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A Thousand Pines

Over eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees across America, showing how hard it is to balance the physical demands of reforestation and extreme isolation while staying connected to family back home. (90 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 5/19 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Donut King

The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. (90 minutes)

Mon, 5/20 at 9:55 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

The Tuba Thieves

Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. (95 minutes)

Wed, 5/22 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Free Chol Soo Lee

Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. (90 minutes)

Wed, 5/22 at 7:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Tuba Thieves

Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. (90 minutes)

Wed, 5/22 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Free Chol Soo Lee

Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. (90 minutes)

Thu, 5/23 at 12:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Tuba Thieves

Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. (90 minutes)

Thu, 5/23 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Free Chol Soo Lee

Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. (90 minutes)

Thu, 5/23 at 8:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Tuba Thieves

Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. (90 minutes)

Sun, 5/26 at 9:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Beyond Utopia

Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. (120 minutes)

Mon, 5/27 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Beyond Utopia

Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. (120 minutes)

Mon, 5/27 at 9:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Beyond Utopia

Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. (120 minutes)