Press Releases

Visit the program companion website >> (San Francisco)—Ed Artis, Jim Laws and Walt Ratterman are self-styled Knights of Malta, and in 1995, they formed Knightsbridge International, a unique humanitarian aid organization, whose motto is “High Adventure and Service to Humanity.” BEYOND THE CALL follows Artis, Laws and Ratterman as they take us…

Visit the program companion website >> (San Francisco)—When filmmaker Laurel Chiten was seventeen, she was in a car accident and suffered a collapsed lung and had several stitches to her head. “Three days later I was sent home: healed, they said. The following spring, my head started jerking back and forth and up and down. It felt like someone else…

Visit the program companion website (San Francisco)—A FISH STORY is the tale of two women who lead their communities in a battle for control of the ocean. Angela Sanfilippo of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Shareen Davis of Chatham, Massachusetts were born into fishing families and married men who continue to make a living from the sea. Fishing defines…

Visit the program companion website >> (San Francisco)—Shadya Zoabi is like many typical 17-year-old girls. She listens to music and hangs out with her friends. But unlike other girls, Shadya is a karate world champion, a feminist in a male dominated culture, and a Muslim Arab who is also an Israeli. This film is her story, as Shadya journeys from…

CONTACT: Randall Cole, Director of Communications, ITVS Tel. +1.415.356.8383, ext. 254 E-mail: randall_cole@itvs.org Jim Sommers, Vice-President, Broadcast and Communications, ITVS Tel. +1.415.356.8383, ext. 242 E-mail: jim_sommers@itvs.org (San Francisco, California, USA)—The Independent Television Service (ITVS) has announced…