Impact
Connecting our films to communities. Inspiring audiences to take action.
Philly D.A. and the Power of the Prosecutor
Read the results from more than 750 participants.
Stories for Justice
A public media partnership born out of a growing groundswell of interest in criminal justice issues
Connected dozens of filmmakers to media funders and new audiences through OVEE, our digital screening platform.
For Viewers
Airing weekly on PBS, this Emmy Award-winning series is television’s leading showcase of independent documentaries, and brings vital conversations directly to communities on-the-ground and online via the programs below.
Indie Lens Pop-Up
Featuring documentaries seen on PBS’s Independent Lens, this neighborhood series brings people together for film screenings and locally-driven conversations. Online and in over 90 cities across the U.S.
OVEE
Connecting you to new and targeted communities, this digital platform lets you screen your film and lead a conversation, engage with panelists, and answer poll questions from any desktop or mobile device. Over 200,000 attendees and counting.
DocSCALE
A participatory feedback platform developed by ITVS, DocSCALE, will help gather insights from audiences in their own words, engaging communities while surfacing data that documents the evolution of understanding, dialogue, and civic decision-making at the local level.
For Educators
Get free access to innovative, standards-aligned digital resources and streaming content based on our award-winning documentaries.
From our blog
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Report: Stories for a Stronger Nation
July 19, 2021ITVS is proud to share Stories for a Stronger Nation, a report that represents the culmination of a months-long series of conversations convened by ITVS board members Garry Denny, Sharon La Cruise and Patricia Aufderheide and published in collaboration with the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) at American University with support from Ford…
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ITVS Shares Our Progress on POC Representation
July 6, 2021ITVS is committed today to publish key data that we provide each fiscal year to our Board.
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"Free Chol Soo Lee" Filmmakers Share Desire to Tell Complex, Nuanced Stories of Asian Americans
May 31, 2021Julie Ha and Eugene Yi talk about the journey their film "Free Chol Soo Lee" has already made and the road that lies ahead, the importance of this story to Asian American activists, and impart some wisdom to doc makers about the process of applying to and working with ITVS.