Peter and Ben were outsiders who abandoned their peers and found each other. But when Ben grew old and difficult to care for, Peter tried to sever a connection that ran deeper than he imagined. Director Pinny Grylls teaches us that some bonds are unbreakable, even when they are between a man and his sheep. More...

Blame Disney for burning onto your brain a picture of dwarves as cute, benign, and asexual. Now bury those images, and enter the world of Pindorama, a circus run by seven Brazilian siblings whose identities rest as much on their physical stature as they do on their absolute normalcy. More...

Thousands of Liberian women peacefully ended the civil war that claimed over 250,000 lives.  Using non-violent protests and organizational acumen, they leveraged the cultural respect that men confer on mothers and grandmothers to shame those who would threaten them. Their efforts paved the way for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to become Africa’s first democratically-elected female president. More...