Arts Mar 08 The art of sound design in the Oscar-nominated film ‘The Zone of Interest’ By Malcolm Brabant
Arts Mar 11 Watch 7:34 Why Hollywood is still falling short in representation of women in film In some ways, Sunday’s Academy Awards mark big advances in diversity. Last year, more top movies starred women of color than in the previous 16 years. But there are still notable gaps, particularly for women behind the camera. Rebecca Sun,… By Jeffrey Brown, Winston Wilde, Satvi Sunkara
Arts Jan 20 How Hollywood is focusing more on gun safety on set As actor Alec Baldwin faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on a New Mexico, gun safety on sets remains at the forefront of many in Hollywood. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Arts Oct 06 Watch New films highlight the ongoing relevance of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass are the latest subjects of a filmmaker long-engaged in telling the contributions and challenges of African Americans. Two new PBS documentaries focus on the 19th-century giants who helped lead the fight to end slavery in… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
World Oct 03 In China’s film industry, the Communist Party is in the director’s chair Actors who prove effective ambassadors for the People’s Republic may see their careers rise, while those who test Chinese authorities can face negative consequences, even if they are stars. By Courtney Vinopal
Mar 16 In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time By Courtney Norris The very public fight to stop a pipeline company from crossing sacred land and water may be helping open doors for a surge of content from Native filmmakers telling their own stories. Continue reading
Feb 24 How the director of ‘Theeb’ created the Oscars’ only ‘Bedouin western’ By artsdesk "Theeb," a quietly stunning coming-of-age story set in the Bedouin culture of present-day Saudi Arabia, maps a young Bedouin boy's journey after he is left to care for himself. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 7:18 Film students in Congo seek a cinema to bring their stories to life By PBS News Hour Filmmaker Petna Ndaliko still remembers sneaking into the movie theater as a boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But in the wake of turbulence and civil war, the cinema in the city of Goma has long been closed. Now,… Continue watching