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9 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 8, 2017
Doc World follows filmmaker, artist, and political activist Rick Tejada-Flores as he explores his troubling Bolivian heritage. He travels to Bolivia and explores his family's deep involvement with slavery, his grandfather's role in Latin America's bloodiest war, and a strange connection to an infamous Nazi war criminal.
Episode 2
Sun, Oct 15, 2017
Doc World goes to China to visit the capital city of Changsha wear the world's biggest Chinese restaurant with five thousand tables and a staff of one thousand reveals a striking microcosm of modern Chine where not everyone benefits from the economic boon.
Episode 3
Sun, Oct 15, 2017
Doc World goes to Japan to visit a man who had a successful business and a six-bedroom house during the days of bubble economy. He lost everything when the economy crashed in 1992. Now, he lives with his girlfriends who works fifteen hours a day to support him.
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 22, 2017
Doc World goes to Israel to visit the only country where eighteen-year-old girls are drafted for compulsory military service. Although they do not serve in armed operations, they offer an unique perspective on the difficult relationship between Israelis and Palestinians.
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 22, 2017
Doc World follows filmmaker Sean McCallister to Yemen to observe the revolution growing there. Orginally there to document the decline in tourism to Yemen, McAllister follows a friend tour guide who is not caught in the middle of a popular uprising.
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 29, 2017
Doc World follows Andrew McAuley during his 2007 quest to become the first first sea-kayaker to cross the Tasman Sea. He attempts to travel from Australia and New Zealand across one of the most wild, lonely and dangerous stretches of ocean. When he runs into trouble, his need for adventure may cost him his life.
Episode 7
Sun, Oct 29, 2017
Doc World examines the transportation problems facing Mumbai, India. Traffic has increased so rapidly that the entire city becomes gridlocked during rush hour. It is estimated that thirteen people die on public transportation each day. Currently, there is a project to create a massive suspension bride to relieve traffic.
Episode 8
Sun, Mar 11, 2018
Doc World follows Ittetsu Nemoto who turned to Zen Buddhism after almost dying in a near fatal motorcycle accident. He has dedicated himself to suicide prevention though his work has begin to take a toll on his family and health. He must learn to find a balance between his patients and his own life.
Episode 9
Sun, Mar 18, 2018
Doc World goes to northwest Pakistan where a bomb disposal unit is trying to stop the region from falling into the hands of terrorists from Afghanistan. With little specialized equipment, the men work on faith and passion along. Despite this, they defuse a majority of the terrorist planted bombs in the country.