Press Releases

Program companion website: www.pbs.org/independentlens/raceistheplace/ (San Francisco)—Funny, angry and profound, RACE IS THE PLACE is a visual and verbal riff on race in America from the point of view of a wide variety of artists, poets, rappers, performance artists and stand-up comedians. Featuring established artists as well as up-and-coming…

Program companion website: www.pbs.org/independentlens/mirrordance/ (San Francisco)—Two sisters. One passion. Romance. Revolution. MIRROR DANCE is the story of Cuban-born identical twins Ramona and Margarita de Saá, who become estranged through politics when one moves to the United States and the other remains behind. Though separated for…

Program companion website: www.pbs.org/independentlens/familyatwar/ (San Francisco)—A FAMILY AT WAR is the heartbreaking story of one family's struggle to deal with their son's death in Iraq and the continuing political fallout from the war. We get to know the young man who died, Jeff Kaylor, through old home movies and the remembrances of his…

Program companion website: www.pbs.org/independentlens/maidinamerica/ (San Francisco)—MAID IN AMERICA is a fascinating look at the changing face of motherhood. As more and more parents leave their homes to move into the workforce, others are being hired to care for children, run households and keep houses clean. Often those caregivers and…

CONTACT: Randall Cole, Publicity Manager, ITVS Tel. +1.415.356.8383, ext. 254 E-mail: randall_cole@itvs.org Jim Sommers, Director of Communications, ITVS Tel. +1.415.356.8383, ext. 242 (San Francisco, California, USA)— The Independent Television Service (ITVS), the leading source of independently produced programs on U.S. public…