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Nightly Films

Welcome to Nightly Films, a long form series explaining our world, one video at a time.

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50 Years Fly

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50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion (Part 1)

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50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion (Part 2)

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50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion (Part 3)

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50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion (Part 4)

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50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion (Part 5)

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The Drink with Kate Snow

Stephen Sanchez on releasing debut album (Part 1)

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Walker Hayes’ journey to country music fame (Part 1)

Walker Hayes’ journey to country music fame (Part 2)

Cody Rigsby’s journey from novice biker to Peloton superstar (Part 1)

Cody Rigsby’s journey from novice biker to Peloton superstar (Part 2)

Olympian Shaun White on what’s next after his legendary snowboarding career (Part 1)

Olympian Shaun White on what’s next after his legendary snowboarding career (Part 2)

Ian Somerhalder on how wife Nikki Reed saved him from financial ruin and led him to launch a best-selling bourbon (Part 1)

Ian Somerhalder on how wife Nikki Reed saved him from financial ruin and led him to launch a best-selling bourbon (Part 2)

Actor Jeff Daniels on risking failure and why his agents begged him not to star in Dumb & Dumber (Part 1)

Actor Jeff Daniels on risking failure and why his agents begged him not to star in Dumb & Dumber (Part 2)

Mitch Albom on how he accidentally became a world-renowned author (Part 1)

Mitch Albom on how he accidentally became a world-renowned author (Part 2)

Tony-winner Ben Platt on returning to Broadway one day and all his success by age 27 (Part 1)

Tony-winner Ben Platt on returning to Broadway one day and all his success by age 27 (Part 2)

Olympian Usain Bolt on life after competition (Part 1)

Olympian Usain Bolt on life after competition (Part 2)

Olympian Apolo Ohno on how a 'fear of failure' ensured his success (Part 1)

Olympian Apolo Ohno on how a 'fear of failure' ensured his success (Part 2)

How 'The Office' saved Mindy Kaling mentally and emotionally (Part 1)

How 'The Office' saved Mindy Kaling mentally and emotionally (Part 2)

Director Julie Taymor's creative journey, from 'The Lion King' to 'The Glorias' (Part 1)

Director Julie Taymor's creative journey, from 'The Lion King' to 'The Glorias' (Part 2)

How writer, actress and showrunner Lena Waithe turned her own story into award-winning television (Part 1)

How writer, actress and showrunner Lena Waithe turned her own story into award-winning television (Part 2)

Misty Copeland’s “biggest purpose” isn’t just being a great dancer – she wants to inspire the next generation (Part 1)

Misty Copeland’s “biggest purpose” isn’t just being a great dancer – it’s inspiring the next generation (Part 2)

Salman Rushdie’s first novel was universally panned – and his second won him The Booker Prize (Part 1)

Salman Rushdie’s first novel was universally panned – and his second won him The Booker Prize (Part 2)

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps: ‘I wasn’t afraid to dream as big as I possibly could’ (Part 1)

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps: ‘I wasn’t afraid to dream as big as I possibly could’ (Part 2)

How Marcus Samuelsson refused to accept rejection and became a world-class chef (Part 1)

How Marcus Samuelsson refused to accept rejection and became a world-class chef (Part 2)

Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi’s philanthropic journey off the rock and roll stage (Part 1)

Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi’s philanthropic journey off the rock and roll stage (Part 2)

Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s career journey from sniper to housemaid to sex expert (Part 1)

Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s career journey from sniper to housemaid to sex expert (Part 2)

Actor Jimmy Smits quit the football team to join the drama club - and launched a long career in TV (Part 1)

Actor Jimmy Smits quit the football team to join the drama club - and launched a long career in TV (Part 2)

How Zainab Salbi took control of her own story and founded a global women's rights organization (Part 1)

How Zainab Salbi took control of her own story and founded a global women's rights organization (Part 2)

Kal Penn on the comedy series he always wanted to make & navigating Hollywood (Part 1)

Kal Penn on the comedy series he always wanted to make & navigating Hollywood (Part 2)

Curtis Martin didn’t particularly like playing football – but went on to dominate the NFL anyway (Part 1)

