Revisit the Oscar-winning story of Maya Lin, the young architect behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial whose design was met with widespread controversy and public attacks. At the intersection of art, politics and creativity she remained steadfast in her personal vision.

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, a POV Presentation premieres Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, directed by Freida Lee Mock, is an Academy Award-winning documentary exploring the life and work of architect and artist Maya Lin. Following Lin’s journey, whose design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was chosen when she was a 21-year-old Yale undergraduate, the film focuses on how Lin’s vision defied expectations as she held her ground amidst intense controversy. The documentary also touches upon Lin’s other significant works such as the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and her evolving artistic vision.

Photo: Maya Lin examining the inverted water table for the Civil Rights Memorial
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Winner of the Audience Award at the 2024 DOC NYC Film Festival, Slumlord Millionaire explores the rapid gentrification of New York City neighborhoods and the housing crisis sweeping not only New York but the nation.

Slumlord Millionaire, a VOCES presentation, premieres Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.

Median rents nationwide are higher than ever, and some landlords have become aggressive in getting long-term tenants to leave to turn apartments over to market rate for a high profit. As costs drive up further and displace families who make up the fabric of these neighborhoods, a group of fearless residents, activists, and nonprofit attorneys fight corrupt landlords for the basic human right to a home.

Photo: Slumlord Millionaire key art
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Watch The Highwaymen perform their well-known and loved hits in this full-length concert film recorded live at Nassau Coliseum in 1990.

The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum premieres Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.

Recorded at the famous arena in Hempstead, Long Island in 1990, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson — “the Mt. Rushmore of country music” — perform classics like “Big River,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Always On My Mind.”

Photo: The Highwaymen sat together
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Cooking legends Lidia Bastianich and Jacques Pépin pair up for a lively program that showcases each chef’s remarkable ability to teach from their lifetimes of experience on air and in the kitchen.

Cooking with Legends: Lidia Bastianich & Jacques Pépin premieres Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.

Lidia Bastianich and Jacques Pépin double the fun when the two “good-natured bosses” and longtime friends come together to share personal family stories and lifetimes of experience on air, alongside mouth-watering recipes that made their careers. Lidia hailing from Pola on the Istrian Peninsula, and Jacques from Bourg-en-Bresse, France, express their passion for the foods that embody the cuisines of their native cultures as they personify what it means to live the American dream.

Photo: Lidia Bastianich & Jacques Pépin
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