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2021 Primetime Emmy® Awards Ballot Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program All In: The Fight For Democracy All In: The Fight For Democracy follows Stacey Abrams’s journey alongside those at the forefront of the battle against injustice. From the country’s founding to today, this film delves into the insidious issue of voter suppression - a threat to the basic rights of every American citizen. Allen v. Farrow Episode 3 While Mia tries to shield seven-year-old Dylan from the trauma of repeated questioning, Allen’s legal and publicity teams brand Mia a scorned woman and unfit mother who brainwashed her children. Two separate 1992 investigations are reexamined with never-before-made-public court documents, police evidence, and revelatory videotape. Amend: The Fight For America Wait As the civil rights movement gains momentum in the 1960s, Martin Luther King, JR. orchestrates protests that goad President John F. Kennedy into action. American Masters Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir Born to Chinese-immigrant parents, the writer of "The Joy Luck Club" draws from her family history, Asian American experience, and generational trauma to create best-selling works in both fiction and non-fiction. American Masters Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is Michael Tilson Thomas reflects on his tenure as a renowned music director, conductor, and composer who continues to mentor the next generation of classical musicians. Becoming You Thinking Olivia Colman narrates Becoming You, a global series about child development that explores how the first 2,000 days on Earth shape the rest of our lives. The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart This documentary chronicles the triumphs and hurdles of The Bee Gees. Brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, found early fame writing over 1,000 songs with twenty No. 1 hits over five decades. Featuring archival footage of recording sessions, home videos, concert performances, and interviews. Between The World And Me Ta-Nehisi Coates' bestseller is reimagined during the pandemic against the backdrop of Prince Jones and Breonna Taylor’s death and the global protests for Black lives. Activists and artists (like Mahershala Ali, Oprah Winfrey and Angela Davis) weave Coates' book into a tapestry about the breathtaking, heartbreaking and layered African-American experience. Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell Featuring rare footage and interviews, this documentary celebrates the life of The Notorious B.I.G. on his journey from hustler to rap king. Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry tells the coming-of-age story of the singer-songwriter and her rise to global superstardom. BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard-fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise. Bobby And Giada In Italy When In Rome Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis arrive in Rome and immediately seek out their favorite foods. For Giada, it's the Pizza Bianca she grew up eating, while for Bobby, it's a most-frequented gelato shop. It's all about celebrating the classics as they take in the energy of the Eternal City. The Boy From Medellín The Boy From Medellín follows international music superstar J Balvin as he prepares for the most important concert of his career—a sold-out stadium show in his hometown of Medellín, Colombia. Boys State Boys State is an immersion into a week-long annual program in which a thousand Texas high school seniors gather for an elaborate mock exercise: building their own state government. The Chef Show Late Night Burger Roy and Jon recreate Holeman and Finch's late-night burger, then sample Chad Robertson's take on a grilled cheese and a delicious dessert by Nina Subhas. The Chef Show Roy's Italian Cuisine Roy teaches Jon his unique preparations for a selection of Italian dishes, including artichoke salad, lasagna and (of course) spaghetti and meatballs. The Chef Show Tartine Chefs Chad Robertson and Chris Bianco take Jon and Roy through their intricate processes of artisan bread baking, fermentation and coffee roasting. Chef's Table Lennox Hastie Sydney chef Lennox Hastie draws extraordinary flavors out of meat, fish and vegetables using only a wood fire -- and skills he honed in Basque Country. Cher & The Loneliest Elephant Entertainer Cher and a team of vets, trainers, and more lead a large-scale effort to move a bull elephant, Kaavan from a rundown zoo to a faraway wildlife sanctuary, and they must do so during the most disruptive global emergency since World War II: the outbreak of COVID-19. City So Real Blood Sport The Laquan McDonald trial unfolds. With Rahm Emanuel now out of the race, a record 21 mayoral candidates submit their petitions to replace him. Class Action Park Welcome to Action Park: the notorious 1980s New Jersey water park that long ago entered the realm of myth. