GOPI SHASTRI

PBS’s 4x60 Sacred Planet takes us on a journey to humanity’s most sacred sites and traditions that are endangered by climate extremes that threaten billions of lives. The science is clear: Our world is getting warmer. With every tenth of a degree of temperature rise, we risk severe and irreversible consequences — extreme weather, famine, drought, and biodiversity loss. The world now lies at a crossroads, and the choices we make over the next decade will shape the future of our planet. Across the globe, frontline communities are mobilizing, using millennia of Indigenous knowledge to address the most urgent problems of our age. Over the course of four episodes, we’ll meet eco Imams in Kashmir, Indigenous communities along the Pacific Northwest’s warming coastlines, farmers in the African Sahel, and Shinto priests stewarding Japan’s sacred forests.

CNN’s United Shades of America tells a story about the land we call America. Who stole it, who owns it and who claims it. Welcome to the Black Hills of South Dakota - a place known for millennia to the Native folks of the area as “the heart of everything that is”. It’s also the leading edge of one of the most profound campaigns of Native self determination to date. In these historically and spiritually significant mountains Native leaders are unambiguously establishing their sovereignty from the United States as they fight to liberate their land. [Credit: Director]

National Geographic’s TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller is an original documentary series that explores the complex and dangerous inner-workings of the global underworld, black and informal markets. Each adventure follows Mariana on a mission to follow the chain of custody of trafficked goods, understand how to obtain the contraband, or see the 360-degree view of the trafficking world from the point of view of the smugglers, law enforcement and those caught in the crossfire. [Credit: Director]

CNN’s United Shades of America explores a “golden age” in representation for Asian Americans. But in the wake of Black Lives Matter Protests and anti-Asian hate, there’s a new responsibility and power of Asian Americans to bridge divides and help shape a more equitable future for Black and Asian communities. [Credit: Director]

HBO Max On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries

A documentary feature that follows the lives of CNN's fearless female political reporters as they cover the most unpredictable presidential campaign in American history. This behind-the- scenes doc draws from unprecedented access to the campaign press corps and reveals how these powerhouse political reporters deal with the candidates as well as with the challenges of life on the road. [Credit: Senior Producer]

HULU Taste The Nation

In Taste the Nation, award winning cookbook author, host and executive producer Padma Lakshmi, takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today. From indigenous communities to recent immigrant arrivals, Padma breaks bread with Americans across the nation to uncover the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history – ultimately revealing stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American. [Credit: Producer]

BET Copwatch America

A ten episode docuseries providing a provocative look into police brutality and citizen-whistleblowers who have taken up a daily fight to protect their community’s lives and rights and keep law enforcement abuses of power in check. [Credit: Supervising Producer]

National Geographic Channel Explorer

Global demand for endangered rosewood is putting environmental journalists at risk. Correspondent Ryan Duffy investigates the dangers of environmental reporting thorough the death of Cambodian journalists who cover the illegal logging industry and the citizen reports and Buddhist monks who are stepping up to take their place. [Credit: Senior Producer]

CBS Interactive Originals

A climate reckoning in the heartland: A historic flood in March 2019 left much of America's heartland under water. Partiularly hard-hit were Midwestern grain farmers, and climate experts say storms of increasing intensity could be the new normal. An industry already struggling to bounce back from the Chinese trade war must now grapple with the realities of climate change that threaten to change the future of farming forever. Now, some farmers are hoping they can be part of the the solution, by implementing practices that could potentially reverse the effects of climate change – and provide a bigger profit. In this CBSN Originals documentary, Adam Yamaguchi travels to Nebraska, where he meets two farmers on different paths, both determined to pass their legacies on to the next generation. [Credit: Field Producer]

National Geographic Channel Explorer

200 miles south of Lima Peru lie the famed Nazca Lines. Etched into the desert floor over 2000 years ago, they've been the subject of lore and master since they were found one hundred years ago - and now they're under threat of being erased from history. Correspondent J.J. Kelley reveals a new discovery that predates the Nazca lines, bringing us closer to unlocking the age old secrets of these enigmatic lines and help protect them from disappearing off the face of this earth. [Credit: Senior Producer]

