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P.O.V. INTERACTIVE NEWSLETTER – September 9, 2008
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** Freedom Machines Encore Broadcast on Tuesday at 10 PM **
** Critical Condition Website Launches on P.O.V. Interactive  **
** Watch Full Versions of P.O.V. Films Online **
** P.O.V. Interactive Receives Parents’ Choice Award **
** Join P.O.V. in New York for Special Screenings **
** Critical Condition Screening and Panel Discussion in Los Angeles **
** Community Organizers and Educators: Hold a P.O.V. Screening! **
** Local P.O.V. Events & Screenings Around the Country **
** Call for Entries: 2009 International Public Television Screening Conference **
** Call for Entries: San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival **
 
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* Freedom Machines Encore Broadcast Tuesday at 10 PM *
 
"One of the complaints that I heard constantly while I was making this
film was that there are so few role models for people with disabilities
in the media. The people in the film really wanted to tell their stories
and I just opened the door."
—  Jamie Stobie, filmmaker
 
Freedom Machines takes a new look at disability through the lens of
assistive technology. The experiences of a group of unforgettable people
let us re-examine ideas about ability and disability grounded in our culture
and attitudes. Engineers, designers and users challenge barriers inherent
in our built environments, and reveal the gap between the promises of the
1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and everyday reality for 54 million
Americans with disabilities. Whether mainstream technology or extraordinary
inventions such as stair-climbing wheelchairs, Freedom Machines reveals
both the power and limitations of technology to change lives.
An Independent Television Service (ITVS) co-presentation.    

"Freedom Machines is a timely and dramatic look at technology’s new
‘enabling' wonders, and at the contradictions in social policy and attitudes
that prevent their full employment by all those who need or can benefit
from them. "
— Ability Magazine

 
The Freedom Machines website offers a video trailer of the film,
an interview with filmmaker Jamie Stobie, a list of related websites,
organizations and books, a downloadable discussion guide, a classroom
activity and the following special features:
 
Overview: What is Assistive Technology?
Find out more about the assistive technology shown in Freedom Machines,
including alternate keyboards, screen readers and voice recognition.
 
Photo Gallery: The Principles of Universal Design
Though coming from different histories and directions, the purpose of
universal design and assistive technology is essentially the same: to reduce
the physical and attitudinal barriers between people with and without
disabilities. Learn more about the seven principles of universal design with
examples from around the world in a photo gallery.

Overview: The Promise of the Web
Go surfing with Myrna Votta, senior assistive technology specialist at
Lighthouse International, and find out what it's like to surf the Internet with sound.
 
Film Update: Freedom Machines originally broadcast on P.O.V. in 2004.
We checked in with characters from the film this summer to find out what
has changed for them over the past four years. Log on to read their news!
 
Interact with all these features and check your local listings at
http://www.pbs.org/pov/freedommachines
 
Please note: Not all PBS stations choose to rebroadcast encore presentations.
Please check local listings to see whether this program will be broadcast
in your area.
 


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* Critical Condition Website Launches on P.O.V. Interactive *

Roger Weisberg's latest documentary, Critical Condition, premieres
on September 30 on P.O.V. The documentary puts a human face on
the nation's growing health care crisis by capturing the harrowing
struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being
uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, and
even their lives. During September, we will be rolling out special
features related to the American health care crisis on the Critical
Condition website.

Find out more about this important election-year film, watch the trailer
and other additional video, get the facts about the uninsured in America
and read our interview with filmmaker Roger Weisberg (Waging a Living,
P.O.V. 2006) at

http://www.pbs.org/pov/criticalcondition


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* P.O.V. Wins Parents' Choice Award *
 
The Parents' Choice Foundation recommends the best in children's media.
Last month, the foundation presented PBS websites with 11 awards, including
a Recommended seal for the P.O.V. website. Established in 1978, the
Parents' Choice Awards program is recognized as a resource to help parents
make informed decisions about quality media and entertainment for their children.
We are thrilled by the recognition of P.O.V.’s archive of documentary films
and interactive features as a recommended destination for teenagers.

http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=24831&StepNum=1&award=aw

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* Watch P.O.V. Online *
 
If you missed the recent broadcasts of Kazuhiro Soda's Campaign or
Ido Haar's 9 Star Hotel, you can still catch them in their entirety online.
 
