Press Releases

(San Francisco, CA, June 6, 2012) — Nashi is an increasingly popular political youth organization in Russia with direct ties to the Kremlin. Officially, its goal is to support the current political system by creating a future elite among the brightest and most loyal Russian teenagers. But the organization also works to prevent the political opposition…

(San Francisco - March 15, 2012)— The Lexicon of Sustainability is multiplatform project based on the simple premise: people can’t be expected to live more sustainable lives if they don’t know the most basic terms and principles that define sustainability. Filmmaker/photographer Douglas Gayeton and Producer Laura Howard-Gayeton have crisscrossed…

(San Francisco, CA) — By 15 she was an American national champion. By 17 she was competing in the Olympics. A formidable figure at five feet, eight inches tall and weighing over 300 pounds, Cheryl Haworth made history in Sydney, Australia in 2000 when she became the youngest athlete to win an Olympic weightlifting medal. Strong!, directed by Julie Wyman,…

(San Francisco, CA, May 10, 2012) — Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population. It is also home to a transgender community known as the waria, biological men who live openly as women. Tales of the Waria follows four characters from this little-known community as they search for romance and companionship. At turns comical and heartbreaking,…

ARLINGTON, VA, May 9, 2012 - PBS, ITVS and POV today announced a new strategy to bolster the mission-focused, independently produced content centered largely around its landmark series POV and Independent Lens, which together provide a year-round broadcast footprint for independent filmmakers on public television. Both series will air in a new…