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Community Cinema Screens The Eyes of Me in Houston
February 17, 2010Last night,Community Cinema hosted a screening of the Independent Lens film The Eyes of Me at HoustonPBS. The film follows four visually impaired teenagers in Texas as they face the usual challenges of adolescence while simultaneously learning to navigate a world designed for the sighted. Filmmaker Keith Maitland attended the screening and gives an…
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TATTOOED UNDER FIRE Filmmaker Discusses Fort Hood Shootings
November 9, 2009TATTOOED UNDER FIRE, airing this month on public television (check local listings), looks at the River City Tattoo Parlor in Killeen, Texas--home to Fort Hood, America's largest military base--where war-bound and returning soldiers go under the needle and confess their deepest secrets and fears. Watch video clips from the film and read filmmaker Nancy…
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Revealing Documentary About Fort Hood: America’s Largest Military Base
November 9, 2009As the nation continues to grapple with the causes and the effects of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, ITVS and Austin PBS affiliate KLRU present TATTOOED UNDER FIRE, a new documentary shot on location in and around Fort Hood and Killeen, Texas. Premiering this month on public television (check local listings), the film offers an intimate,…
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New Flickr Group: TATTOOED UNDER FIRE
October 22, 2009Tattoo artists spend countless hours creating and designing their work. Next month, TATTOOED UNDER FIRE airs on public television and follows war-bound and returning U.S. soldiers as they go under the needle––openly professing their pride, sharing their secrets and confessing their fears. Check out the new Flickr group inspired by the film. Are you a…
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American Experience and ITVS Explore Civil Rights in A CLASS APART
February 23, 2009Tonight at 9:00 PM (check local listings), American Experience, in a co-production with ITVS, will present A CLASS APART, a documentary that tells the little-known story of a group of Mexican-American lawyers and their struggle to get a fair murder trial for Pete Hernandez, a Texas field hand. Houston Chronicle: "...films about Mexican-Americans and…