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  1. This Week on POV: If a Tree Falls

    September 13, 2011

    The documentary lifts the veil on a radical environmental group that the FBI calls America’s "number one domestic terrorism threat."   ITVS-funded filmmakers Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman's documentary If a Tree Falls will air Tuesday, September 13 on POV.  The film offers a behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical…

  2. Revisiting The Oath and Gitmo, 10 Years After 9/11

    September 9, 2011

    In recognition of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, ITVS and PBS NewsHour will be hosting a live chat with The Oath filmmaker Laura Poitras and others.The Oath, which is streaming free on ITVS Indies Showcase from September 11 to 13, follows the story of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and the…

  3. Announcing the Living Docs Project with Mozilla

    September 9, 2011

    ITVS and Mozilla have launched the Living Docs Project, a collaboration that supports independent producers to develop interactive documentaries.   The 'web documentary' genre has matured and evolved greatly in recent years, thanks in large part to technological advances that  empower creators with more robust production and storytelling tools…

  4. The Island President Heads to TIFF

    September 8, 2011

    The ITVS-funded film by Jon Shenk will screen Saturday, September 10 at the Toronto International Film Festival at 6:30pm in the TIFF Bell Lightbox 2.The Island President follows the globetrotting journey of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight…

  5. Newly Contracted: ITVS Announces Funding for Filmmakers Tom Xia and Alicia Dwyer of Xmas Without China

    September 7, 2011

    The documentary Xmas Without China follows Tom Xia's journey as he challenges a California family to celebrate Christmas without any products from China. Filmmakers Tom Xia and Alicia Dwyer are among several new recipients of ITVS's Open Call Funding.The filmmaking pair discussed the project on a recent visit to the SF. Check out the video after the…

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