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  1. ITVS Staffers Respond to Pushing the Elephant

    March 9, 2011

    ITVS staffers offer their take on the upcoming Independent Lens documentary.Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and to honor the occasion, BTB presented a live chat with PBS NewsHour on Women’s Empowerment. The documentary Pushing the Elephant (airing March 29 on Independent Lens) was featured prominently in the…

  2. Survey Says: Support Public Broadcasting

    March 1, 2011

    Bipartisan survey shows public’s overwhelming opposition to proposed cuts A national survey undertaken by the bipartisan polling firms of Hart Research and American Viewpoint indicates overwhelming public opposition (69% to 27%) to proposals to eliminate government funding of public broadcasting, with voters across the political spectrum…

  3. Oscar-Nominated Waste Land Heads to Independent Lens

    February 28, 2011

    Director Lucy Walker attended Sunday night’s academy awards as one of five films nominated for Best Documentary Feature Lucy Walker and the Waste Land crew were on hand for last night’s 83rd Annual Academy Award ceremony in Los Angeles. The award for Best Documentary Feature was eventually dealt out to Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs for Inside Job. As we…

  4. ITVS in the News

    February 25, 2011

    A sampling of coverage from The New York Times, NPR and moreNew York Times: With a Voice and a Spirit, Triumphing Over Racism Barbara Smith Conrad, a black child of the segregated South, did not seek to vote or to ride in the front of the bus. She just wanted to sing. NPR’s The Story: When I Rise Tonight, PBS is broadcasting a documentary film, When I Rise, about…

  5. Celebrate Diversity with America Ferrera & Independent Lens

    February 23, 2011

    IL host reminds us that everyday is heritage day There is a heritage or history month for practically every ethnicity, race, and identity. Throughout February, we on BTB have been highlighting documentaries by and about filmmakers of color, in honor of Black History Month. From NBPC’s AfroPop Series to the Independent Lens doc When I Rise featuring the…

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