9/15/12 Love Free or Die, the Story of Gene Robinson, the First Openly Gay Person Elected Bishop in Christendom, Premieres on the New Season of Independent Lens on Monday, October 29, 2012Series Moves to Mondays at 10 PM on PBS |
9/06/12 As Goes Janesville to Premiere on the PBS Series Independent Lens on Monday, October 8, 2012Documentary Explores Wisconsin Town Coping with Life after the Closing of a GM Plant That Employed Thousands |
7/21/12 Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, A Special Television Event, Premieres October 1-2, 2012 On PBSEva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, Diane Lane, America Ferrera, and Olivia Wilde Join Authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on a Global Journey to Turn Oppression into Opportunity for Women and Girls |
7/01/12 Moving Documentary Chronicles a Palestinian Collaborator and His Family as They Struggle to Adjust to New Life in IsraelPremiering Sunday, August 5 as Part of Global Voices on the WORLD Channel, Doc Provides an Unflinching Look at Those Who Risk Their Lives to Collaborate With the Enemy |
6/06/12 Explore the Political Complexity of Modern Russia Through the Story of One Girl in the Award-Winning Doc, Putin’s KissPremiering Sunday, July 1 as Part of Global Voices on the WORLD Channel, Doc Provides an Inside Look at the Polarizing Political Views Among Youth in “The New Russia” |
5/15/12 ITVS and PBS Food Launch The Lexicon of Sustainability Shorts, Exploring Words and Ideas Behind Sustainable AgriculturePart of a Cross-Platform Project That Includes a Website, Book, National Pop-Up Photography Shows, Classroom Curricula, and More |
5/10/12 Strong!, a Profile of Former Olympic Weightlifter Cheryl Haworth, Premieres Thursday, July 26 at 9 PM on Independent Lens“Being big – it definitely has its advantages. But there’s no such thing in this culture as being big and strong and completely and totally accepted as a woman.” — Cheryl Haworth |
5/10/12 Tales of the Waria — A Doc Defying Presumptions about Gender and Islam — Premieres in June on the WORLD ChannelAn Intimate Look at Biological Men Who Live Openly as Women in One of the World’s Largest Muslim Countries |
5/09/12 PBS, ITVS and POV Unveil Strategy for Mission-Focused Content and New Broadcast Night for Landmark Indie Series |
5/02/12 We Were Here, a Heart-Wrenching Look at the Early Days of the AIDS Crisis in San Francisco as Told by the Survivors, Premieres on Independent Lens on Thursday, June 14, 2012“Of all the cinematic explorations of the AIDS crisis, not one is more heartbreaking and inspiring than We Were Here. The humility, wisdom and cumulative sorrow expressed lend the film a glow of spirituality and infuse it with grace. One of the top |

