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  1. Catching Up with Whitney Dow and Septent for When the Drum is Beating Premiere

    April 12, 2012

    The documentary, which premieres Thursday on Independent Lens, explores Haiti's complex past and present through the music of the country's oldest and best-known band — Septentrional. Last week, BTB caught up with the director and band via Skype in New York. Learn more about When the Drum is Beating on the Independent Lens website.

  2. Laura Keller - NB Premieres on FUTURESTATES

    April 10, 2012

    Directed by Mo Perkins the film will be available to stream for free at futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org. An online social screening of the short will take place here this Friday, April 13 at 11am PT / 2pm ET. With global population at an extreme high, federal fertility lotteries now determine who can and can't reproduce. When one woman learns…

  3. 2011 Slate of Diversity Development Fund Films

    April 9, 2012

    ITVS has announced the eleven documentary projects selected as part of the 2011 Diversity Development Fund. This year’s selections provide extraordinary access and insight into the daily lives and struggles of people around the world, from military veterans threatened with deportation in the U.S. to women's human rights struggles in Nigeria. The…

  4. Futurestates Transmedia Project Featured in Mashable

    April 6, 2012

    Transmedia producer Lance Weiler's Futurestates project, Wish for the Future, is the second part of a trilogy entitled Reboot Stories, an experiential learning project designed to empower the imaginations of disenfranchised students.  Reboot Stories is pushing the boundaries of traditional learning by incorporating technology and multimedia…

  5. Advantageous: A Future Friday Premiere

    April 6, 2012

    ITVS presents a social screening of FUTURESTATES: Advantageous. This event will take place online Friday, April 6 at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Join us for a social screening of FUTURESTATES Episode 1: Advantageous with filmmaker Jennifer Phang, who will be taking part in the screening to talk about the film and take your questions live. Participants can join for…

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