How much would you sacrifice to survive? When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the “breast cancer gene” at age 27, she knew the information could save her life. And she knew she was not only confronting mortality at an early age, but also was going to have to make heart-wrenching decisions about the life that lay ahead of her. Should she take the irreversible preventive step of having her breasts and ovaries removed or risk developing cancer? What would happen to her romantic life, her hopes for a family? In the Family documents Rudnick’s efforts to reach out to other women while facing her deepest fears.
Homegoings, June 24 Special Flight, July 1 Herman’s House, July 8 Only the Young, July 15 High Tech, Low Life, July 22 Neurotypical, July 29 The Law in These Parts, August 19 5 Broken Cameras, August 26 Ping Pong, September 9 The World Before Her, September 16 Best Kept Secret, September 23 Brooklyn Castle, TBD 56 Up, TBD American Promise, TBD StoryCorps Special, TBD
The Creators Project goes inside the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Story Lab and gives a look into McSweeney’s new storytelling project and the inspiration and execution behind Welcome to Pine Point.
Girl Model goes beyond the perceived glamour of the international modeling industry and exposes labor abuses and the commodification of youth and beauty. The film is streaming for free on P.O.V. until April 23, 2013. Don’t miss your chance to watch!
Girl Model airs this Sunday, March 24 at 10 PM on PBS! Check local listings.
They say that in America and Europe they don’t use girls under 16. But I see these girls at castings, I talk to them.
The average fashion model starts working between the ages of 13 and 16. They are often underpaid, paid late, or not paid at all. Many of them have no adult chaperones on set and don’t speak the language. They have almost no legal recourse when it comes to labor violations.
This morning’s featured film from the PBS Online Film Festival is “Sin País,” a short documentary film that explores one family’s complex and emotional journey involving deportation.
Today’s second featured film from the PBS Online Film Festival is “CatCam,” a short documentary film about a cat whose owner straps on a camera after noticing his cat’s constant disappearances from their home in North Carolina.
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 300 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues. http://www.pbs.org/pov/
