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Interrupter Ameena Matthews Handles Stephen Colbert
February 2, 2012Featured in the ITVS-funded documentary The Interrupters, Ameena Matthews gave a powerful performance on Wednesday's edition of the Colbert Report. The documentary, by acclaimed director Steve James, will premiere on PBS's FRONTLINE on February 14. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire…
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ITVS Heads into High Gear for Black History Month
January 31, 2012The organization has supported a slate of documentaries that shine a unique light on the history of African American activism. Several of the films will air this month on Independent Lens. February is Black History Month. It’s an important time for public media, because the heritage months — as artificial as they seem to some, including ITVS-funded…
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Filmmaker Steve James' The Interrupters Hits Theaters
August 3, 2011The Interrupters, an ITVS-funded documentary, hit theaters in New York last Friday and will play in select cities across the U.S. through September. The acclaimed Hoop Dreams director Steve James' latest doc, The Interrupters, takes a look at a group of men and women — most of them former gang leaders and ex-cons — that are trying to "interrupt"…