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s. The Crime Of The Century This is a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives that enable over-production, reckless distribution, and mass abuse of synthetic opiates. With the help of whistleblowers and newly leaked documents, the film reveals that America’s opioid epidemic is not a public health crisis that came out of nowhere. Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel Lost In Los Angeles The once-grand Cecil Hotel provides a nightmarish backdrop for the disappearance of Elisa Lam. Her final footage in an elevator triggers a viral hunt. Dads Dads is a humorous documentary that celebrates the joys and challenges of parenting in today’s world. Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker This documentary spotlights Debbie Allen's career and follows her group of dance students as they prepare for Allen's annual Hot Chocolate Nutcracker. David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet This documentary tells the story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than most. In 90+ years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. The Devil You Know Vampire Witch When doomsday prepper Steve Mineo is expelled from Sherry Shriner’s cult, he tries to protect his girlfriend Barbara Rogers from online attacks and winds up dead. Dick Johnson Is Dead As her father nears the end of his life, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages his death in inventive and comical ways to help them both face the inevitable. Diners, Drive-Ins, And Dives Spicin' Things Up Guy Fieri's grabbin' sandwiches, spice and everything nice on this trip. In Fargo, N.D., an Indian joint firing up shrimp and lights-out lamb. In Sioux Falls, S.D., a spot loadin' up hand-held flavor bombs, and in Fairbanks, Alaska, a pizza place takin' pies from a sour specialty to spicy sweet. Each And Every Day Each and Every Day speaks with nine young people who recount what led them to attempt suicide or have suicidal ideation, and how they worked to reclaim their will to live. Earth At Night In Color Puma Mountain A young puma coming of age in the Patagonian mountains must learn to survive on her own after her mother leaves to start a new family. Endangered United by the planet's biggest conservation project -- The Red List -- conservation heroes around the world are risking everything to save giraffe, gorillas, big cats and other endangered wildlife. Narrated by Ellen DeGeneres, these are their stories. Equal Transgender Pioneers The incredible stories of three trans trailblazers from across the ages help illuminate the significance of the 1966 uprising at San Francisco’s Compton's Cafeteria. Expecting Amy And Birth With her son’s birth around the corner, an excited, anxious Amy finally takes the stage in Chicago. Exterminate All The Brutes Who The F*** Is Columbus Peck revisits the stories of Christopher Columbus, the Alamo, and the Trail of Tears from an indigenous perspective. He shows how “official” history is shaped by those in power. He examines the “doctrine of discovery” used to justify the enslavement of millions of Africans and questions his own story. F*ck That's Delicious Back To Paris Action and crew take Paris by storm eating and drinking at all the new instant classics. French breakfast with an Asian twist, yakitori tasting menus, and boozey bistro lunches. The Food That Built America Pizza Wars In the 1950’s, two enterprising brothers from Kansas aim to build their restaurant, Pizza Hut, into a franchise empire by introducing America to a little-known Italian dish--pizza. Americans fall in love with their pizza, but unchecked growth and an underdog rival threatens to derail their juggernaut. 40 Years A Prisoner After a 1978 police shootout resulted in 30-plus year prison sentences for nine members of the controversial Philadelphia-based Black liberation group MOVE, the son of two convicted members dedicates his life to fighting for the release of his parents and other MOVE members. From Cradle To Stage Brandi And Teresa Carlile Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, Brandi Carlile and her mother Teresa open up to Dave and Virginia about Brandi’s trajectory from a tomboy kid who didn’t fit in to a multiple-Grammy Award-winning, openly gay singer-songwriter. Generation Hustle Baekeland When a young, aristocratic billionaire suddenly disappears with their money, an elite group of world travelers tries to uncover the truth. Is he a brilliant imposter who spins fabulous lies to con the rich or just a kid who went too far? Generation Hustle A Scam With A Beat A Detroit teenager running cons out of his bedroom transforms into scam rapper Teejayx6, using his mastery of deception to maneuver his way into a record deal with one of the biggest labels in America.