In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

New York Post: Origami and the Art of the Process
“If you’ve ever found it impossible to properly fold a road map, you will be absolutely astonished by what the folks profiled in Park Slope filmmaker Vanessa Gould’s new documentary [BETWEEN THE FOLDS] … can do with a single scrap of paper.”
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Indie Wire: Must See IDFA Doc: LAST TRAIN HOME
“[LAST TRAIN HOME] is an exceptional observational documentary that charts a dramatic Chinese journey affecting just one family but representing the challenges facing a changing nation and a troubled world.”
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The Epoch Times: NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: Laszlo & Vilmos
“[NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: Laszlo & Vilmos] is truly a cinematographer’s film. It looks great and will foster an increased appreciation of the director of photography in general with its many clips of the classic films shot by Kovacs and Zsigmond.”
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The Wrap: iTunes Adds Indie Films From ITVS, PBS
“The collection of films, put together specifically for iTunes, offers diverse titles from filmmakers pursuing stories not normally told via mainstream channels.”
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Watch CHINESE SCHOOL Tomorrow on Link TV

More than 350 million children are enrolled in schools across the vast nation of China. Over the course of a year, CHINESE SCHOOL looks at a small school in the rural town of Anhui where a group of families, teachers and children reveal stories of hardship, joy and success.

Check out the clip below:

CHINESE SCHOOL premieres tomorrow night, November 24, on Link TV at 7:30 PM (check local listings). This film received ITVS International funding.

Tonight on Independent Lens: PLEASE VOTE FOR ME

From Reality Blurred: Tonight, after today’s historic inauguration of Barack Obama and television’s non-stop celebration of this part of our democracy, PBS’ Independent Lens will re-air a documentary that explores democracy in a very different context: China’s first-ever democratic election in a school, which is for a third-grade hall monitor.

Watch a preview below:

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME airs tonight, January 20, on PBS’s Independent Lens at 10 PM (check local listings).