"In 2011, Laura Varela received a call from a woman named April Rodriguez who wanted to show her some videos she had from the Afghanistan war."
“American Sons” will make its global premier at this year’s @sxsw!
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Attention #journalists, #creators and #filmmakers! GGSC’s Spreading Love Through the Media initiative will award grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 to support nonfiction content and reported stories about love in its many forms.
Learn more ➡️ loom.ly/-sIA5nY
“Skin of Glass,” which premieres on @PBS on Mon, Feb. 17, as part of “Independent Lens,” came from the love of a daughter whose father died when she was 14, but it has a fresh and modern take on a global problem."
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When filmmaker Denise Zmekhol discovers her father’s architectural masterpiece in São Paulo, she is confronted with the harsh realities of Brazil’s inequality. Watch @IndependentLens’ Skin of Glass on the PBS app starting Feb 17. Co-presented by @LPBMedia's #VocesPBS.
How do you fight to change something as massive as the California prison system? From the inside out.
Watch @IndependentLens’ The Strike on the @PBS app starting February 3rd. A co-presentation of INDEPENDENT LENS & LPB.
#IndieLensPBS#documentaries#PBS#LPBmedia
"Who’s telling our stories?” – A message from Edward James Olmos about the importance of Latino Public Broadcasting
We need your support to continue our mission. Please consider donating today: donate.lpbp.org/a/support#Latinomedia#publicmedia#support
Apply Today! Latino Public Broadcasting is hiring a Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for a monthly newsletter, web updates, direct communication with a range of Latinx filmmakers, and more.
More info ➡️ loom.ly/M0JLmLE#jobopenings
On the heels of Voces American Historia’s successful run on @PBS, @WXXIrochester is pleased to host a special virtual discussion with the series’ director @BenDeJesus & creator/host @JohnLeguizamo on Dec. 10 at 2pm.
Register here in English & en Español: loom.ly/-j0Pil0
We’ve got so many more stories to tell but we need your support, now more than ever. We hope you’ll help us to continue by making a contribution to LPB today.
Please click here to read a special message from ourExecutive Director, @sandiepedlow: loom.ly/Qoe2hmQ
🎉 Big news: POV’s HUMMINGBIRDS is nominated for the @filmindependent Indie Spirit Award for Best Documentary! Huge congrats to filmmakers Estefanía “Beba” Contreras, Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, and the entire team behind this incredible film. @lpbmedialoom.ly/YGwg_Uw
📣 Calling New England-based directors & producers seeking production and post-production funds for feature-length nonfiction film & video projects! LEF is now accepting Moving Image Fund Letters of Inquiry.
Learn more: loom.ly/Pn_apG4#filmmaking#grants
Part comedy, part social commentary, part travelogue, #RootsofComedy with @JesusTrejo follows the Mexican American comedian, as he embarks on an emotional odyssey to tell the “stories behind the laughs.”
All episodes are now streaming on the @PBS site & app!
#comedy#comedians
Directed by Daniel Eduvijes Carrera, El Paisa bridges alternative Latino subcultures to celebrate unifying notions of family, young love and Queer identity.
Now streaming on all @PBS digital platforms!
#PBS#Latinofilm#LGBTQ#shortfilm#film
🎥 Directing your 1st feature doc? Applications for the 2025 @bavcmedia MediaMaker Fellowship are open! This is an amazing opportunity to spend 9 months in a cohort of other filmmakers. Fellows will also receive $10,000 in funding.
Learn more & apply ➡️ loom.ly/ANcIXUs