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Wide Angle : Season 8
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Air date: 01 Jul '09 - 8 episodesWide Angle was an American documentary television series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for broadcast on PBS and for worldwide distribution. The weekly one-hour series covered international current affairs and was last hosted by veteran journalist Aaron Brown. Wide Angle began broadcasting on PBS in 2002, and aimed to expand the awareness and understanding of Americans about the changing world in which they live. It was the only documentary series on American television devoted exclusively to reporting in-depth on international issues.Following its final season it was nominated for a 2010 International Documentary Association Continuing Series award.
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List of Episodes (8)
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Wide Angle (2002)
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1. Crossing Heaven's Border
01 Jul '09North Korean defectors take a life-threatening journey, traveling thousands of miles through China, Laos and Thailand, in the hope of settling as free citizens in South Korea. Intrepid South Korean journalists risk their own lives to capture the action and emotion.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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2. Heart of Jenin
08 Jul '09The parents of a Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers consent to donate their son's organs.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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3. The Market Maker
15 Jul '09An Ethiopian economist sets up her country's first commodities exchange, hoping to revolutionize Ethiopia's market system and end its food shortages.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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4. Contestant No. 2
22 Jul '09An Arab-Israeli teenager sets her sights on the Miss Israel pageant and faces opposition from the Druze minority, a religious community.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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5. Eyes of the Storm
19 Aug '09Eyes of the Storm tells the struggles of several orphaned children left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. A Burmese team shot undercover for over 10 months in defiance of the ruling junta's media blackout to provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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6. Once Upon a Coup
26 Aug '09An investigation into a failed coup in 2004 Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich but impoverished nation in sub-Sahara Africa, reveals an international plot aimed at taking control of the nation's oil reserves. The documentary also details the country's growing business relationship with China.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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7. Time for School 3 (Part 1)
02 Sep '09Part 1 of 2. The opportunities for basic education around the world are explored via classrooms and students in Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya and Romania.
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Wide Angle (2002)
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8. Time for School 3 (Part 2)
09 Sep '09The Season 8 finale features the conclusion of "Time for School 3," about the opportunities for basic education around the world, including in Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya and Romania.
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