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Global Voices and the WORLD Channel Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May 6, 2011This May, Global Voices and the WORLD Channel celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with four documentaries that highlight voices and stories from across Asia. Starting with Please Vote For Me from China, the month continues on to Japan with 4 and Young Yakuza, and comes to a close with New Year Baby, set in Cambodia. In addition to their…
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Bay Area Teachers Unite at SF Film Fest
May 6, 2011The documentary American Teacher screened before a crowd of educators Tuesday night at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Tuesday night was National Teacher Appreciation Day, and at the San Francisco Film Festival it was a teacher love fest. And rightly so. After a tough year of budget cuts and political controversy, educators deserve a…
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with The Storm That Swept Mexico
May 5, 2011Raymond Telles's documentary tells the gripping story of the Mexican Revolution. The Storm That Swept Mexico premieres May 15 on public television. The Mexican Revolution, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century, not only changed the course of Mexican history, but also profoundly effected its relationships with the rest…
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Better This World Tops SF Film Fest
May 5, 2011Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway’s documentary picked up two Golden Gate awards at this year's San Francisco International Film Festival. Better This World won two Golden Gate Awards at the 54th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, taking the prizes for Best Documentary Feature and Best Bay Area Documentary Feature. The doc…
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NEWLY FUNDED: ITVS is Pleased to Announce Funding for Samantha Grant's Doc, A Fragile Trust
May 5, 2011ITVS recently approved funding for the documentary A Fragile Trust: Jayson Blair and The New York Times, which takes an inside look at the plagiarism scandal that rocked the paper in 2003.A Fragile Trust by Samantha Grant tells the dramatic story of Jayson Blair, a young reporter whose shocking lies dealt a serious blow to the New York Times and forced the…