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Karate Kid Takes on Global Voices
July 23, 2010A young Muslim Israeli is trapped between her passion for karate and religious tradition in Shadya, airing this Sunday on Global Voices on PBS World (check local listings). Directed by Roy Westler, the film takes place in Northern Israel and profiles a 17-year-old charismatic karate champion. Shadya is a rare breed, a feminist in a male-dominated culture…
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Celebrate Gay Pride Month with ITVS
June 4, 2010They’re here, they’re queer, they’re ITVS films that document and celebrate the LGBT community. Get used to it! At the core of ITVS’s mission is to amplify the voices of the underrepresented in traditional media. In June, we get to celebrate the films airing this month across the nation, as well as those in our catalog that tell the rarely heard stories from…
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Watch CHILDREN OF THE SUN Tonight on the Sundance Channel
July 20, 2009"CHILDREN OF THE SUN explores the era’s ideals, failures and legacy as it interweaves archival home movies, children’s songs, other rare recordings of kibbutz life from 1930-1980, as well as poignant interviews with the now-grown 'Children of the Sun,' some of his family members and their friends." - Jewish Tribune In the 1920s and 30s, tens of thousands…
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Director Ran Tal Discusses CHILDREN OF THE SUN, Airing Monday on the Sundance Channel
July 13, 2009Director Ran Tal was born in Israel to a farmer's family and grew up on Kibbutz Beit Hashita. In his latest film CHILDREN OF THE SUN, airing Monday, July 20 at 9:00 PM on the Sundance Channel, Tal traces Israel's kibbutz movement and follows members of the Zionist elite from their birth in the 1920s and ‘30s to the crisis that weakened the movement. Appearing at…
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The Latest ITVS International Films on iTunes
June 29, 2009Selected ITVS International films are now available on iTunes for download to rent ($2.99) or to own ($9.99). Check out the latest films now available: SEEDS OF SUMMER: At an army base in the heart of Israel’s southern desert, two young female military recruits make the transformation from fragile, vulnerable young girls to confident soldiers and fierce…