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Transgender Teen Speaks Out as a Real Boy on PBS
“I am literally a boy with the wrong body parts,” remarks 19-year-old Bennett in the hour-long documentary, Real Boy. Feeling comfortable in one’s skin is never easy, especially during adolescence. But for someone like Bennett aka Ben aka Rachael, the roadblocks … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Grief, Independent Lens, Joe Stevens, PBS, Real Boy, Sexuality, Shaleece Haas, Transgender Teen
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Debuts on PBS
“My family is the greatest joy in my life,” says 93-year-old writer/producer Norman Lear at the close of Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You. This engaging documentary profile of the trailblazing writer/producer was filmed for American Masters by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Following its … Continue reading
Sexual Assault and Dissent Timely Subjects of Hooligan Sparrow on PBS
“I never expected to be attacked by screaming mobs just for filming on the street,” recalled filmmaker Nanfu Wang. “I never expected to be interrogated by national security agents, and that my family and friends would be harassed and threatened … Continue reading
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Tagged Child Abuse, Criminal Justice, Hooligan Sparrow, Human Rights, Nanfu Wang, PBS, POV, Rape, Sexual Assault, Wang Yu, Women's Rights, Ye Haiyan
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Super Hummingbirds Launch Season 35 of Nature on PBS
The cover story of Sunday’s Parade magazine (10/09/16) caught my eye. It didn’t lure me in with revelations about the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie break-up or stomach-turning tweets by Donald Trump. Far from it. Simply entitled Awe, the article goes on to encourage “the … Continue reading
Find Out Who Makes All the Difference on POV
“It isn’t how you start, it’s how you finish,” says Robert Henderson, one of two African-American teenage boys whose hard-won journey from the South Side of Chicago through high school graduation and four years of college drive the five-year timeline in All … Continue reading
American Experience Shines a Light on the NYC Blackout of 1977
Thirty-eight years ago, on July 13, 1977, New York metro area residents were sweating through a scorcher. New York City was on the brink of bankruptcy: Cops and firefighters and hundreds of city workers faced layoffs, afterschool services were being cut, residents and … Continue reading
Ripley Believe It or Not Is Stranger Than Fiction
As 2014 drew to a close, “believe it or not” seemed to best describe the mentality of those at Sony who thought that a “frat boy comedy” about the assassination of a sitting head of state was a good idea. Now, as we look … Continue reading
