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- This Sundance Award-winning documentary is a deeply personal memoir by award-winning filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky about her deaf parents' decision to undergo risky cochlear implant surgery -- the only one of its kind that can restore a sense. Premieres Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m.

Premieres Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m.

David McCullough: Painting with Words

- This intimate documentary spotlights David McCullough, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography that inspired the miniseries “John Adams.” McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private worlds, exhibiting the infectious curiosity, humor and humanity that have defined his work and life.

Premieres Wednesday, May 28 at 7 p.m.

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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

- In 1977, Roman Polanski's celebrated career was derailed by a sordid Hollywood scandal involving a 13-year-old girl -- and a bizarre case presided over by a judge whose actions led the director to flee America. This Sundance Award-winning documentary reopens a complex and controversial case 30 years later -- challenging many of the myths which have built up around it.

Premieres Monday, June 9 at 9 p.m.

Resolved

- Through the stories of two dramatically different debate teams, this vertite documentary sheds light on the win-at-all-costs tactics of top high-school debaters, and shows how an unlikely duo devised a novel strategy to bring debate back to its roots.

Premieres Monday, June 16 at 9 p.m.

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