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 7/17/07 Nominees for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards in 32 Categories Announced by Natas Two ITVS funded films, THE BOYS OF BARAKA and MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY, received nominations for the 28th Annual Ne ws and Documentary Emmy Awards. 7/15/07 Exclusive: Sneak peek at Independent Lens new season Listen to an interview with Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen on TVBarn.com. To listen, you will need to have RealPlayer installed on your computer. Download it for free >> 7/11/07 What’s a four letter word for ‘swanky’? Read about the new season of Independent Lens in the Los Angeles Times (registration required). “In the meantime, we are at full attention at a PBS session about words, pegged to WORDPLAY and an Independent Lens documentary for the fall about crossword puzzles. We love words.” —Maria Elena Fernandez, Los Angeles Times 7/11/07 How to play the New York Times puzzle? Editor Will Shortz tells you Read about the Independent Lens doc WORDPLAY in the Orlando Sentinel. “Editor Will Shortz will give you some tips. A crucial one: The Monday puzzle is the easiest of the week, and they grow harder as the week goes on.” —Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel 7/11/07 Two PBS shows will be puzzlers Read about PBS and Independent Lens in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "...there's no question that the bulk of its shows are of a higher intellectual caliber than what's on most other TV networks.” —Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7/11/07 PBS has a way with Words Read more on the upcoming Independent Lens season in the Hartford Courant. “Two early sessions in the first of two days dedicated to PBS programs were devoted to puzzle enthusiasts in the documentary WORDPLAY." —Roger Catlin, Hartford Courant 7/10/07 The TV Tour: PBS Gets Things Started Read about the new season of PBS and Independent Lens in the San Jose Mercury News. "… reporting on PBS shows actually demands a certain level of concentration…” —Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News 6/5/07 Remembering A Sizzling Talent That Fizzled Out Read about La Lupe and her sizzling talent in the Miami Herald. "La Lupe's spectacular talent and singular approach to performing was evident from her first audition for a solo gig at Havana's La Red nightclub in 1960." —Glen Garvin, Miami Herald 5/29/07 One Story with 1,700 Authors Read about WORLD WITHOUT OIL in Current.org. “Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) are sort of the first art form to truly utilize and tap into the nature of what the Internet is.” —Jessica Price, associate editor at ARGNet 5/28/07 BeliefWatch: Witness Read about Jehovah’s Witnesses and KNOCKING director Joel Engardio in Newsweek. “People know of Witnesses, if they know of them at all, as the folks who refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance. They also don't celebrate birthdays or Christmas, they don't vote, they don't fight in wars and they refuse to accept blood transfusions, even in life-threatening circumstances.” —Lisa Miller, Newsweek 5/26/07 PBS Looks at Traditional Artisans in America Read about traditional artisans in America in the San Francisco Chronicle. “Ten years in the making, this is a visually appealing statement on the role of American craft in sustaining generational memories, building community and reflecting the environment in which it is conceived.”—Nancy Davis Kho, San Francisco Chronicle 5/25/07 Before J.Lo, There Was La Lupe Watch a clip on ABC News about legendary singer La Lupe. 5/22/07 Terrence Howard: 'I Would Be a Witness' Listen to an interview on NPR with acclaimed actor and Independent Lens host Terrence Howard. 5/17/07 Q&A with Alternate Reality Game Designer Designer Jane McGonigal Read a Q&A in Wired with ARG designer Jane McGonigal. “In the future I think it’s pretty plausible that collective intelligence tools and skills will be important in order to be a part of global dialog, global business, and global creativity.” —Jane McGonigal 5/15/07 Pods and Blogs Listen to an interview on BBC Radio with co-creator of WORLD WITHOUT OIL and alternate reality game guru Jane McGonigal. The interview begins at 43:00. To listen, you will need to have RealPlayer installed on your computer. Download it for free >> 5/14/07 Finding My Religion Read about KNOCKING in the San Francisco Chronicle. "Who's that knocking on your door? With 7 million Jehovah's Witnesses devoting 1.3 billion hours a year to spreading 'the good news,' it could well be a member of what filmmakers Joel P. Engardio and Tom Shepard portray as a misunderstood and often ridiculed religion." —David Ian Miller, San Francisco Chronicle 5/7/07 Opening the Door for Us All Read an essay from USA Today from KNOCKING director Joel P. Engardio. “Jehovah’s Witnesses have been a fixture at the Supreme Court, arguing for rights that are now guaranteed to all Americans. And yes, that includes the right to knock on your door.” —Joel P. Engardio 5/4/07 TV Eye: Healing Power Read an inspiring article in The Austin Chronicle about artist Jimmy Mirikitani. "At 80 years old, Jimmy Mirikitani is a survivor. He's survived as a homeless artist living on the streets of New York. He survived the horror of Hiroshima. He survived the internment camps of World War II." —Belinda Acosta, The Austin Chronicle 4/30/07 Slick Way to Address Oil Thirst Read about the launch of WORLD WITHOUT OIL in the San Jose Mercury News. “This game, which can be played for free over the Internet, isn't purely make believe. It's meant to draw attention to the real possibility of an oil shock and what our country and the world have to do to prepare for it.” —Dean Takahashi, Mercury News 4/6/07 Movie Review: 'The Cats of Mirikitani' Read about THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI in the Chicago Tribune. “'CATS' manages to enfold some huge themes—the tragedy of war, the healing power of love and the rapture of artistic creation—into a fairly brief running time, while introducing us to a fascinating urban street character and revealing his extraordinary and, in the end, strangely uplifting life.” —Michael Wilmington, Tribune movie critic 4/5/07 APEX Express Listen to SENTENCED HOME director Nicole Newnham on “APEX” on KPFA. 2/20/07 Movies: A Look at Hip-Hop, Beyond Beats and Rhymes Listen to HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes director Byron Hurt on Talk of the Nation on NPR. |
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