Our Time
First-person narratives produced by student filmmakers address social issues ranging from racial inequality to identity politics.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Thu, 9/3 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Teen Mental Health and Suicide in Black Families -- DOM and I'll Be There
Filmmakers Kalia Hunter and Kallista Palapas recount two young Black lives cut short by suicide.
Thu, 9/3 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Immigrants and Refugees -- Las Hijas (The Daughters) and Leaving Africa
A look at the human costs of immigration in the U.S. as told through immigrant families and refugees.
Thu, 9/3 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Blindness and Autism -- Blind Sighted & A Lonely Highway
Two teenagers take aim at the stereotypes and stigmas they face being blind and autistic.
Thu, 9/3 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Protecting Families -- Skinned Knees and Kik-Me!
Two teen filmmakers take aim at abusers and online predators, looking for reconciliation within their families while healing themselves.
Thu, 9/3 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Trans Youth in America -- Transforming Media and Re-framing
Two filmmakers address trans representation in personal stories, allowing families to talk openly about gender.
Thu, 9/3 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Colorism in America: Shade and Out of Our Heads
Two filmmakers address colorism in America through the lens of black hair and skin tone.
Fri, 9/4 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Teen Mental Health -- AFTERTASTE & INTRUSIVE
"Aftertaste" recounts a life-threatening eating disorder and the courage it took to recover; filmmaker Alexander Welty's "Intrusive" unveils the obsessional thoughts that plagued him since childhood.
Fri, 9/4 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Adoption and Fostering -- I CHOOSE YOU & HANNAH'S HOME
A woman traces her origin story from Addis Ababa to Denver in "I Choose You"; a woman locates her biological mother in "Hannah's Home."
Fri, 9/4 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Domestic Violence and Family Estrangement -- NOT ALL HEROES & SKINNED KNEES
A man attempts to connect with an absentee father in "Not All Heroes"; "Skinned Knees."
Fri, 9/4 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Multi-racial Families: THE SPECTACULAR QUIET & SMALL STEPS
"The Spectacular Quiet" explores the challenges of being mixed race in a white school; Marcus Salazar navigates being Black and Latino while being raised by his white grandmother in "Small Steps."
Fri, 9/4 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Poetry and Filmmaking: Addressing Issues of Today Through Memory and Metaphor -- A GUNSHOT'S CRY, GRASPING FOR STARTS & IN WATER
"A Gunshot's Cry" weaves spoken word with found footage to evoke visceral perspectives on gun fatalities; "Grasping at Stars"; "In Water."
Fri, 9/4 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Immigration: SOURPATCH JOURNEY & Y IS FOR YELLOW
The costs of anti-immigrant discourse and the fortitude of families who, despite great odds, continue to envision a better future for their children.