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Stream BETTER THIS WORLD Online Right Now

Michael Tully — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:00:20 +0000

Nonfiction cinema with the pulse of a Hollywood thriller, Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway’s Better This World is one of 2011’s most electrifying new films. Now, thanks to PBS and POV, it’s easier to watch than ever […]

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EDGE OF DREAMING, THE

Pamela Cohn — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:04:39 +0000

(The Edge of Dreaming is now available on DVD through Lorber Films. Go here to learn more.) At the beginning of The Edge of Dreaming, filmmaker Amy Hardie, a woman who admittedly never remembers her dreams, has an uncanny one. […]

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PRESUMED GUILTY

Michael Tully — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:17:55 +0000

(***In addition to airing on PBS as part of their POV series, Presumed Guilty is streaming for free online from July 28 through August 4, 2010.*** Go here to watch it right now, before it’s too late (unfortunately, this option […]

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A Conversation With Nicole Opper (OFF AND RUNNING)

Pamela Cohn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:10:37 +0000

In post-screening Q&As, most documentary filmmakers always say that the success of a nonfiction project really centers on the collaboration between storyteller and subject. But during the making of the film, how many of them actually say to their subject, […]

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PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE

Michael Tully — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:56:33 +0000

(Patti Smith: Dream of Life airs on PBS’s POV Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Check your local listings for dates and times. Also available are director Steven Sebring’s companion book and the DVD.) If you’re looking for a traditional rock-and-roll biopic, […]

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The English Surgeon Tonight on POV (9/8)

Michael Tully — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:30:44 +0000

For all of you television watchers out there, do the right thing tonight and put your sitcoms, one-hour dramas, and sports on hold in order to take in the television premiere of Geoffrey Smith’s The English Surgeon. Smith’s portrait of […]

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Ella Es El Matador (She Is The Matador) on POV Tonight (9/1/09)

Michael Tully — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:04:29 +0000

Thanks to the consistently illuminating POV series, PBS-ready households are in store for another small treat this week with the airing of Gemma Cubero and Celeste Carrasco’s Ella Es El Matador (She Is The Matador)—though a more appropriate title might […]

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HOLD ME TIGHT, LET ME GO

Michael Tully — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:10:29 +0000

(For those of you who haven’t seen Kim Longinotto’s Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, you’re in for a real treat, as it makes its American television debut on Tuesday, July 28th, as part of PBS’ POV series. Visit the […]

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