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Rent Independent Lens and Global Voices Episodes on iTunes
Looking to watch something from the comfort of your home over the holidays?
Check out the PBS Indies page on iTunes where you’ll find more than 20 indie films from Independent Lens, Global Voices and other public television series and broadcasts.
Each film is now available for rent for $2.99 or for purchase at $9.99.
A selection of films include: ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Green, THE ATOM SMASHERS, BANISHED, the Oscar-nominated DAUGHTER FROM DANANG, A DREAM IN DOUBT, LAKSHMI AND ME, THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS, MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: TERRA INCOGNITA, MARCH POINT, MILKING THE RHINO, OPERATION FILMMAKER, POWER TRIP, RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE, A SON’S SACRIFICE, STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors and ESTILO HIP HOP.
ITVS and PBS Offer Indie Content on iTunes Store
Tired of searching for high-quality indie films? Look no further. ITVS and PBS recently collaborated to bring more than 20 independent films to the iTunes store. Curated specifically for iTunes, this diverse collection includes films from Independent Lens, Global Voices and other public television series and broadcasts.
Some of the groundbreaking films from Independent Lens now available on iTunes include: ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Green, THE ATOM SMASHERS, BANISHED, the Oscar-nominated DAUGHTER FROM DANANG, A DREAM IN DOUBT, LAKSHMI AND ME, THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS, MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: TERRA INCOGNITA, MARCH POINT, MILKING THE RHINO, OPERATION FILMMAKER, POWER TRIP, RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE, A SON’S SACRIFICE, STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors and ESTILO HIP HOP, which premiered on the PBS WORLD series Global Voices. Each film is available for purchase at $9.99.
This initiative is part of the Independent Digital Distribution Lab, a project to expand distribution to broadband-connected audiences while exploring revenue-generating partnership models for independent filmmakers and public television.
“By offering content on iTunes, we are helping producers who want to experiment with online content gain access to PBS’s digital distribution outlets,” said Sally Jo Fifer, president and CEO of ITVS.
Apply Now: Producers Institute for New Media Technologies
Are you a filmmaker looking to develop innovative and interactive ways to engage audiences?
The Producers Institute for New Media Technologies, hosted by the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), is a ten-day residency for eight creative teams (independent producers or public broadcasters) with a shared goal of developing and prototyping a multi-platform project inspired by or based on a significant documentary project.
Filmmakers who participate in the institute will develop socially relevant media projects for emerging digital platforms and have opportunities to participate in high-level industry roundtables, intense one-on-one project development with technical mentors, new media storytelling workshops and hands-on prototyping of their ideas.
Participants will adapt and develop film, video and audio content for delivery using a range of interactive formats, including video game applications, interactive web-based experiences, mobile streaming, multi-user communities and new educational software. Propose a range of delivery strategies, including cellphones, other hand-held devices, set-tops, Internet, portable software and more.
Check out the Second Life video below to get an overview of the Institute from Wendy Levy, director of creative programming at BAVC:
Watch IRANIAN KIDNEY BARGAIN SALE on iTunes
Last month, Community Cinema screened D TOUR, which chronicles musician Pat Spurgeon’s search for a living kidney donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match.
The screenings brought awareness about the importance of organ donation in the United States. But what is the organ market like in other countries?
This month, check out the ITVS International film IRANIAN KIDNEY BARGAIN SALE, which follows young Iranians through the organ trade process, in the only country in the world where kidney trading is legal.
Live Streaming Webcast: Media as a Global Diplomat II: New Findings on the Science of Media and Conflict
Last February, ITVS co-hosted a media leadership summit with the U.S. Institute of Peace at the Newseum in Washington, DC. A constellation of luminaries from the field, capped by distinguished veteran journalist and moderator Ted Koppel, developed recommendations to the new administration about the role of media in public diplomacy.
