Through the lens of 26 independent films, America ReFramed tells the many stories of a transforming American culture and its broad diversity. In these weekly 60 or 90 minute independent films, the series takes an unfiltered look at relevant domestic topics (healthcare, immigration, the workplace, and politics) with personal storytelling tied to programming social themes.
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America ReFramed showcases films that will give viewers a
THEATRE WILL NOT PREPARE YOU FOR DEATH to be Presented at La Mama
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 13, 2024
'Theatre Will Not Prepare You For Death' is an experimental theater piece exploring death, love and family based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. The production will be presented at La Mama. Learn how to purchase tickets....
Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Cast of 4000 MILES At The Unicorn Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2024
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire have announced casting for its upcoming production of 4000 Miles, a play redefining family, loss and healing. ...
THE COST OF INHERITANCE: AN AMERICA REFRAMED SPECIAL Coming to PBS In January
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023
Directed by Emmy® nominee Yoruba Richen (The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks), The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special presents a nuanced view of the key issues, scope, and rationale of the reparations debate from a number of perspectives. The film documents communities seeking to...
Catapult Film Fund Announces Megan Gelstein & Theresa Navarro as Co-Directors
by Michael Major - October 27, 2022
Catapult Film Fund announces Megan Gelstein and Theresa Navarro as the organization’s first Co-Directors. They will share executive responsibilities for the San Francisco-based nonprofit, known for its early-stage support of artful documentary films like The Territory, Crip Camp, and Academy Award...
Museum Of The Bible Will Screen Award-Winning Film 'Far East Deep South'
by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2022
Museum of the Bible will host a screening of “Far East Deep South” on Saturday, August 6 at 1:30 p.m. EDT in the museum's World Stage Theater. ...
World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022
Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS ...
SFFILM Announces 2022 Golden Gate Award Winners
by Marissa Tomeo - April 30, 2022
The Festival made its long-awaited return on April 21, inviting audiences back into the theaters with a program filled with unique stories and perspectives from around the world and the Bay Area....
FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022
America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland. ...
Sundance Institute Announces 10 Producers Lab Fellows
by TV News Desk - July 22, 2021
Sundance Institute today announced the participants for its weeklong Producers Lab, taking place July 25 - 29, and the participants in the Producers Summit, August 2 - 5, both taking place digitally on Sundance Co//ab....
Celebrate PRIDE With WORLD Channel This June
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2021
WORLD Channel will honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month this June with the premiere of America ReFramed: Jack & Yaya, as well as additional Pride-themed programming. ...
CURTAIN UP! Premieres May 11 on World Channel
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2021
WORLD Channel is presenting a slate of films on the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) experience in recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May....
WORLD Channel Counters AAPI Hate With Films On The AAPI Experience In America
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2021
WORLD Channel, which shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and programming, will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a series of featured documentary films in May sharing the culturally significant stories that represent the more than 20 million Asian o...
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Announces Four Bay Area Artists For Inaugural Fellowship
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2021
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced today the inaugural recipients of The Rainin Fellowship, a new initiative to support visionary artists working across disciplines in the Bay Area. ...
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Announces Four Bay Area Artists for Inaugural Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2021
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced today the inaugural recipients of The Rainin Fellowship, a new initiative to support visionary artists working across disciplines in the Bay Area. Administered by United States Artists, the Fellowship has awarded four artists with unrestricted grants of $100,0...
FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH Premieres on WORLD Channel May 4
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 29, 2021
A retired Air Force reservist, Charles was left behind in China as a baby and is reluctant to discuss his family’s complicated past with his sons, Baldwin and Edwin....
Economic Loss and Community Renewal In America's Heartland Explored This Month On WORLD Channel's AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2021
This March, America ReFramed takes viewers to Ohio with two documentaries examining the challenges, perseverance and new reality of the American working class. Examining the immediate and long-reaching effects of industrial towns forever altered when their industries leave, the films, Bring It Home ...
BUSY INSIDE Documentary Premieres March 16
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 18, 2021
Karen Marshall is a respected therapist who treats patients with DID—the condition of having multiple personalities often resulting from child abuse....
Explore Black Activism And The Heart Of American Democracy This Month On WORLD Channel
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2021
Black activism, so often the driving, unsung force of American democracy, yet many times the first voice silenced, is in the spotlight this month on WORLD Channel. ...
WORLD Channel Commemorates Native American Heritage Month with Films
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 04, 2020
WORLD Channel in partnership with Vision Maker Media will commemorate Native American Heritage History Month and Veterans Day in November with the broadcast and streaming of more than 40 films that showcase the history and culture of Native Americans....
Epix Sets Premiere Date for BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY Docuseries
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 08, 2020
Premium television network EPIX® announced today that four-part docuseries By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem will premiere on November 8, 2020 at 10 PM ET/PT....
WORLD Channel Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2020
WORLD Channel will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, showcasing more than 40 films that celebrate the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic Americans....
BY WATER Announced as Winner of the BlackStar Pitch; WORLD Channel Awards Co-Production Deal to Iyabo Kwayana
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 01, 2020
WORLD Channel, the award-winning multimedia platform and content producer, has partnered with BlackStar Film Festival, for the second annual BlackStar Pitch....
WORLD Channel Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of ADA With Films On Disability And Inclusion This Month
by A.A. Cristi - July 02, 2020
WORLD Channel will mark the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this July with feature films and online events that highlight inclusive and diverse programming about people with intellectual and physical disabilities....
The 41st Annual Telly Awards Honors Winners Sony Music, Partizan, HBO Latin America, ESPN Films & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2020
a??a??a??a??a??a??a?? The Telly Awards, the world's largest honor for video and television content across all screens, has announced this year's winners, including Jeff Buckley's 'Sky Blue Skin' music video from Sony Music Entertainment, Partizan's Hewlett Packard 'Print the Holidays' Christmas comm...
WORLD Channel Celebrates Pride Month With Slate Of Films Spotlighting LGBTQ Community
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2020
WORLD Channel will commemorate Pride Month with 25 films that examine the complex fight for LGBTQ acceptance and acknowledgment. Documenting stories from the Stonewall uprising in 1969 to the challenges faced by present-day transgender siblings navigating puberty, school and dating, the curation of ...
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