Wide Angle - Season 8
1 - Crossing Heaven's Border
Air Date: July 1, 2009
North Korean defectors take a life-threatening journey, traveling thousands of miles through China, Laos and Thailand, in the hope of settling as free citizens in South Korea. Intrepid South Korean journalists risk their own lives to capture the action and emotion.
2 - Heart of Jenin
Air Date: July 8, 2009
The parents of a Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers consent to donate their son's organs.
3 - The Market Maker
Air Date: July 15, 2009
An Ethiopian economist sets up her country's first commodities exchange, hoping to revolutionize Ethiopia's market system and end its food shortages.
4 - Contestant No. 2
Air Date: July 22, 2009
An Arab-Israeli teenager sets her sights on the Miss Israel pageant and faces opposition from the Druze minority, a religious community.
5 - Eyes of the Storm
Air Date: August 19, 2009
Eyes of the Storm tells the struggles of several orphaned children left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. A Burmese team shot undercover for over 10 months in defiance of the ruling junta's media blackout to provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries.
6 - Once Upon a Coup
Air Date: August 26, 2009
An investigation into a failed coup in 2004 Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich but impoverished nation in sub-Sahara Africa, reveals an international plot aimed at taking control of the nation's oil reserves. The documentary also details the country's growing business relationship with China.
7 - Time for School 3 (Part 1)
Air Date: September 2, 2009
Part 1 of 2. The opportunities for basic education around the world are explored via classrooms and students in Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya and Romania.
8 - Time for School 3 (Part 2)
Air Date: September 9, 2009
The Season 8 finale features the conclusion of "Time for School 3," about the opportunities for basic education around the world, including in Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya and Romania.