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Daniel Ellsberg Up Close on P.O.V.
October 5, 2010In 1971, Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, a top war planner, leaked top-secret documents to The New York Times that led to what many consider the toppling of President Nixon and the end of the Vietnam War. THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers — airing Tuesday night on P.O.V. (check local listings) — looks at how one man risked it all and…
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Sea Point Days Airing on Sundance
October 4, 2010Monday night on the Sundance Channel catch the ITVS-funded Sea Point Days by filmmaker Francois Verster. The film takes place in the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town, which was once a bastion of apartheid exclusivity. Today a colorful mix of locals gather at the promenade. Rich, poor, old, young, black, white, Christian, Jew, Muslim, homeless, rent boys,…
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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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Roger Ebert Returns to Public TV
September 30, 2010Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies will begin this January on WTTW Chicago, the same station that presented the legendary film critic’s original series, Opening Soon at a Theater Near You and Sneak Previews, alongside the late Gene Siskel. The film critic announced his new show earlier this month and said he will be joined on-screen by a host of reviewers,…
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Emmy Winner Geoffrey Smith on The English Surgeon
September 29, 2010Filmmaker Geoffrey Smith has made more than 22 films throughout his career and has collected numerous awards for his work. On Monday night, he picked up an Emmy for The English Surgeon, his film about a British neurosurgeon who confronts the dilemmas of the doctor-patient relationship on his latest mission to Ukraine. The documentary was supported…