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PBS Explores Immigration in Homeland
July 17, 2012Homeland: Immigration in America reveals the complexity of the election-year issue. The three-part series premieres nationally on PBS on Friday, July 20 and 27, 2012, at 10pm ET. While immigration is a national issue this election year, it plays out daily in the lives of people in communities across the country. Homeland: Immigration in America…
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Now on Indies Showcase: Lost Boys of Sudan
September 5, 2011Emmy Award-nominated documentary from Jon Shenk and Megan Mylan follows two young refugees of Sudan’s civil war through their first year in America. Lost Boys of Sudan streams free until Sept. 7 on ITVS's Indies Showcase. Orphaned as boys by Sudan's civil war, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and gunfire to reach a Kenyan refugee camp…
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FOCUS ON: Kim Snyder, Director of Welcome to Shelbyville
May 28, 2011FOCUS ON is a regular interview series profiling independent filmmakers and their projects. Up this week is Kim Snyder, whose documentary Welcome to Shelbyville, aired on Independent Lens. Why did you originally want to become a filmmaker and has that reason changed? I love film. I've always enjoyed storytelling and I felt a compelling drive to express…
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Shelbyville Sparks Immigration Discussion in Washington
May 27, 2011On the heels of the national broadcast premiere of Welcome to Shelbyville on Independent Lens, ITVS partnered with The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to host a special screening of the award-winning documentary at the George C. Marshall Conference Center in Washington, D.C. The documentary is currently…
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Patricia Boero Credits ITVS & LPB Collaboration in The Storm That Swept Mexico
May 15, 2011The former executive director of Latino Public Broadcasting recently visited ITVS and discussed the collaborative efforts behind The Storm That Swept Mexico. The documentary — which examines the complex cultural forces that shaped The Mexican Revolution — premieres Sunday, May 15, on PBS (check local listings). Watch the trailer for The Storm That…