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Stories of Immigration Front and Center on Global Voices
October 1, 2010Take an intimate look at immigration this Sunday on Global Voices on PBS WORLD. First up, Paper Words by filmmaker Joyce Lee. The 3-D animated short tells the story of a bright 5-year-old from China who uses her imagination to cope with her new life in a small, Midwestern town. Then stay tuned for Point of Entry by filmmaker Zeus Quijano. The film follows…
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In The News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
April 9, 2010[Werner Herzog] the last of the great auteur directors voices the role of a plastic grocery bag in [Plastic Bag], a philosophical short film by much-tipped director Ramin Bahrani. Read now >> Old men with energy, high spirits and full capacities are inherently charming, and Pei, who has charmed his way across the planet and left a huge imprint on it,…
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Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas) Premiering Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS
March 23, 2010"With brave and brutal honesty, [Filmmaker Monika] Navarro, 31, turns the camera on her own clan as she explores a family history that embodies the best and worst of the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico." - Hispanic Magazine Augie and Gino were living the American dream -- raised and educated in the United States and proud veterans of the U.S.…
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Behind the Scenes of Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)
March 17, 2010Augie and Gino were living the American dream –– raised and educated in the United States and proud veterans of the military. But in 1999, these two brothers were forced to leave the only country they’d ever known and had pledged to protect. Airing next Tuesday, March 23 at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens on PBS, filmmaker Monika Navarro goes on a journey across…
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Watch SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADA on Global Voices on PBS WORLD
September 4, 2009"Lourdes Portillo's elegiac SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADA documents with low-key persistence the conditions in Ciudad Juárez," Los Angeles Times Since 1993, over 400 young women have been raped and murdered in Juarez, Mexico. Authorities ignore pleas for justice from the victims' families, and the crimes go unpunished. Most disturbingly, evidence of…