Objectified (#1107H) Duration: 56:46 Stereo TVPG

How does the design of your cell phone, toothbrush or couch impact your life? Did you ever stop to think about it? Director Gary Hustwit ("Helvetica") looks at our complex relationship with manufactured objects, the people who design them and the creative process behind their work. Step inside the offices of the world's most influential product designers to see how these objects influence us - oftentimes without us even knowing it.

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Miss Navajo (#905) Duration: 56:46 CC Stereo TVPG

Following contestants in their quest for the Miss Navajo Nation crown, and featuring personal stories of recent winners, This program is a celebration of womanhood. By Billy Luther.

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Beyond The Call (#812) Duration: 56:46 CC Stereo TVPG

In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men - former soldiers and modern-day knights - travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors. Ed Artis, James Laws and Walt Ratterman inspire through deeds not words, in some of the most dangerous, yet beautiful places on earth. By Adrian Belic.

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SHORT STACK 2006 with My Life Disoriented (#809) Duration: 56:46 CC Stereo TVPG

A selection of short films that focus on teenagers. In "My Life Disoriented," teenagers Kimberly and Amy Fung struggle to find acceptance after their father uproots the family and relocates them to a town where they are among only a handful of Asian Americans. In the animated comedy "The Zit," a boy is forced to deal with his first pimple. "Someday Flowers Bloom" explores Chiyoko Lewis' life as she copes with the challenges she faces in Japan and in the United States. "Paris 1951" examines the challenge of recollecting the past in the absence of all images and objects.

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Between The Folds (#1108) Duration: 56:02 Stereo DVI TVG

Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science, creativity and meaning.

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Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (#816) Duration: 56:46 CC Stereo TV14-VSL

An in-depth look at machismo in rap music and hip-hop culture - where creative genius, poetic beauty and mad beats collide with misogyny, violence and homophobia. This program goes beyond the music and profiles several people who use rap as a creative and artistic expression. By Byron Hurt.

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Shadya (#811) Duration: 56:46 CC Stereo TVPG

Shadya Zoabi, a charismatic 17-year-old karate world champion, strives to succeed on her own terms within her traditional Muslim village in northern Israel. Despite her father's support, she faces the challenge of balancing her dreams with her religious commitments and other's expectations. The program takes an intimate look at the evolution of a young Israeli-Arab woman with feminist ideas in a male-dominated culture. By Danny Hakim, Udi Kalinsky and Roy Westler.

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