Press Releases

  1. John J. Valadez’s The Longoria Affair to Premiere on the PBS Series Independent Lens on Tuesday, Novemeber 9, 2010

    September 20, 2010

    (San Francisco, CA)— Private Felix Longoria was killed in battle fighting the Japanese during World War II. But when his body was sent home to Three Rivers, Texas, the town’s only funeral parlor refused to allow his family to use their chapel because “the whites wouldn’t like it.” The incident sparked national outrage and brought together two savvy…

  2. Lost Sparrow To Premiere on the PBS Series Independent Lens on Tuesday, November 16, at 10pm

    September 20, 2010

    (San Francisco, CA) — Chris Billing was 16 years old on June 27, 1978, when a Conrail freight train struck and killed his two adopted brothers, Bobby, 13, and Tyler, 11 — one day after they had disappeared near the quaint town of Little Falls, New York. Without warning, the two Crow Indian boys had run away from the white, Baptist family that had adopted them and…

  3. PBS Film Pushing The Elephant to be Highlighted at Congressional Briefing on Violence Against Women

    September 14, 2010

    Washington, DC—(September 16, 2010)— Pushing The Elephant, a film supported by The Independent Television Service (ITVS), which brings independently produced, high-quality public broadcasting and new media programs to public television, is the centerpiece of a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. In cooperation with Congressman Bill…

  4. PBS Series Independent Lens Presents The Calling, a Special Four-Hour, Two-Night Event About Seven Young People — Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and Jews — Who Are Training for the Ministry

    September 14, 2010

    (San Francisco, CA) The Calling, a groundbreaking four-hour documentary series that follows the stories of seven young Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim Americans who are training for religious leadership, takes viewers into the unknown world of seminaries to reveal the real people "behind the robes."  Produced by a multidenominational team…

  5. America Ferrera to Host New Season of theEmmy® Award-Winning Series Independent Lens on PBS

    September 7, 2010

    (San Francisco, CA)—The Emmy® Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens announced today that critically acclaimed actress America Ferrera will host the upcoming 2010/2011 season, making her debut when the series premieres on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at 10pm (check local listings). Ferrera is the latest in the distinguished company of Independent…