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ITVS Brings Home Two Peabody Awards For Documentaries “Writing With Fire” And “Missing In Brooks County”
Wins Mark 47th Peabody Award for Leading Documentary Co-Producer and Distributor for Public Media
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A Fruitful Collaborative Year: Filmmakers and Scholars Reflect on First Humanities Documentary Development Fund
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ITVS Receives NEA Research Grant to Better Understand Relationship Between Documentary Makers and Participants
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New Documentary “Mama Bears” Puts The Spotlight On The Fiercely Protective Christian Mothers Who Advocate For Their LGBTQ+ Children, Premiering On PBS’s Independent Lens June 20, 2023
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Intimate Documentary “Matter Of Mind: My ALS” Shares Illuminating Accounts Of Those Living With The Neuromuscular Disease ALS, Premiering May 1, 2023, On PBS’s Independent Lens
Filmmakers Follow Three Individuals Living with ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Spotlight the Complex Decisions They Face in Their Everyday Lives Following Their Diagnoses
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Autobiographical Documentary “Silent Beauty” Confronts Childhood Abuse And Generational Trauma, Premieres May 15 On PBS’s Independent Lens
Filmmaker Jasmín Mara López Documents Her Story as a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Confronting Her Family and Encouraging Others to Face Painful Truths
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ITVS Shares Our Progress on Representation
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“Hidden Letters” Documentary Explores The Once-Secret Language Connecting Generations Of Chinese Women Under Patriarchal Oppression, Premieres March 27On PBS’s Independent Lens
Directed by Award-Winning Filmmaker Violet Du Feng, the Film Follows Two Millennial Chinese Women Connected by Their Desire to Protect the Centuries-Old Written Language of Nushu as They Forge Their Own Paths in Patriarchal China
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Activist Ruby Duncan Profiled In Documentary “Storming Caesars Palace” Set To Premiere On PBS’s Independent Lens On March 20, 2023
Based on the Groundbreaking Book of the Same Name, the Film Chronicles the Iconic Las Vegas Activist Who Kickstarted a Grassroots Movement That Fought for a Basic Income Guarantee for Families
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ITVS Announces CEO Departure of Sally Jo Fifer
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Filmed Over 25 Years, Intimate Coming-Of-Age Documentary “Sam Now” To Premiere On PBS’s Independent Lens May 8, 2023
Documentary Explores Generational Trauma, Relationships, and Healing Through the Story of Sam Harkness on His Journey from Age 11 to 36 after His Mother Suddenly Goes Missing
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New Documentary “Outta The Muck” Premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens February 6, 2023, Painting An Intimate Portrait Of A Rural Florida Town With A Rich Football Legacy
Filmmaker Ira Mckinley Journeys Home to Explore Shared Family History Spanning Seven Generations, Telling Stories of Black Achievement and Community in the Deep South