‘The Farm, Angola, USA’

Winner of the grand jury prize at Sundance earlier this year, Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus’ great documentary explores life and death at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. It’s a great work because of its remarkable blend of detachment and compassion (A&E; Sunday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Parts 1 and 2; Thursday at 6 and 10 p.m. Part 1; Friday at 6 and 10 p.m. Part 2).