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The ITVS Indies Roundup
April 6, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Look, up in the sky! Here comes trouble. When a movie character gawks into the ether, you know something bad is on its way. If you want to avoid this cliche, or simply have a Friday laugh, watch this montage from Devour. (via Open Culture) If you’re at a loss of what to watch this weekend,…
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Man Behind the Muppet: Thursday on Independent Lens
April 5, 2012The documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey airs Thursday on Independent Lens on PBS. Watch Meet the Man Behind Elmo on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.When Kevin Clash was a boy, he built his own puppets and staged shows for the neighborhood. Today, he is living his ultimate dream as the big man behind the little, furry Muppet Elmo on…
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Advanced Screening of The Island President in D.C.
April 4, 2012U.S. Climate Action Network, 350.org, and ecoAmerica invite you and a guest to advance screenings of the The Island President on April 15th and 16th in Washington, DC. The documentary will premiere on PBS next season on Independent Lens. These two advanced screenings of The Island President are part of the Washington, DC International Film…
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Three ITVS Programs Win Peabody Awards
April 4, 2012Bhutto, My Perestroika, and Who Killed Chea Vichea were among the ITVS programs to earn the George Foster Peabody Awards this year. Administered by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Peabody is one of the most prestigious honors in electronic media. Congratulations to the filmmakers on this incredible…
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Season 3 of FUTURESTATES Underway with Advantageous
April 3, 2012Directed by Jennifer Phang the film will be available to stream for free at futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org. An online social screening of the short will take place here this Friday at 11am PT / 2pm ET. The film follows Gwen — a spokesperson for a radical technology allowing people to overcome their natural disadvantages and begin life anew.…