8/08/13 Celebridades motivan a latinos a graduarse de secundariaLos actores Wilmer Valderrama y Aimee García presentaron el miércoles el documental Los Graduados, que se emitirá por la cadena pública PBS, un trabajo enmarcado en la lucha contra el abandono escolar. — Univision |
8/07/13 TCA: Latino Actors Tell Hollywood To Work Harder For DiversityTwo of today’s PBS panels at TCA focused on documentary projects about the Latino experience: The Graduates/Los Graduados (two parts, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4) and Latino Americans (Tuesdays Sept. 17-Oct 1). On both panels, Latino actors who are part of the projects said Hollywood needs to better engage the Latino community. — Deadline.com |
8/07/13 Journey's discovery of lead singer on Internet is subject of new PBS documentaryThe resurgence of Journey through the band's discovery of a new lead singer via the Internet gets a close-up look on a new PBS documentary. — Fox News |
8/06/13 Journey Members Reflect on Importance of Soprano and Glee, Talk PBS Doc.Plugging Don't Stop Believin: Everyman's Journey, the rockers say prominent TV placement for their anthems came during a "dark" time. — Hollywood Reporter |
8/06/13 PBS doc looks at Journey's lead singer searchThe resurgence of Journey through the band's discovery of a new lead singer via the Internet gets a close-up look on a new PBS documentary. — USnews.com |
7/26/13 Rebel tells true story of female spy in Civil War, from PBS, now on DVDThe remarkable life of Loreta Velazquez, a soldier and spy during the Civil War, is given a dry recounting in this 2012 PBS biodoc. — Cleveland.com |
7/18/13 Trayvon and ChicagoFor those legitimately interested in the cities' gun violence, a 2011 Steve James documentary The Interrupters tells the story of three "violence interrupters" on the South Side, who break down exactly what the cities residents face. Just a guess, but I don't think Mr. Hannity or Ms. Coulter have that queued up on their Netflix. — Huffington Post |
7/18/13 The New Black and Other Docs Ask, "Why Has Black Been Made the Face of Homophobia?"There's a gorgeous moment in Yoruba Richen's documentary The New Black, currently playing the film festival circuit, in which two young, black, lesbian activists canvass an inner-city black neighborhood to drum up support for the gay-marriage initiative that was on the ballot in Maryland's 2012 statewide election. — LA Weekly |
7/17/13 AFI Docs festival screens diverse pub TV filmsWhen the American Film Institute overhauled its annual documentary festival in metropolitan Washington, D.C., to adjust for the loss of its longtime lead sponsor, it created a film showcase centered on policy and politics. — Current |
7/11/13 CBS, PBS and HBO Dominate News and Doc Emmy Noms as 'Project NIM,' The Interrupters, Saving Face All Get Nods.The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the nominees for the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. — Indie Wire |

