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Filmmaker Adrian Maben on Comrade Duch
June 24, 2011The documentary Comrade Duch: The Bookkeeper of Death examines the life of a gifted Cambodian mathematics teacher turned mass killer — responsible for the torture and murder of 14,000 people — and how he was brought to justice. Filmmaker Adrian Maben offered ITVS some background on the project, which was funded through ITVS International. How did you…
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How to Raise a Feminist Baby Boy
June 23, 2011ITVS Education Manager Annelise Wunderlich decides she's not afraid of teaching her son the F-word.When I told my husband about the title of this post, he raised a skeptical eyebrow. Really? Feminist? What did I mean by that, exactly? I think he envisioned me forcing our eight-month old son, Tiago, to wear pink leggings, read Betty Friedan before bed, and…
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Revisit Our Live Chat on Gender Identity, Violence, and Two Spirits
June 9, 2011On Monday, June 13, leaders from the LGBT community joined ITVS, KQED, and Independent Lens for a discussion about issues raised in the film Two Spirits.<a href="https://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=7d64a21c0f"…
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Nicholas Kristof’s Reports for Half The Sky Underway
June 2, 2011The New York Times op-ed columnist is behind the recently announced primetime television special Half The Sky, which premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens in fall 2012.Last month, BTB unveiled ITVS and CPB’s investment in Half The Sky, a primetime television special and multi-platform project based on New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl…
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Geena Davis Expects Women and Girls to Lead
June 2, 2011Oscar-winning Actor Geena Davis helped launch ITVS' Women and Girls Lead campaign at the PBS Annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Here, Davis describes why she has so much faith in the power of public media and the power of women and girls. During the conference, Davis discussed her own work on gender discrimination in media, as well as ITVS' multi-year…