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1. Now on Indies Showcase: A Panther in Africa

   September 2, 2011

   The documentary by filmmaker Aaron Matthews is streaming free until Sunday, September 4 as part of ITVS's Indies Showcase. Pete O'Neal founded the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panthers before leaving America for Tanzania, where he has lived in exile for over 30 years. As he struggles to reconcile his future and the past, O'Neal has committed his life to…

2. September on PBS: The Hayloft Gang

   August 30, 2011

   The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance will premiere on PBS in September. Narrated by Garrison Keillor, The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance tells the story of a changing America through the lens of one of the nation's most popular country music radio shows during the 1930s and 40s: the National Barn Dance. Last month, BTB…

3. The Oath Airs Tuesday Night on POV

   August 16, 2011

   The ITVS-funded documentary by Laura Poitras is a story about family, taxis, al Qaeda, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. Supreme Court.The Oath is the story of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and the first man to face the controversial military tribunals. Filmed in Yemen, The Oath is the…

4. Filmmaker Steve James' The Interrupters Hits Theaters

   August 3, 2011

   The 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"…

5. Live Coverage of PBS at TCA Press Tour

   July 30, 2011

   This weekend, PBS will present some of this year's lineup at the TCA Press Tour in Los Angeles. BTB is at The Beverly Hilton and will be relaying updates from the conference in a series of live posts.<a…