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Pride (ja)
Haru Satonaka is the captain of an ice-hockey team, a star athlete who stakes everything on hockey but can only consider love as a game. Aki Murase is a woman who has been waiting for her lover who went abroad two years ago. These two persons start a relationship while frankly admitting to each other that it is only a love game. …The result is the unfolding of a drama of people with their respective pasts and with their pride as individuals.

The Atheism Tapes (en)
The Atheism Tapes is a 2004 BBC television documentary series presented by Jonathan Miller. The material that makes up the series was originally filmed in 2003 for another, more general series, Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief, but was too lengthy for inclusion. Instead, the BBC agreed to create The Atheism Tapes as a supplementary series of six programmes, each consisting of an extended interview with one contributor.

Illegal (hi)
What do you do when justice itself is out of order? A racy legal drama, set in the lesser-known world of a high-end law firm where justice is measured against billable hours and the lawyers are seldom on the right side of the law. Enter the infamous ‘Mad Lawyer’ Niharika Singh who will fight tooth and nail for justice… even if that means standing up against her own firm and the hotshot lawyer Janardhan Jaitley

Mission Over Mars (hi)
Based on true events, Mission Over Mars depicts the inspiring story of four women who played a pivotal role in the Mars Orbiter Mission. And how they fight both professional and personal battles, to triumph for India ki sabse oonchi udaan.

Intimate Moments - ASMR Gay Web Series (en)
This Gay Experimental Series infuses a romantic story with ASMR. The intention is to help a viewer relax and sleep. Listen at a low volume with headphones. The main factor of ASMR having a relaxing effect depends on the awareness and state of mind you bring upon viewing. This presentation differs from traditional narrative that may be geared for entertainment or educational purposes.

KCON:TACT ALL-ACCESS (ko)
During this unprecedented pandemic, KCON has made a historic pivot to a 7-day-long virtual concert as KCON:TACT. Behind the curtain of KCON:TACT 2020 SUMMER, this documentary offers an all-access look at the dreams and passion of the top K-POP acts with unaired footage, behind-the-scenes, and interviews.

You Wrote It, You Watch It (en)
You Wrote It, You Watch It is a short-lived MTV sketch comedy series starring members of The State comedy troupe before they were given their own show by the network. It was hosted by Jon Stewart, future host of The Daily Show. The comedians performed humorous sketch recreations of letters sent to the MTV offices by viewers, depicting outrageous stories and events from their daily lives, with introductions by Stewart. An early example of crowdsourcing, the show only lasted one season, premiering in 1992 and being canceled in 1993. Jon Stewart would later quip, "You wrote it, you just didn't watch it!"

Die Kommissarin (de)
Die Kommissarin is a German police TV series which aired on Das Erste. Its 66 episodes ran from 1994 till 2006. The series, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is notable as being the first, and as yet one of the few commercially successful, German detective series to have a female lead character. The main character is Inspector Lea Sommer, played by Hannelore Elsner. Sommer is divorced with custody of her teenage son, Daniel. She is looking forward to a new relationship with her new boyfriend, Jonathan. Although Lea and Jonathan telephone each other frequently, he has never actually been seen or heard on screen. Sommer was originally paired with Nick Siegel, but in a 1996 episode, Siegel was shot to death by an escaping criminal. His last words were "Lea, ich fühle mich so kalt". Sommer's current partner officer is Jan Orlop. Die Kommissarin airs on the German Language channel German Kino Plus in the United States. In Finland it airs on YLE TV2 under the title Etsivä Lea Sommer.

Hoarder SOS (en)
A look inside the cluttered life of hoarders. Across the UK thousands of us live our lives surrounded by too much stuff, and all that chaos could be hiding potential money makers! The average household has over three thousand pounds of saleable goods. Hoarders SOS will offer help to people living in cluttered homes and advice on how to make money from their potential goldmine while freeing up some much-needed space. Our experts will dispense top tips and invaluable advice to the 'hoarders' on what is worth selling, what they should keep hold of and those items which should have been thrown away years ago.

My Little Chef (ja)
Seri, an unknown yet talented female chef from the country, arrives in Tokyo to work at French restaurant, Etoire, but discovers that they have gone out of business due to the departure of their main chef. Together with the restaurant's former manager, she opens a French restaurant of her own and begins to recreate the flavors her late father mastered as a famous gourmet chef. Unfortunately, Etoire returns with an unscrupulous manager, and to make matters worse, Seri learns that it happens to be owned by her birth mother living in Paris who she hasn't seen since she was a child. Seri wonders if her passion and skill will be enough to succeed. --TBS

Life Is Wild (en)
The story of a dysfunctional blended family from New York who moves to a rural South African town and finds they must rely on each other more than they ever did back home.

Long Distance Relationship (zh)
This drama depicts the hardships and challenges couples in a long-distance relationship have to live through. Professor Fang Zuo returns from England to his home town, where he meets the 29 years old leftover woman Shi Nan who behaves like a man. Later, he finds out that she’s the one who saved him in a car accident before. The two slowly turn from foes to lovers. (Source: CdramaBase)

"TO BE A WOMAN" SHORT FILM SHOWCASE (zh)
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s death, the streaming platform Montage is currently screening a showcase of feminist-themed films entitled “To Be a Woman.” The online showcase features 10 short films made by emerging female directors, curated by the Shanghai-based independent filmmaker, curator, and critic Lǚ Yáo 吕遥. Her selection has brought out a rich panorama of stories about women’s experiences and lives in modern China. According to Montage’s page for the program, the films are linked by feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir’s framework of the five stages of life: Childhood, Adolescence, Youth, Middle Age, and Old Age.