National Geographic Channel Explorer

Once endangered, the Saltwater Crocodile has staged and overwhelming comeback in Northern Australia. Conservation efforts, fueled in part of by high end fashion brands like Louis Vuitton, have enabled the prehistoric predators not only to survive - but to flourish. But keeping the peace is a constant battle and when humans and crocodiles get pushed closer together, theres bound to be conflict. Correspondent Tim Samuels takes an in depth look at a community that rallied together to save salt water crocodiles from the brink of extinction in Northern Australia. [Credit: Senior Producer]

Oprah Winfrey Network Belief

Howard Fallon thought he had endured the worst when he lost his wife to cancer. Then, less than a year after his wife's passing, he lost his youngest daughter in a plane crash. Howard and his daughter Shane haven't been the same since the tragedies tore their world apart. In an attempt to start healing, Howard and Shane make a pilgrimage to the Nevada desert to take part in Burning Man. Howard and Shane hope that through this shared experience, they can begin to make strides in the healing process. After years of anguish, Howard is determined to make peace with the past and reconnect with his daughter. [Credit: Field Producer]

Oprah Winfrey Network Belief

Two leaders in war torn Nigeria who were sworn enemies 20 years ago, Christian Pastor James Wuye and Muslim Imam Muhammad Ashafa, come together to find common ground and reconciliation by using religion as a source of solution, not perpetuating sectarian violence. [Credit: Field Producer]

PBS Short Documentary Los Comandos

As a result of extreme gang and police violence, El Salvador has the highest murder rate in the world. The emergency medical unit, Los Comandos de Salvamento, is one of the few institutions that is willing to take a stand against this reign of terror. 16-year-old Mimi, a high school student and volunteer paramedic, must decide if she will stay in the country or risk her life helping others. [Credit: Consulting Producer]

The Guardian: Central American migrant crisis

If you come back, we'll kill you': Central Americans seek refuge in US only to be sent home. Thousands of refugees from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are fleeing deadly gang violence, and the region still suffers from some of the highest rates of violence in the world. As the US continues to face a growing migration crisis along its border with Mexico, some refugees tell their stories.

Oprah Winfrey Network Belief

From a space shuttle orbiting Earth, astronaut Jeff Hoffman stares out at a pale blue dot suspended in the vast expanse of the universe. He describes it as a transcendent experience dubbed as the Overview Effect - an overwhelming feeling that human beings are all truly connected. [Credit: Field Producer]

National Geographic Channel Great Human Race

Two and a half million years ago our ancestors left the trees and ventured out into the planet’s harshest terrains. For millions of years we withstood droughts and ice ages to not only survive, but to become the dominant species on Earth. Could we do it again? The Great Human Race challenges archeologist Bill Schindler and survival expert Cat Bigney to live as our most primitive ancestors did. Following in the footsteps of the earliest humans, they journey across the globe, and survive using only the tools available to man in a certain chapter of history. Facing the same obstacles and limitations as our ancestors, they must evolve in order to stay alive. The show ultimately answers one question: Does modern man still have what it takes to survive…The Great Human Race? [Credit: Producer]

National Geographic Explorer

For thousands of years, dogs have been man’s best friend. To many, the family dog is akin to a child. Americans are particularly crazy about their dogs, and there has been a massive explosion of dog breeding in the U.S. to make dogs to our liking. We want them to be 100% purebred, to be a particular size, have hypo-allergenic fur, or have the right personality for our kids. In the last two decades, a whole new batch of designer dogs has emerged: the Cockapoo, the Maltipoo, the Schnoodle, the Puggle. Buying a dog has become like buying a designer purse: the options are endless…but does designing dogs come at a price? [Credit: Senior Producer]

PBS Finding Your Roots

Ava DuVernay learns about her ancestors and their role in establishing a unique African American identity in America. [Credit: Producer]

PBS Finding Your Roots

Comedian Aziz Ansari learns about his ancestral roots in South India. [Credit: Producer]

PBS Finding Your Roots

From the tumultuous Mau Mau rebellion to the Turkana War - Lupita Nyong'o learns about her deep ancestral roots in Kenya. [Credit: Producer]

