DOC-DEBUT
Category: Documentaries
A weekly series on Link TV, DOC-DEBUT highlights unique and groundbreaking international documentary films. Each week features the U.S. television premiere of a new foreign doc.

Two Men Twelve Drawings
Category: Documentaries
In September 2005, a Danish newspaper printed satirical cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. This film covers the aftermath that put Denmark at the forefront of an incendiary, global debate on faith and democracy.

Al Jazeera English - Witness: Vanished
Category: Documentaries
Aban Elias decided to help rebuild his home country as a contractor in Iraq, but was kidnapped shortly after his arrival and hasn't been heard from since. How can an American citizen be so easily forgotten?

Abel Raises Cain
Category: Documentaries
This doc offers a glimpse into the bizarre and hilarious career of the infamous underground media prankster, Alan Abel.

Special: The Art of Spin
Category: Documentaries
Ever feel like we've slipped into an Orwellian world of propaganda and doublespeak? In this special, host Thom Hartmann unravels the media world with professor and author George Lakoff.

Special: Moyers on Democracy
Category: News & Current Affairs
Bill Moyers discusses the media's critical role in our democracy in this Link TV special. In this time of rampant corporate media consolidation, how can we take the media back, reinstating it as society's vigilant watchdog?

In Focus: China's Truth Warriors on the Web
Category: News & Current Affairs
This episode of In Focus profiles the work of the best investigative journalists in China - the bloggers who test the limits of Chinese press restrictions through daily reporting.

Yang Ban Xi (The 8 Model Works)
Category: Documentaries
This musical documentary traces the rise and fall of Madam Mao's colorful propaganda operas during China’s Cultural Revolution and their renewed popularity in modern day China.

Amy Goodman - Speaking Out for Justice
Category: Documentaries
Amy Goodman says that as an independent journalist her role is to go where the dark resides and shine a light there. In this presentation we air her rousing Green Festival speech, Speaking out for Justice.

Live From Main Street: Minneapolis
Category: News & Current Affairs
In this special event, the first of five to be held in cities around the United States, national and local journalists ask: What does it take to get heard in the era of big media and diminished civil liberties?

Bill Moyers: 2007 National Conference on Media Reform
Category: News & Current Affairs
In this speech from the 2007 National Conference on Media Reform, Bill Moyers talks about the importance of a free, independent media.

George Soros In His Own Words: The New Paradigm
Category: Documentaries
This program features financier and philanthropist George Soros, in his own words taken from recent interviews and public speeches as he critiques the war on terror and touches on other essential issues.

The Politics of War
Category: Documentaries
Academy Award winner Alex Gibney and nominee Charles Ferguson join journalist Robert Scheer to discuss the truth behind the U.S.' policies abroad. The two directors will also present clips from their films: Taxi to the Dark Side and No End in Sight.

In Focus: The Invention of Reality
Category: News & Current Affairs
This report from Deutsche Welle examines the ever-blurring boundary between reality and the virtual world, focusing on environmental simulations and social realms like Second Life.

Special: Orwell Rolls in his Grave
Category: Documentaries
Can a media system controlled by just a few corporations really deliver on the First Amendment? This special looks at the question with guest Greg Palast, and the doc "Orwell Rolls in his Grave."