Press Releases

(San Francisco, CA) — A beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary, Bully puts a human face on the devastating impacts of the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. At its heart are those with huge stakes in the issue: five kids and families whose stories each represent a different facet of America’s bullying…

(San Francisco, CA) — How does a 16-year-old evolve into a bank robber? In Evolution of a Criminal , filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe searches for the answers — about himself. Years after his release from prison, Monroe returns to his old neighborhood to speak with family and friends, along with classmates, teachers, law enforcement officials and the…

(May 23, 2014, San Francisco, CA) — Independent Television Service (ITVS) and the WORLD Channel announced today the lineup for season seven of Global Voices, the critically acclaimed international documentary television series on the WORLD Channel (check local listings). The first original series to launch on WORLD, Global Voices was included in New…

San Francisco, CA — Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — ITVS (Independent Television Service) announced today the premiere of the fifth season of a FUTURESTATES the acclaimed, groundbreaking series of online digital shorts. It continues its long-running theme of exploring the visions and various challenges of what life might look like in an America of the not so…

San Francisco, CA — Wednesday, May 7, 2014 — ITVS (Independent Television Service) announced today that FUTURESTATES, the acclaimed, groundbreaking series of online digital shorts, is back for its fifth and final season with a revolutionary new approach, envisioning a singular futuristic world with interconnected stories from a diverse group of…