A New Year of Documentaries on WORLD in 2025: What to Watch in January

2025 brings a new year with new predictions on what lies ahead for the country, the world and its people. This January, WORLD is celebrating the new while embracing the moments of our past. A new LOCAL, USA film, “Road Scholars,” premieres on January 13, and two new episodes of STORIES FROM THE STAGE feature stories of legacy, honor and resilience. Also this month is an encore presentation of “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, examining civil rights and racial justice through the eyes of one of our history’s most iconic leaders.

Local, USA

UNVEILED: Joyce Tenneson and the Heroine's Journey

As a groundbreaking female photographer pursues her artistic vision, she struggles to navigate diverging roles as mother and artist. UNVEILED explores Tenneson’s life as she fights to express her voice while suffering the fallout of a 45-year-old secret. In watching the film, audiences must contemplate the compromises that are inevitably made in seeking to live a full creative life.

Local, USA

With Peter Bradley

When filmmaker Alex Rappoport met Peter Bradley in 2020, the abstract artist hadn't had a major show in over four decades - yet he still painted every day in relative obscurity. The pair recorded Bradley's life story and artistic process, both deeply inspired by modern Jazz music, over the course of changing seasons. In this intimate portrait, Bradley’s is the sole voice and figure on screen.

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