Laura Karpman

Arthur Raven is a successful corporate lawyer whose world is turned upside-down when he is assigned to draft the final appeal of a potentially innocent inmate as he is nearing his execution date.

Ten years ago a quirky group of kids invaded the Sandlot. Now, a new generation of kids are here in a nostalgic return to the dog days of summer, playing America's favorite pastime where dreams begin and heroes are formed.

Explores the landscape of the remote tepuis (or, table-top mountains) of Venezuela and looks at the unique life forms found there.

This episode of the PBS series Craft in America looks at the relationship between craft and the military, and profiles five practicing artisans who either were veterans or whose work honors them. Artisans covered in the program are: Ehren Tool, Gulf War veteran, who makes clay cups that draw attention to the realities of war and its consequences; Judas Recendez, Iraq War veteran who practiced ceramics at the Army Arts and Crafts Center and went on...

Glass artist Beth Lipman explores meanings found within 17th century paintings. Santero Charles M. Carrillo mixes historic religious and contemporary subject matter. Bead artist and quilter Joyce Scott draws her subject matter from diverse areas to address such issues as race and stereotyping. Jewelry artist and sculptor Thomas Mann created a series of wall panels to document untold stories of post-Katrina New Orleans.

Visits with five American artisans and artists who celebrate nature and the American landscape in their work: Patrick Dougherty, creator of large-scale installations that address environmental issues; Michelle Holsapfel, woodcarver and sculptor of boxes, bowls, and trompe l'oeil pieces; Mary Merkel-Hess, a fiber artist who makes sculptural works with paper, reed, and paint; Preston Singletary, a glass artist whose designs reflect his Tlingit heritage;...

Profiles several artists and artisans who create unique and notable holiday decorations. Travels to Asheville, North Carolina to visit the National Gingerbread House Competition and the Biltmore House, home to a premiere collection of Christmas decorations and mementoes.

Carrie White, has a shy and awkward demeanor, obscured by the fact that she is "gifted" with awesome telekinetic powers. As part of a cruel and vicious student prank, Carrie's better-looking and more socially savvy classmates arrange for her to be elected prom queen. Once she is crowned, Carrie unleashed a terror that includes burning down most of the school and all but 11 students attending the prom that night.