National Geographic Explorer

They are called “Super Recognizers,” real-life superheroes who never forget a face ever. They can memorize a person’s face in an instant and recall it years later. Explorer will journey into the science behind an incredible mental power, we’ll test the abilities of one of the country’s best super-recognizers against those of our correspondent JJ Kelley. Along the way we’ll learn that the latest neuroscience on Super Recognizers could make serious contributions to our understanding of brain function, face perception and memory. As U.S. police departments explore the possibility of using these astonishing minds to solve crimes – this little understood ability could even inspire a revolution in law enforcement. [Credit: Senior Producer]

National Geographic Channel Explorer

The World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health say that we are already experiencing the beginning of the end of medicine in 2018. They’re calling it the “antibiotic apocalypse.” Scientist Sean Brady believes it’s coming - and to stop it he’s digging in the dirt to find the cure for the next plague that could be hidden in a pile of Central Park soil. Francesca Fiorentini investigates. [Credit: Senior Producer]

Doordarshan India PSBT: Roots of Love

Told through the stories of six different men ranging in age from fourteen to eighty-six, Roots of Love documents the changing significance of hair and the turban among Sikhs in India. We see younger Sikh men abandoning their hair and turban to follow the current fashion trends, while the older generation struggles to retain the visible symbols of their religious identity. The film is a timely and relevant exploration of the inherent conflict between tradition and modernity, between pragmatism and faith. The choice of cutting one’s hair is one that not only concerns the individual and his family, but an entire community. [Credit: Director of Photography, Directed by Harjant Gill]

PBS After Newtown: The Path to Violence

Ever since the wake-up call that was Columbine, schools and law enforcement have developed multiple strategies to prevent attacks. Indeed, the horror of Newtown must be seen in a context that’s not defined by defeat.

More than 120 school assaults have been thwarted in the past ten years. And remarkably, while security hardware and physical barriers can play a deterrent role, it’s been psychologists — working hand in hand with law enforcement officers — who have come up with the most helpful tools to prevent violent attacks.

The Path to Violence tells the story of a powerfully effective Secret Service program — the Safe School Initiative — that’s helped schools detect problem behavior in advance. [Credit: Field Producer]

National Geographic Channel The Watch

Over the course of four one-hour episodes the lives of four people, each living in separate remote locations, enduring total isolation, are revealed to surveillance cameras capturing their every move. A narrator acts as a bridge between them and us –exuding a particularly subjective omnipresence throughout–describing what we are seeing and what these four people are–or might be–experiencing. [Credit: Senior Producer]

Discovery 3NET The Ancient Life

Host Brit Eaton explores the intrigue and uncovers the mysteries of once dynamic and thriving world civilizations, giving viewers the opportunity to experience what it's really like to stand before the giant statues of Easter Island or walk through the ruins of Angkor Wat. Eaton, along with specially trained stereographers, reveal the ancient secrets of these long lost civilizations, capturing locations that have never been filmed or seen in 3D before. [Credit: Field Producer]

Narrated by Margaret Cho, "Keep The Promise: The Global Fight Against AIDS" is a music/protest documentary that profiles advocates from around the world who attended the "Keep The Promise Rally & March," that unfolded in Washington, DC during July 2012 as part of AIDS Healthcare Foundation's lively presence at the 19th International AIDS Conference. A dynamic stage show, rally, and protest march punctuate powerful personal stories of people from all walks of life who have been impacted and affected by HIV/AIDS and have decided to continue the global fight to end the AIDS Crisis. With Tavis Smiley, Reverend Al Sharpton, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr. Cornel West , Wyclef Jean for AIDS Healthcare Foundation. [Credit: Field Producer]

History Channel Special: 101 Fast Foods That Changed The World

Across borders, cultures and time, food is one thing that all people share. And from the time of the caveman to today s spaceman we like our food to go. Interviews with Chef Roy Choi, Chef Spike Mendelsohn, Chef Jose Andres, Dan Pashman, Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Chef Rob Wiedmaier, James Beard and others. [Credit: Field Producer / Camera Operator]

History Channel Specials: 101 Gadgets That Changed the World

101 countdown special in collaboration with Popular Mechanics, on the most iconic gadgets and how they've revolutionized our lives with Wynton Marsalis, Buzz Aldrin, Jerry Weintraub, Michael Phelps, Dan Rather, Buster Douglas, OK Go, Tim Wu & more. [Credit: Field Producer]