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/campaign/fullfilm.html
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/9starhotel/fullfilm.html  
 
 
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* Join P.O.V. in New York City for Special Screenings *
 
Monday, September 15, 6:30 pm
Join us for the New York premiere of In the Family and follow filmmaker
Joanna Rudnick after she tests positive for the "breast cancer gene" at age
27. The free screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by
Pat Mitchell, president of the Paley Center and featuring Tania Simoncelli of
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), David Fishman, MD, director
of the gynecologic oncology division and a professor of obstetrics and
gynecology at New York University School of Medicine and filmmaker Joanna
Rudnick.
 
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52 Street
New York, NY
RSVP at http://www.amdoc.org/rsvp/2008/itf/invite.html


Thursday, September 18, 6:00 pm
Come to a screening of The Last Conquistador and learn about a
community's controversy over a Hispanic heritage monument, a figure
known to have murdered and enslaved Native Americans. Filmmakers
John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra will be in attendance. This event is
hosted by the American Indian Community House.

The National Museum of the American Indian
One Bowling Green
New York, NY
Reservations recommended: FVC[at]si.edu or (212) 514-3737.
 

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* Critical Condition Screening and Panel Discussion in Los Angeles *

Tuesday, September 23, 5:00 pm

Come to a free screening of Critical Condition by Roger Weisberg and follow
four critically ill individuals who discover the severe costs of being uninsured.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Patrick Dowling,
chair of UCLA Family Medicine; Dr. David Feinberg, CEO, Reagan UCLA
Medical Center; Dr. Felix Nunez, vice president of clinical services, Community
Clinic Association of Los Angeles County; Ninez Ponce, MPP, PhD, associate
professor, UCLA's Department of Health Services and senior research scientist
at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; and Dr. Bob Ross, president
and CEO, The California Endowment.

Reagan UCLA Medical Center Auditorium
767 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
RSVP at: http://www.uclahealth.org/pov  
 


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* Community Organizers and Educators: Hold a P.O.V. Screening! *
 
Our free lending library of films is available for community organizers
interested in holding screenings at public institutions, schools and
community groups. Register online, and we'll keep you updated on our
broadcasts, local events, downloadable materials and other partnership
opportunities.
 
http://www.amdoc.org/outreach/events/index.php
 
 
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* Local P.O.V. Events & Screenings Around the Country *
 
Local PBS stations, film festivals and community groups will present a
number of P.O.V. films this month, including past films American Aloha and
A Family Undertaking and current films like 9 Star Hotel, In the Family,
and Critical Condition in communities around the country.
 
Check the Amdoc/P.O.V. Outreach page for details, and for more
upcoming events near you.
 
http://www.amdoc.org/outreach_news.php
 
 
This week's highlighted event:
Critical Condition
September 11, 2008
Waco, TX
6 pm
 
Check out Critical Condition, and follow four critically ill individuals who
discover the severe costs of being uninsured. This event is hosted by the
KWBU-TV, located at 2100 River Street. To find out more, call 254-710-7883.
 

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* CALL FOR U.S. ENTRIES *

The International Public Television Screening Conference (Input) is seeking the
world's most innovative public television programs for its conference in Warsaw,
Poland on May 10 to 15, 2009. Selected work will be viewed, discussed and
debated by independent filmmakers, public media professionals, journalists,
television executives and other delegates from over 60 countries.

To qualify for Input 2009, ALL U.S. producers must submit their programs
to U.S. Input pre-selection. Programs will be selected by a national panel
consisting of U.S. public television professionals and independent producers.

  • All genres and lengths are accepted. We are seeking dramas,
news and public affairs programs, sports, game shows, reality series,
experimental films, shorts, children's programming and documentaries.
  • There is no entry fee!
  • Please follow the U.S. Input Pre-selection Guidelines. You do not have to
submit your U.S. entry online through the international Input site.
  • The U.S. entry deadline is Friday, NOVEMBER 7, 2008.

For an entry form and submission guidelines, go to www.myetv.org/input or contact:
Amy Shumaker, U.S. Input National Co-Coordinator, South Carolina ETV,
Shumaker[at]scetv.org; 803-737-3433.


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* Call for Entries: San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival *

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival is now
accepting submissions for 2009. A presentation of the Center for Asian
American Media, the SFIAAFF is the largest event in the nation dedicated
to screening Asian American and Asian films. The Festival accepts films
and videos of all lengths and genres that are made by and/or about Asian
Americans and Asians of any nationality. To submit online, to download
an entry form or for more information, visit http://www.asianamericanmedia.org.

The postmark deadline for late entries is October 3.

http://www.asianamericanmedia.org


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