Projects

From acclaimed independent films to groundbreaking interactive stories. See the projects we help drive and create.

Films

We fund untold stories that reach millions of people on public television and beyond. Our award-winning films premiere on Independent Lens, POV, American Masters, and FRONTLINE.

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And She Could Be Next

The story of a defiant movement led by women of color as they fight for a truly reflective democracy and transform politics from the ground up.
Philly D.A.

A groundbreaking documentary series embedded inside the long shot election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's unapologetic District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the criminal justice system from the inside out.
Mr. SOUL!

In 1968, Ellis Haizlip created SOUL!, a public television variety show celebrating black culture, whose impact on representation continues to resonate.

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Vicky Du

Vicky Du is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker based in New York. LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN is her first feature-length documentary which explores intergenerational trauma in her own Chinese-Taiwanese-American family. The film has been generously supported by CAAM, ITVS, Sundance, BAVC, and Points North Institute.

ITVS Projects
- Light of the Setting Sun
Keith McQuirter

Keith McQuirter is an award winning producer and director with credits in TV documentary, digital media and commercials. Recently, he produced three episodes of the nine-part docu-series "The Innocence Files" for Netflix. He directed and produced the documentary "MILWAUKEE 53206" that aired on WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed and won Best Feature… Show more Documentary at the 2017 Urbanworld Film Festival. Keith co-produced the Peabody Award winning and Prime Time Emmy nominated docu-series "Brick City" for the Sundance Channel. Keith studied film and television production at New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he was awarded the Martin Scorsese Young Filmmaker Award. His production company Decoder Media is based in New York City. Show less

ITVS Projects
- The 3,000 Project
Emily Schuman

Emily Schuman is a documentary director and producer. Her directorial debut, When I'm Her, follows the double life of a dancer, as he inhabits his alter ego, Madame Olga. Most recently, Emily worked with Sarah Colt Productions where she produced The Disrupted (DOK.Fest Munich, International premiere) and True Believer (streaming on The Atlantic).… Show more Prior to working with Sarah Colt, Emily was an Associate Producer on The Witmans and Lift, two documentary features directed by David Petersen. Emily's career began as a camera assistant and a member of IATSE Local 600. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog Mona. Show less

ITVS Projects
- When I'm Her

Digital & Interactive

We’re creating new ways to share stories.

Featured Digital & Interactive Projects

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alter-NATIVE: Kitchen

Purveyors of America’s indigenous foods are forging a resurgence of native dishes that satisfy a new generation hungering for insight and culinary delight.
Blind Love

Follow four single, blind millennials hoping to change their relationship status from "looking" to "taken."
Driver Radio: Jamaica

Jamaican-American twins explore what it means to live between two cultures — with help from the island nation’s local taxi drivers.

Projects

Films

Featured film Projects

And She Could Be Next

Philly D.A.

Mr. SOUL!

We fund untold stories for public media.

Meet ITVS Filmmakers

Vicky Du

ITVS Projects

Keith McQuirter

ITVS Projects

Emily Schuman

ITVS Projects

Digital & Interactive

Featured Digital & Interactive Projects

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen

Blind Love

Driver Radio: Jamaica

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