Press Releases

San Francisco, CA — Close to nine years after the first raid was launched, Afghanistan is now America's longest war. How will it end? Camp Victory, Afghanistan, a new documentary directed by Carol Dysinger, is the first film to examine the reality of building a functioning Afghan military — the cornerstone of America’s exit strategy. Using almost 300 hours…

(San Francisco, CA) — PBS’s award-winning, critically heralded weekly series Independent Lens announces its ninth season featuring a unique and diverse group of documentaries that takes viewers from across the street to around the globe, with up close and personal stories featuring unforgettable people. The Emmy Award-winning series runs from…

(San Francisco, CA) – In September 2008, five teenagers – a Qatari, an Iraqi, a Syrian-Armenian, a Pakistani, and an Iranian – journeyed to Washington, D.C. from the Middle East to join teens from around the world in an intensely competitive, if somewhat arcane, annual ritual: the World Schools Debating Championships. Well aware that their region is…

(San Francisco)— Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that five of its films are among the nominees for the 31st Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. Among the nominees are three documentary features from Independent Lens, the weekly series airing on PBS jointly curated by ITVS and PBS, and two programs that were broadcast on the…

(San Francisco, CA) – With fatherhood quickly approaching, Israeli filmmaker Yishai Orian must wrestle with a decision: Should he keep his beloved 40-year-old Volkswagen Beetle or trade it in for something more reliable? His mechanic says that the car won’t last long, and his wife complains that it’s unsuitable for a baby. In an attempt to keep the Beetle…