Curtis Martin didn’t particularly like playing football – but went on to dominate the NFL anyway (Part 2)

Queen Latifah talks early career success and giving back to the next generation (Part 1)

Queen Latifah talks early career success and giving back to the next generation (Part 2)

How boxing legend Laila Ali navigated her career after leaving the ring (Part 1)

How boxing legend Laila Ali navigated her career after leaving the ring (Part 2)

How 10 years of rejection by NASA taught Peggy Whitson to be a better astronaut

Film photography

Medal of Honor recipient

65 Years of NASA

Captives of Cannabis

Truck Driver Challenges

Honoring Emmett Till

NORAD Commander

100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Sign

Chinatown Preservation

Deaf in America

Boston Marathon bombing 10 years later

Andrew Lloyd Webber

David Bloom

Martin Fletcher

AI Revolution

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Gun violence prevention education

Medal of Honor

John Williams

U.S. forces in Somalia

Chicago's Ukrainian Village

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Book of 125,000 names

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

Firefighter's lifesaving gift

Trailblazing NASA astronauts

Monterey Park

Baltimore water

Canada immigration

Volunteering

Mindfulness movement

The Meaning of Powwow

The Reckoning

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'

College sports

Climate Challenge

Unprotected: Inside the Child Welfare Crisis

"My Seven Black Fathers"

Politics & Primetime

Hurricane Ian

Oyster farming in the Gulf

Protecting puffins

Afghanistan withdrawal

Princess Diana

Western megadrought

Navajo Code Talkers' WWII Legacy

U.S. Space Command Joint Operation Center

D-Day

Mass timber

Aimee Mann's new art

One Night in America

Life in Russian detention

NYC Mayor

Eyes in the Sky

World Refugee Day

Priced Out

Mayfield 6 months later

Queen Elizabeth

Reunion decades in the making

Armed Forces Day

California drought

Making history on the ISS

Jackie Robinson

Reporting from Volovets

Jackson’s historic Supreme Court confirmation

American Dreaming with José Díaz-Balart

Edible Arrangements Founder Tariq Farid reflects on his American Dream (Part 1)

Edible Arrangements Founder Tariq Farid reflects on his American Dream (Part 2)

NASA engineers on the Mars Mission reflect on their American Dream (Part 1)

NASA engineers on the Mars Mission reflect on their American Dream (Part 2)

Legendary TV host Don Francisco reflects on his American Dream (Part 1)

Legendary TV host Don Francisco reflects on his American Dream (Part 2)

Gloria Estefan’s revolutionary impact on Latin music and her American Dream (Part 1)

Gloria Estefan’s revolutionary impact on Latin music and her American Dream (Part 2)

John Leguizamo on the lack of Latino roles in Hollywood and his American Dream (Part 1)

John Leguizamo on the lack of Latino roles in Hollywood and his American Dream (Part 2)

Duolingo founder Luis von Ahn on education and his journey through the tech industry (Part 1)

Entrepreneur Luis von Ahn on his American Dream (Part 2)

YouTube superstar Lele Pons on her mental health struggles, and secrets to overcoming them (Part 1)

YouTube superstar Lele Pons on how she achieved her American Dream (Part 2)

Past, present and future of Broadway

Self-driving trucks

150 Years of Yellowstone

Writing History

Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis

Winter Olympics

Ryan Cochran-Siegle wanted to enjoy the process at the Beijing Olympics (Part 1)

Ryan Cochran-Siegle wanted to enjoy the process at the Beijing Olympics (Part 2)

Snowboarder Shaun White reflects on his five Olympic journeys (Part 1)

Snowboarder Shaun White reflects on his five Olympic journeys (Part 2)

Mikaela Shiffrin on finding fun in skiing: 'It's like flying without a plane' (Part 1)

Mikaela Shiffrin on finding fun in skiing: 'It's like flying without a plane' (Part 2)

How college helped Chloe Kim find her love of snowboarding again (Part 1)

How college helped Chloe Kim find her love of snowboarding again (Part 2)

Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates on turning setbacks into triumph (Part 1)

Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates on turning setbacks into triumph (Part 2)

History-making Olympian Erin Jackson’s journey from inline skating to the ice (Part 1)