Continuing the dialogue, Media as a Global Diplomat II: New Findings on the Science of Media and Conflict took place today, October 1 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
This summit included a keynote by her majesty Queen Noor of Jordan. ITVS Vice President of Distribution Tamara Gould moderated a discussion about the responsibility of filmmakers and storytellers to create media that serves the public interest.
Other panelists included: Michael Medavoy, Hollywood studio executive (Apocalypse Now, Raging Bull) and author of American Idol After Iraq: Winning Hearts and Minds in the Global Media Age; Riz Khan, senior news anchor, Al Jazeera English; Arik Bernstein, founder of Alma Films and creator of Gaza-Sderot – Life in spite of everything; and Lucas Welch, president and founder of Soliya.
Learn more by visiting the United States Institute of Peace Web site >>
Watch ITVS Films for Free on Hulu
Do you love indie films but not sure where to find them online? ITVS now has numerous films available on Hulu for free from the PBS series Independent Lens and the PBS WORLD series Global Voices.
Among the programs available is the deeply moving Independent Lens film A DREAM IN DOUBT, which looks at one of America’s first post-9/11 hate crime murders and the growing wave of violence in retaliation for the terror attacks.
Check out A DREAM IN DOUBT on Hulu >>
Watch ITVS Films for Free on Hulu
It’s summertime, and for TV viewers everywhere that means the dreaded season of reruns and reality TV. But wait, we have a solution. ITVS currently offers 17 full-length programs available for free on Hulu.
Among the programs available is the highly entertaining film SHAOLIN ULYSSES: Kungfu Monks in America, which follows five Zen Buddhist monks who set out to make new lives teaching their craft in unlikely parts of America.
Check out SHAOLIN ULYSSES and other ITVS programs on Hulu >>
Independent Lens Films Available Now on Netflix
Do you subscribe to Netflix? If so, be sure to add these latest Independent Lens titles to your queue.
ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene
**Winner of the 2009 Indie Lens Audience Award
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.
THE ATOM SMASHERS
In a premier U.S. government laboratory, physicists race to discover one of the biggest secrets in the universe before a far more powerful European accelerator upstages both them and the entire U.S. science program. But, with a growing national deficit made worse by military conflicts and natural disasters, the lab struggles to survive. Will the discovery happen before the funds run out? Or will America watch the greatest minds in physics drift across the Atlantic, closing a great chapter in American science?
PAUL CONRAD: Drawing Fire
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad has drawn and quartered 11 presidents in a remarkable career spanning half a century. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, PAUL CONRAD: Drawing Fire pays tribute to a legendary journalist and artist who epitomizes the fiercely independent voice that has been vanishing from American news media in recent years.
Netflix subscribers can either rent these titles on DVD or stream the films directly in the browser. Also, Xbox subscribers can watch Netflix movies through the 360 console.
ITVS International Films now on iTunes
IRANIAN KIDNEY BARGAIN SALE, the first of many ITVS International films launching on iTunes.
Do you enjoy downloading your favorite films online? Check out IRANIAN KIDNEY BARGAIN SALE, the first of many ITVS International shows launching on the iTunes Movie Store, where documentary film fans can now rent or buy the movie at their convenience.
Against the backdrop of an official kidney referral agency, IRANIAN KIDNEY BARGAIN SALE follows young Iranians through the organ trade process: from their first encounter to surgery and kidney removal.
Global Voices Channel on Hulu
ITVS and PBS partner Hulu recently launched the Global Voices Channel, featuring 18 full-length episodes from the first season.
Global Voices offers an international perspective through intimate and uncommon stories by and about everyday people, made by independent filmmakers from around the globe. A great success in the online video world, Hulu remains the second most visited site for online video viewing in the U.S. and its user interface streams ITVS content directly in the browser.
Upcoming Screenings
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Community Cinema selections are screened in over 50 locations throughout the United States. In March, Community Cinema presents Dirt! The Movie, directed by Bill Benenson and Eugene Rosow.
It’s under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining, and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods, and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink, and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well … dirt.
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