the community.
Expiration Date: Dec. 16, 2020