History-making Olympian Erin Jackson’s journey from inline skating to the ice (Part 2)

Colby Stevenson survived near-fatal car crash on path to Olympics (Part 1)

Colby Stevenson survived near-fatal car crash on path to Olympics (Part 2)

Alysa Liu on how her skating has evolved since making a big splash at age 13 (Part 1)

Alysa Liu on how her skating has evolved since making a big splash at age 13 (Part 2)

Chris Lillis on the excitement and stress of achieving his lifelong Olympic dream (Part 1)

Chris Lillis on the excitement and stress of achieving his lifelong Olympic dream (Part 2)

Kendall Coyne Schofield's speed part of U.S. hockey team's strengths (Part 1)

Kendall Coyne Schofield's speed part of U.S. hockey team's strengths (Part 2)

Elana Meyers Taylor on lessons learned from her son heading into the Winter Olympics (Part 1)

Elana Meyers Taylor on lessons learned from her son heading into the Winter Olympics (Part 2)

Rikers Island

The Capitol attack, one year later

Medal of Honor

Crayon Activist

Manatee Conservation

American crocodiles

Pearl Harbor

Musicians on Call

Innovative blood test

NFL star inspires kids

Wildfire special forces

Climate change in Guatemala

Gateway Arch

'West Side Story' remake

Black playwrights on Broadway

Family resettles in Phoenix, AZ

Justice For All

Cure Violence

Feeding Nashville

Code to Inspire

Native American boarding school survivors

Climate change and seafood

9/11 health program

Shark tooth capital of the world

Gotham Whale

America Remembers: 20 Years Later

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They were at school blocks from ground zero on 9/11. Students reflect 20 years later (Part 1)

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They were at school blocks from ground zero on 9/11. Students reflect 20 years later (Part 2)

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America Remembers: FDNY chief looks back on 9/11 attacks (Part 1)

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America Remembers: FDNY chief looks back on 9/11 attacks (Part 2)

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​​20 years later, medical examiner’s office still committed to identifying September 11 victims (Part 1)

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20 years later, medical examiner’s office still committed to identifying September 11 victims (Part 2)

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First all-civilian spaceflight

California vineyard owners

Andrea Constand

Lt. Michael Byrd

Conviction Integrity Units

Air Force pararescueman on Afghanistan

General David Petraeus on Afghanistan

America the Beautiful

Michael Phelps on mental health

Denver's plan to address homelessness

Bitcoin mining

Remember the Flowers

West Virginia water crisis

100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre

Denver's STAR program

In-person learning

The Race to Mars

Rising Together

The Social Challenge

Reporting from Alaska

Minari's groundbreaking impact

Veterans and PTSD

Going Electric

LAUSD brings music to students at home

Acting U.S. Capitol Police chief speaks out

Jon Stewart's new mission

Standardized testing

First-time filmmaker

40th Anniversary of Reagan Assassination Attempt

Best friends reunited

Kids under pressure

California town pays tourists

Feeling Through

Breonna Taylor

Peace Corps turns 60

Students sleeping less amid pandemic

Changemakers

Members of the Little Rock Nine address educational equity in the U.S. (Part 1)

Members of the Little Rock Nine address educational equity in the U.S. (Part 2)

Extended interview: Lester Holt speaks with Bryan Stevenson (Part 1)

Extended interview: Lester Holt speaks with Bryan Stevenson (Part 2)

Extended interview: John Carlos and Nneka Ogwumike (Part 1)

Extended interview: John Carlos and Nneka Ogwumike (Part 2)

Changemakers: Women of color in STEM (Part 1)

Changemakers: Women of color in STEM (Part 2)

Mission to Mars

Holocaust survivors share their stories

Firefighters' mental health

Year of Extremes

Australia Fires: Wildlife on the brink (Part 1)

Australia Fires: Wildlife on the brink (Part 2)

West Coast Burning: The frontlines of wildfires (Part 1)

West Coast Burning: The frontlines of wildfires (Part 2)

Pain in the Bayous: Louisiana still reeling after 2020 hurricane season (Part 1)

Pain in the Bayous: Louisiana still reeling after 2020 hurricane season (Part 2)

Our Changing Climate: Greenland one year later (Part 1)