Steve James

During one weekend in Chicago in 2008, 37 people were shot, seven of them fatally. FRONTLINE follows a group of older former gang leaders trying to “interrupt” shootings and protect their communities from the violence they once committed. The film follows the inner workings of CeaseFire, an innovative program in Chicago designed to prevent shootings, including weekly meetings where the interrupters report on the simmering disputes and the senseless shootings in their neighborhoods. From director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Stevie), "The Interrupters" is a compelling observational journey into the stubborn, persistent violence that plagues our American cities. Also Available On Amazon Prime

On Valentine’s Day 1993, 17-year-old Bethel High School basketball star Allen Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Va., with five high school friends. It was supposed to be an ordinary evening, but it became a night that defined Iverson’s young life. A quarrel soon erupted into a brawl pitting Iverson’s young black friends against a group of white patrons. The fallout from the fight and the handling of the subsequent trial landed the teenager, which some considered the nation’s best high school athlete, in jail and sharply divided the city along racial lines. Oscar nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returns to his hometown of Hampton, where he once played basketball, to take a personal look at this still disputed incident and examine its impact on Iverson and the shared community. Also Available On Amazon Prime

In a refugee camp in Benin, we meet chemical engineer Israel Nwidor living in a small tent with his family. A member of the Ogoni minority, he faced discrimination and violence in his homeland. We also meet Barine Wiwa-Lawani in the camp, a restauranteur trained in Europe and the sister of slain activist Ken Saru-Wiwa. After waiting years for refugee status, Israel and his family are finally relocated to Chicago. In the West Bank, we are introduced to Naima, a young woman with plans to move to Chicago to wed her fiancé, a first-generation Palestinian-American named Hatem. Their upcoming wedding will take her away her from her cherished family, but also from the hardships of life in the West Bank. Finally, we meet José Garcia and Ricardo Rodrigiez, two young Dominican baseball players with dreams of the major leagues. We follow them as they attend training camp in the Dominican Republic, and the episode ends with the Dodgers bringing Ricardo to the U.S. for training with Tommy LaSorda.

The Dukes try to thwart the hijacking of a precious freight car cargo and discover that their most fearsome foe is their own car, the General Lee, in a driverless attack against their lives. Also Available On Amazon Instant Video