Press Releases

  1. Compañeras, Rousing Documentary about America’s First All-Female Mariachi Band, to Have its Broadcast Premiere on the Emmy Award–Winning PBS Series Independent Lens on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 10pm

    March 18, 2008

    Visit the companion Website >> (San Francisco, CA)—COMPAÑERAS is a passionate profile of America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles. Founded in 1994, the 12 members of Reyna shatter age-old stereotypes by putting a uniquely female twist on a beloved musical genre. In an arena that has traditionally been…

  2. ITVS Interactive’s World Without Oil, an Alternate Reality Game Wins “Activism” Award at SXSW Web Awards

    March 12, 2008

    March 11, 2008, San Francisco, CA— ITVS Interactive (Independent Television Service) and PBS’ Emmy® Award-winning weekly series, Independent Lens today announced that the alternate reality game WORLD WITHOUT OIL, in which thousands of people simulated their lives after a major oil crisis, took home the SXSW Web Award in the Activism category at the…

  3. PBS's Independent Lens and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) Launch Filmocracy, a Video Mashup Contest About the Politics of Food

    March 6, 2008

    San Francisco, (March 6, 2008)— ITVS Interactive (Independent Television Service) and PBS’s Emmy® Award–winning weekly series Independent Lens today launched the inaugural PBS Independent Lens Filmocracy online video mashup contest, which invites users to “mix it up and make a statement!” Developed as an American Film Institute’s Digital Content…

  4. New Year Baby to Premiere on PBS’s Independent Lens Tuesday, May 27, 2008

    March 5, 2008

    (San Francisco, CA)—What would you do if everything you knew about your life was turned upside down? If your sisters weren’t really your sisters and your mother was married to someone else before your father? In her personal and moving film NEW YEAR BABY, Socheata Poeuv finds that long-held secrets hide not only painful memories, but also love forged under…

  5. As the Eyes of the World Turn to China and the Upcoming Summer Olympics, Circus School Offers Rare Look into China’s Most Prestigious Acrobatic School

    March 5, 2008

    (San Francisco, CA)—The history of Chinese acrobatics dates back centuries. An art form that focuses on challenging physical limitations, many Chinese view acrobatics as the quintessential expression of China’s strength and power as a nation. At the Shanghai Circus School, students ranging in age from six to 15 must complete a grueling seven-year…