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Light of the Setting Sun

A Chinese family’s multigenerational trauma unfolds across time, place, and identity. Turning the camera inward, filmmaker Vicky Du traces her family’s mental illness back to the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949. Spanning Taipei, Taiwan, and New Jersey, Light of the Setting Sun explores identity, gender roles, and whether or not healing can break the cycle for future generations.
Season 27 Episode 11 Length 1:12:19 Premiere: 05/18/26

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Season 27 Episodes

Third Act
S27 E12 Length 1:25:34 Premiere Date 05/25/26

Light of the Setting Sun
S27 E11 Length 1:12:19 Premiere Date 05/18/26

Natchez
S27 E10 Length 1:25:40 Premiere Date 05/11/26

BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing
S27 E9 Length 55:40 Premiere Date 04/13/26

The Tallest Dwarf
S27 E8 Length 1:25:55 Premiere Date 04/06/26

Keep Quiet and Forgive
S27 E7 Length 1:25:11 Premiere Date 03/23/26

The Inquisitor
S27 E6 Length 1:25:31 Premiere Date 02/23/26

The Librarians
S27 E5 Length 1:25:43 Premiere Date 02/09/26

Vivien's Wild Ride
S27 E4 Length 1:24:45 Premiere Date 01/26/26

Life After
S27 E3 Length 1:23:41 Premiere Date 11/03/25

Ratified
S27 E2 Length 1:23:41 Premiere Date 10/20/25

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
S27 E1 Length 1:24:19 Premiere Date 10/06/25

Light of the Setting Sun | Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 05/18/26

Lois Vossen on Curation at Sundance
Clip Length 03:29 Premiere Date 01/24/13

New Frontier: Sparking Innovation at Sundance
Clip Length 01:41 Premiere Date 01/24/13

God Loves Uganda: Sundance Premiere
Clip Length 03:08 Premiere Date 01/24/13

Outlawed in Pakistan: Sundance Premiere
Clip Length 02:35 Premiere Date 01/24/13

From Sundance to Oscar: Profile of Filmmaker David France
Clip Length 02:23 Premiere Date 01/24/13

The Boys of “American Promise”
Clip Length 02:52 Premiere Date 01/24/13

Half the Sky: Jane Ngori Turns a House into a Home in Kenya
Clip Length 07:37 Premiere Date 09/30/12

Rose Mapendo Shares Her Story to Inspire Action
Clip Length 09:47 Premiere Date 03/22/12

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Beverly
Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Sonia
Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Melanne Verveer Web Exclusive
Clip Length 01:14 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Half the Sky: Desmond Tutu's Message About Manmade Customs

Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 03/01/12

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Assembly - S27 E14

Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory which honors Black and queer resistance and calls for a more liberated future.

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Revisit 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers. As student protests ignited the Sir George Williams Affair, Black youth faced violent repression, unfolding a powerful chapter of the global Black Power era.

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