Director Drea Cooper discusses his film “Fire in Paradise” (Netflix), which documents the Camp Fire in California. Through first-hand footage of the disaster and personal interviews with survivors and emergency...

MTP Film Festival documentary “St. Louis Superman” profiles the former Missouri state representative and Ferguson activist Bruce Franks Jr.

The 2019 Meet the Press Film Festival with AFI is now live and available for streaming at nbcnews.com/mtpfilm

What happens when a major metropolitan area runs out of water? In Cape Town, South Africa, residents fear the arrival of “Day Zero,” when the city’s taps will be shut off.

For many years, this river’s ownership was under dispute. Now, it owns itself. In what’s believed to be a world’s first, the Whanganui River’s been granted legal personhood, with the same rights and responsibilities as...

As part of NBC News’ Climate in Crisis initiative dedicated to covering the most important issues affecting the environment globally, this program showcases how populations across the globe face new challenges...

When the passenger ferry MV Sewol sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over 300 people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice...

These films explore the brave stories of people facing the distress and hardship of having to build new lives following life-altering disasters and unexpected catastrophes.

In remote northern Pakistan, a quiet revolution is growing. For the first time, girls in the region are challenging tradition for their right to go to school.

This program is about unique stories of young people, breaking barriers, taking a stand for what they believe in and fighting for equality, respect and a sense of belonging.

As they wait for asylum in Mexico City, Follow The Sun captures the liminal moments of Central American men who find themselves in between grave danger and the hopes of a better life.

In the Bay Area, the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, along with sister networks across California, serves as the front line of the local fight back against the current waive federal immigration mandates and...

Immigration is one of the biggest hot-button issues facing Americans and lawmakers in Washington. This track highlights the many sides of the immigration debate and sheds a light on the harrowing stories of those...

Meet the lawyers tasked with defending 9/11 suspect Ammar al-Baluchi against the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay.

As part of an NBC News network-wide initiative inspired by Lester Holt’s work on criminal justice reform, these films highlight the stories that captivated the nation and put a spotlight on the advocates, organizations...

This is the gospel according to the Church of Safe Injection: People will use drugs anyway, so society should make sure they use safely. The church is a loose collection of activists fighting against Maine’s opioid...

A man invited one of the most notorious and controversial leaders in the 20th century, Fidel Castro, to one of the most afflicted urban areas in the country, The Bronx.

Louisiana loses a football field of land every 100 minutes to coastal erosion and sea level rise. As water closes in on South Louisiana, the state’s ambitious restoration plan intends to build new land in the bayous and...

Part of the Climate in Crisis initiative, these films highlight the catastrophic impact of wildfires and how communities throughout the world are tackling a shrinking water supply and major droughts.

Chuck Todd introduces the second annual Meet the Press Film Festival with AFI.