ITVS Films on Tonight’s FRONTLINE and Independent Lens

Tune in to PBS tonight for back-to-back presentations of ITVS films.

First, at 9:00 PM, FRONTLINE, in a co-production with ITVS, will present MY FATHER, MY BROTHER AND ME, a film that explores life with Parkinson’s disease. In 2004, journalist David Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: he had Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans. Setting off on a personal journey, Iverson explores the scientific, ethical, and political debate that surrounds Parkinson’s, a disease at the center of the ongoing controversy over embryonic stem cell research.

In the months leading up to the broadcast, Iverson has been blogging and posting video excerpts from the documentary that explore thought-provoking questions about genetics and stem cell research, the effects of new treatments and exercise on the disease, and personal stories around religious beliefs, family and coping with the effects of the disease.

Visit the blog for a live national discussion with David Iverson after tonight’s broadcast >>

Listen to KQED-San Francisco’s Forum about tonight’s broadcast of FRONTLINE:

Then at 10:00 PM, stick around to watch ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene on Independent Lens. He was a former drug addict and felon. He was also America’s first “shock jock.” Petey Greene gave voice to the unheard––speaking truth to power on his raw and uncensored TV and radio programs. His explosive language and brash style shocked the world as he battled both the system and his own demons on a journey to becoming a leading activist during some of the most tumultuous years in recent history.

Check out the preview below of tonight’s Independent Lens on SnagFilms, one of our digital partners:

ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Green airs tonight at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens on PBS

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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 All Video, ITVS Broadcasts, Independent Lens

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  2. Stem cells in an organism of the adult person are developed by a bone brain. It is their basic source, but it is far not the unique. Also stem cells are found out and in a fatty fabric, a skin, muscles, a liver, lungs, an eye retina, practically in all bodies and organism fabrics. They provide restoration of the damaged sites of bodies and fabrics.

    3. Stem cell transplant on February 19th, 2009

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