Additional support aims to increase diverse perspectives in public media
Awards Go to 14 Film and Digital Media Projects that Tell Powerful, Up-to-the-Minute Stories Reflecting the Rich Diversity of the Latinx Experience
New Documentary Follows Grassroots Activists and Political Operatives Working to Mobilize Latino Voters in the Coming Election
New Documentary Chronicles the Plight of Immigrant Construction Workers Fighting for Fair Working Conditions
“Building the American Dream” Chronicles the Plight of Immigrant Construction Workers Fighting for Fair Working Conditions
“Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground”Follows Grassroots Activists and Political Operatives Working to Mobilize Latino Voters in the Coming Election
Presented by Latino Public Broadcasting, Joyride, the powerful, digital short that depicts a road trip about letting go of the past and inter-generational healing has been voted “Most Popular” by viewers in 2020’s PBS’ Short Film Festival
Presented by Latino Public Broadcasting, Joyride, the powerful, digital short that depicts a road trip about letting go of the past and intergenerational healing has debuted on July 13, 2020 in PBS’ Short Film Festival.
Critically acclaimed films tackle social issues, from economic inequity to voter suppression: 80 percent directed by women and two thirds by filmmakers of color
America’s longest-running documentary series premieres July 20 on PBS with Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s We Are The Radical Monarchs—free educational resources for every film
And She Could Be Next, directed by Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia, tells the story of a defiant movement of women of color, transforming politics from the ground up. The series follows candidates and organizers across the country, asking whether democracy itself can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized. The series features history-makers including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams.