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A Good Life • WXXI-WORLD

Life is full of joys and challenges for us all — but the experiences of individuals living with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) is something that not everyone understands or appreciates.

A Good Life airs Saturday, October 26 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD

A Good Life, a WXXI production, takes an intimate look into the lives of six adults living with I/DD and their families. The film shares the challenges and opportunities they face, while leading national experts and historians in the field offer insight. 

This documentary is presented as part of WXXI and the Golisano Foundation’s Move to IncludeTM, an award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media. 

Photo: Title card • Credit: WXXI

The Good Karma Hospital • WXXI-TV

The story of a junior doctor who arrives in picture perfect India looking for a job.

The Good Karma Hospital airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV,

The six-part series tells the story of junior doctor, Ruby Walker, who arrives in India looking for a job and a distraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine, the palm trees, and picture-perfect beaches. What she doesn’t expect are the realities of work, life, and even love at an under-resourced and overworked cottage hospital.

The First Lady • WXXI-TV

A revelatory, dramatic reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies.

The First Lady airs Thursdays, October 24-November 21 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, The First Lady delves deep into the ladies’ personal and political lives.

Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House’s women is no longer hidden from view.  

Nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, Critics Choice Awards and NAACP Image Awards, The First Lady  includes Kiefer Sutherland as Franklin Roosevelt, Aaron Eckhart as Gerald Ford, and O-T Fagbenie as Barack Obama. 

Photo: Key Art – The First Lady
Credit: Provided by APT

Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation  • WXXI-TV

During World War II, troops would look up and say, “Here come the Sky Blossoms” – paratroopers rushing to their aid. Today, a new generation is answering that call for help.

Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation airs Sunday, October 20 at 2:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Filmed over three years, Sky Blossom is a raw, uplifting window into 24.5 million children and millennials stepping forward as frontline heroes. Caring for family with tough medical conditions, they stay at home doing things often seen only in hospitals. They are cheerleaders, work part time, and go to college – but also live double lives – quietly growing up as America’s next greatest generation.

This documentary is presented as part of WXXI and the Golisano Foundation’s Move to IncludeTM, an award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media. 

Photo: Ryann Allen shares a moment with her father, Chaz
Credit: VINO WONG/Sky Blossom

The Broken Promise  • WXXI-TV

This film explores the mechanics of genocide, the conditions that allow it to occur, and the ideas and institutions that stand against it.

The Broken Promise airs airs Monday, October 7 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

After World War II, humanity declared that genocide would never be allowed to happen again. But “never again” has become “again and again,” from Cambodia to Bosnia to Rwanda to Darfur to China to Ukraine. The Broken Promise asks, why? What makes people dehumanize one another? Why does it keep happening? And what can we do to make “never again” a reality?

The documentary has three chapters: The Pattern, Ripple Effects and Arc of Justice. Raw, unflinching first-person stories are told by the survivors of genocide, and their children, and how the trauma of genocide ripples through generations. Past and current genocides over the last century are painted with extensive archival footage and more than 100 photos and images from worldwide news agencies and museums.

With poignant insights from forward-thinking policymakers, scholars, and activists, the film examines the characteristics of those who perpetrate crimes against humanity—their self-serving goals, their destruction of democratic institutions, and their utter disregard for the slaughter that follows.

Photo: Father and his two children flee the ISIS genocide of the Yazidi people
Credit: Magnum Photos

I Can Be What?!  • Saturdays at 9 a.m. on WXXI-TV

A series that gives kids a sneak peek into the world of STEAM careers – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

I Can Be What?! airs Saturdays at 9 a.m., beginning October 5 on WXXI-TV and repeats Sunday, starting October 6 at 7 a.m. It will also air on WXXI-Kids Saturdays, October 19-November 9 at 6:30 p.m.

WXXI is proud to bring its YouTube series, I Can Be What?!, that gives kids a sneak peek into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) careers, to WXXI-TV. The series explores various professions with host Jennifer Indovina, a science communicator, inventor, and electrical engineer. Jennifer visits professionals on their own turf and embeds herself in their workdays. A zookeeper, a chocolatier, an athletic trainer – she jumps headfirst into a typical day, learning not only what makes their jobs fun and rewarding, but the responsibilities, skills, and education involved in doing their work.

Geared towards students 7-11 years old, I Can Be What?! provides an entryway into career exploration that will stimulate conversation, inspire further research, and ultimately instill confidence in pursuing academic, technical, trade, and artistic endeavors. The series’ website, WXXI.org/icanbewhat, provides online content and resources to help parents, caregivers and educators further their student’s exploration process.

Episodes and details:

• In Episode 101 on October 5 at 9 a.m. Jen talks with a helicopter pilot, content creator, and zookeeper.

• In Episode 102 on October 12 at 9 a.m. Jen visits a welder, wildlife technician, beverage entrepreneur, and electrician.

• In Episode 103 on October 19 at 9 a.m. Jen learns more about a veterinarian, tower technician, athletic trainer, chef, and diesel mechanic.

• In Episode 104 on October 26 at 9 a.m. Jen meets a solar panel installer, dance teacher, chocolatier, and food scientist .

The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor  • WXXI-TV

The gripping inside story of the Royal Family told only by the people who really know.

The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. on WXXI-TV

The gripping inside story of the Royal Family told only by the people who really know. Spanning six decades of British history, discover behind the scenes revelations and intimate insights into the stories we’ve only heard. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton).

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