Skip to Main Content
Watch Interim Joint Committee on Education

The Films of Zora Neale Hurston

Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain talks about Zora Neale Hurston and her interest in capturing the rural Black folk in her writings and ethnographic work. In multiple trips to the south, Hurston shot 16mm film of rural Black people, culture and customs amassing 85 minutes of footage that she shot and/or directed.
Clip Season 35 Episode 2 Length 02:58 Premiere: 01/17/23

Recent Episodes

Sponsored by:

Clips & Previews

Specials

Season 35 Episodes

Casa Susanna
S35 E6 Length 1:36:51 Premiere Date 06/27/23

The Sun Queen
S35 E5 Length 52:22 Premiere Date 04/04/23

The Movement and the "Madman"
S35 E4 Length 1:22:29 Premiere Date 03/28/23

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
S35 E3 Length 52:17 Premiere Date 02/20/23

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
S35 E2 Length 1:52:24 Premiere Date 01/17/23

The Lie Detector
S35 E1 Length 52:35 Premiere Date 01/03/23

Teaser | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 01/17/23

The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
Clip Length 02:58 Premiere Date 01/17/23

Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Clip Length 10:15 Premiere Date 01/17/23

Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words
Clip Length 01:44 Premiere Date 01/17/23

Government Film: Target Tokyo
Clip Length 21:45 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Government Film: Operation Cover Up
Clip Length 09:09 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Soylent Green Trailer
Clip Length 03:28 Premiere Date 02/15/10

Government Film: Combat America
Clip Length 08:21 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Government Film: Memphis Belle
Clip Length 10:06 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby
Clip Length 06:07 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin
Clip Length 09:22 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Author Interview: Neil Maher
Clip Length 07:00 Premiere Date 09/24/09

See All Episodes

caret down

TV Schedules

Jump to Recent Airdates

Upcoming

Flood in the Desert - S34 E3

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland to ensure the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.

  • Tuesday June 6, 2023 9:01 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday June 6, 2023 8:01 pm CT on KET
  • Thursday June 8, 2023 2:01 am ET on KET
  • Thursday June 8, 2023 1:01 am CT on KET

Casa Susanna - S35 E6

An underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men find freedom and acceptance at a house in the Catskills region of New York during the 1950s and 1960s.

  • Tuesday June 27, 2023 11:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday June 27, 2023 10:00 pm CT on KET
Jump to Upcoming Airdates

Recent

Plague at the Golden Gate - S34 E4

  • Saturday May 27, 2023 2:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 1:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 8:00 am ET on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 7:00 am CT on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 12:00 am ET on KETWORLD
  • Friday May 26, 2023 11:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
  • Friday May 26, 2023 7:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
  • Friday May 26, 2023 6:00 pm CT on KETWORLD

Goin' Back to T-Town - S5 E12

  • Saturday May 27, 2023 4:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 3:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 10:00 am ET on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 9:00 am CT on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 2:00 am ET on KETWORLD
  • Saturday May 27, 2023 1:00 am CT on KETWORLD
  • Friday May 26, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
  • Friday May 26, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
  • Thursday May 25, 2023 2:00 am ET on KET
  • Thursday May 25, 2023 1:00 am CT on KET
  • Tuesday May 23, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday May 23, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KET

Mr. Tornado - S32 E8

  • Monday May 8, 2023 5:00 am ET on KETWORLD
  • Monday May 8, 2023 4:00 am CT on KETWORLD
Top

Explore KET