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National Film Society | Offbeat Introduction

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PBS Online Film Festival



Film festival hosts Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco, co-founders of the National Film Society, ponder "Offbeat", the fifth and final category in the PBS Online Film Festival. Continue


National Film Society | Girl Power Introduction

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Film festival hosts Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco, co-founders of the National Film Society, examine 'Girl Power' as they introduce the third category of the PBS Online Film Festival. Continue


National Film Society | Real Stories Introduction

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Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco, co-founders of the National Film Society, introduce the first category in PBS's first-ever online film festival, Real Stories. Continue


Sunshine: Single Dads

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PBS Online Film Festival



Single parenthood becomes complicated when the parent is a father, and that father is gay. Continue


Black Folk Don't: Tip

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PBS Online Film Festival



Do black people tip any less than others? Or do black folk just tip for a different set of services? Join producer Angela Tucker as she explores this questions with regular folk on the street, and a range of black folk from cultural critics, to bloggers, comedians, actors and more! Continue


34x25x36

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PBS Online Film Festival



This installment in a trilogy about body image shows the inner workings of the Patina V Mannequin Factory outside Los Angeles and the musings of the designers who decide what the perfect female body should look like. Continue


TTC Extra: Women and AIDS

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To The Contrary



Women make up half the world's HIV infection, and adolescent girls are at particular risk. Experts at this week's International AIDS Conference experts call women an 'unfinished agenda' in the AIDS respose and urge action on education and treatment. See what our panelists think on this week's To The Contrary Extra. Continue


Movies Made of Olympic Gold

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Next Avenue



Hollywood has long carried an Olympic torch for the Games and their charismatic champions. Continue


I'm Carolyn Parker: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme

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POV



Jonthan Demme talks with POV about the subject of his portrait documentary 'I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful.' The film follows Carolyn as she tries to rebuild and stand her ground for the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Demme discusses the filmmaking techniques he used to make the story both personal and universal. Continue


Up Heartbreak Hill: Filmmaker Interview with Erica Scharf

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POV



Erica Scharf discusses the filmmaking process behind 'Up Heartbreak Hill,' and her subjects' reactions to seeing the film. Continue


National Film Society | Who Are We?

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Film festival hosts Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco, co-founders of the National Film Society, ponder "Who Are We" as they introduce the fourth category of the PBS Online Film Festival. Continue


National Film Society | Growing Pains Introduction

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Film festival hosts Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco, co-founders of the National Film Society, examine growing pains as they introduce the second category of the PBS Online Film Festival. Continue


Bullet Proof Vest

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PBS Online Film Festival



Welcome to Richmond, Calif., the most dangerous city in the state -- and the 11th most dangerous city in the U.S. With an average of one homicide every 10 days, many parents are afraid to let their children outside. Nine-year-old twins Mustapha and Jyeshria know they can't go to the park unaccompanied. Continue


The Migration

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In a future wracked by global warming and controlled by an authoritarian government, an American Indian family goes into hiding, holding out one last hope for the planet's survival. Continue


Horse You See

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PBS Online Film Festival



Meet Ross, a horse from the Navajo reservation. Hear his story and share his thoughts as he explains the very essence of being a horse. In Navajo with English subtitles. Continue


Marilyn Monroe: Still Life - Preview

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American Masters



Survey Marilyn Monroe’s life story through the many dazzling photographs of her. 8/5/2012 Continue


Lauren Greenfield, Director of The Queen of Versailles

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PBS NewsHour



The building of Versailles, not the one in France, but one in Orlando, Fla., which was set to become the largest home in the nation, is the starting point for a documentary film titled, "The Queen of Versailles." The film focuses on an immensely wealthy couple and the ups and downs that they go through when the financial bubble bursts. Continue


Don't-Miss List: Ravi Coltrane and 'Ai Weiwei Never Sorry'

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Next Avenue



See it! Hear it! Read it! Do it! The best of recent movies, TV, music, books and more Continue


Actor Jon Hamm

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Tavis Smiley



In 2008, the actor recently earned an outstanding lead actor Emmy nod for his performance in the AMC period drama Mad Men, which received 16 nominations for its debut season. Continue


July 20, 2012

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To The Contrary



Marissa Mayer announced her new role as CEO of Yahoo this week, and then revealed she is six months pregnant; The State Department is teaming up with World Bank and Gallup to close the gender gap in data; The media darling talks about her new book, her road trip across the U.S. and the future for young women in the Republican party. Continue


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