In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

“In defense of television, it’s all about picking and choosing. There are brilliant programs that engage, uplift, entertain and educate… [such as] an upcoming film on PBS’ Independent Lens called CRIPS AND BLOODS.”
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“A CLASS APART is in a class all its own…which tautly explores the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hernàndez v. Texas. … If for no other reason than because it is a powerful reminder of the civil rights movement and the gaping holes in that story in Texas, A CLASS APART is one to watch.”
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“Vet PBS arts documentarian Peter Rosen’s GARRISON KEILLOR: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes takes an aptly rambling, leisurely, fond look at this professional anachronism, whose gently satirical variety show celebrates a small-town Americana of yesteryear (or never-was).”
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“Of all the films nominated for a Foreign Language Oscar this year, director Ari Folman’s WALTZ WITH BASHIR reaped substantial press and stirred the most controversy.”
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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

“A few years ago, Bay Area filmmaker Dawn Logsdon learned a valuable double-barreled lesson: 1. Sometimes the best ideas for a documentary project can be found right in your former backyard. 2. Never overlook the teachings of a parent. The result of that knowledge is FAUBOURG TREMÉ: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, a moving and revelatory film…”
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“In her latest documentary, ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING, Tehrani brings to life the love-hate relationship between her parents’ countries.”
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“Independent filmmaker Margaret Brown wins the Truer Than Fiction Award at the Independent’s Spirit Awards for her film THE ORDER OF MYTHS, airing Feb. 24 on Independent Lens on PBS.”
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“THE ORDER OF MYTHS: Margaret Brown does a deft job both presenting the history of the country’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration while vividly pointing out the enduring segregation between the city’s white and black social events.”
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Tags: Mardi Gras, newspaper reviews, Wedding

In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

“ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene tells the story of the D.C. radio and TV personality who overcame poverty, drug addiction and multiple arrests to take his hometown by storm in the late 1960s (and continuously for 16 years).”
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Host Michael Krasny speaks with filmmaker David Iverson about the upcoming FRONTLINE and ITVS co-production of MY FATHER, MY BROTHER AND ME.
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“In ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING, the brilliant indie-filmmaker gives people outside of Iran a close and insightful look into the country and its people.”
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“With its gripping story told through interviews with the accused, Coleman, and the police officers, jurors, lawyers, families and activists involved, TULIA, TEXAS takes you from the personal to the political and back again.”
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Filmmaker Cassandra Herrman and Texas criminal defense Attorney Jeff Blackburn discuss the film TULIA, TEXAS, airing Tuesday, Feb. 10 on Independent Lens on PBS.
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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

“While the Globes did their best to keep grimmer realities at bay, there was a flash of reality in the victory of WALTZ WITH BASHIR for best foreign film.”
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“Ari Folman’s animated documentary of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon is perfectly surreal.”
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“In 2007, Alabama officially apologized for slavery and its “after effects.” But those after effects still play out in Mobile’s annual Mardi Gras… The fascinating THE ORDER OF MYTHS, which PBS’s Independent Lens will air on February 24, follows these parallel worlds…”
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“Growing up at the center of the firestorm surrounding the famous civil rights attorney William Kunstler wasn’t easy. According to his daughters Sarah, and Emily, the family often feared for their lives… DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE is a timely reminder about the cost of standing up for justice, regardless of the consequences. ”
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“I could not pull myself away from Stacy Peralta’s riveting, revelatory, exhaustive examination of the 40-year history of gang warfare in South Central L.A.”
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In the News: DOC on PBS’ Independent Lens

“DOC, which airs tonight as part of the PBS series Independent Lens, is a daughter’s film about a difficult father. Immy Humes is the filmmaker; her subject is Harold L. Humes––nicknamed Doc after a genius in the ‘Buck Rogers’ comic strip––whose marquee claim to fame is that he co-founded the literary journal The Paris Review, though he didn’t stick around long to run it.”
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Tags: Los Angeles Times, newspaper reviews