56 minSeason 27 • Episode 9
LatestImmigrant grooms work year-round on the hidden “backside” of Churchill Downs. Rising before dawn, they care for some of the world’s most prized Kentucky Derby racehorses, revealing how race, labor, and class shape an elite American industry. BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing honors the resilience that’s behind the spectacle.
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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PBS keeping indie voices alive since '99.
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Stories too raw for mainstream gatekeepers.
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The series launched careers for directors later nominated for Oscars, including some who went from $5K docs to Marvel budgets.
Stanley Tucci replaced Angela Bassett as narrator in 2012, bringing unexpected Italian-American gravitas to stories about Mongolian eagle hunters and Kentucky go-kart racers alike.
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