Film & Television
Next Avenue
The Miss USA contestant took heat over her answer about why women earn less than men. Here’s what she should have said. Continue
Independent Lens
We recently spoke with acclaimed filmmakers Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen about what led them to make The Revolutionary Optimists, how the film is already making an impact, and what some of the film's subjects are doing today. Continue
Global Voices
Narrated by Joan Allen, Blessed Is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured, and ultimately executed by the Nazis. Continue
Global Voices
Life on a fourth floor tenement building in New York City’s Chinatown is invasively communal. Chinese immigrants live in a loft that has been divided into blocks of cubicles barely wider than a mattress. Here a very pregnant Mei struggles alone to safely give birth to her child and deal with the consequences of her husband's demands. Continue
Global Voices
Inside a Middle Eastern home, three generations of women in a family conflict over their plans for the future of granddaughter Lama, who refuses to get married. Continue
Global Voices
Women and Girls Lead presents an online exclusive premiere of Through Her Lens, a collection of dramatic short films exploring international stories and content about women and made by women. Through Her Lens explores social issues facing women and girls worldwide through a character driven-narrative. Continue
Secret Life of Scientists
Mayim Bialik is an Emmy-nominated actress best known for her roles in the series "Blossom" and "The Big Bang Theory." So in her case, her science is actually her secret life. Mayim is the proud possessor of a doctorate in Neuroscience from UCLA and continues to develop curricula and teach young children about science. Continue
Next Avenue
For the first time since the comic's death, his widow talks publicly about his battles and hers. Continue
POV
Independent filmmaker Christine Turner discusses the inspiration behind her moving film 'Homegoings,' which takes a look at undertaking in the black community, and celebrates the rich cultural tradition of sending loved ones 'home.' Continue
Next Avenue
Dr. Vijay Vad shares tips on exercise, diet and attitude in advance of his new PBS special, 'Active With Arthritis'. Continue
Next Avenue
The singer-songwriter reveals some juicy stuff about the legendary performers we grew up on. Continue
Antiques Roadshow
A visit to nearby Pioneertown to discuss trophy belt buckles; Marilyn Monroe’s dress from the classic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot. 6/17/2013 Continue
Next Avenue
The disappearance of art houses that show films by auteur directors is threatening an endangered American species: The cinephile. Continue
Global Voices
Spanish Town, Jamaica, is one of the island’s oldest and poorest rural communities - it is also a war zone, where ordinary residents are caught between politicians and gangsters. Amidst this backdrop, Blossom Edwards is forced to take over for her Uncle as the family's primary breadwinner by driving his taxi cab, exposing her to the dangerous circumstances brought on by the impending election. Continue
Next Avenue
After a blog I wrote about him went viral, he called me to talk about it, and his new CD. Continue
Next Avenue
Like Beau Bridges in 'The Goodwin Games,' parents can create a valuable legacy by telling their grown children what they care about most. Continue
Global Voices
In this web exclusive video for the Global Voices documentary, Where Heaven Meets Hell, filmmaker Sasha Friedlander describes how she returned to East Java to check in with the subjects of her film were doing and to share the finished film with the miners and over 400 villagers. Continue
PBS Specials
Celebrate legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach, with host Robert Wagner introducing archival performances by the original artists who made the music famous. Continue
Independent Lens
Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady filmed Detropia with the hopes that all Americans would see themselves mirrored in their portrait of the Motor City, which depicts both overwhelming hardship and new possibilities. Continue
Global Voices
On the surface, Ryuichi looks like an ordinary, 44-year-old Japanese family man. He has a wife and two sons, and a good job in the customer service department at a toy factory. Yet unbenownst to most — including his own family — he moonlights running his own business providing family members, friends, and even spouses for hire. Continue
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