Short documentary Dear Georgina spotlighting life of Passamaquoddy elder streaming launch May 7
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Dear Georgina is the follow up to Emmy award-winning documentary Dawnland (2018)
She was witness to a lot of things in her youth. So from that moment when the film premiered was good healing. To see herself on that screen was good medicine. Even though she isn’t with us today, it still means the world to know Dear Georgina is being shared and that she is still being heard. LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) May 07, 2021 Dear Georgina, a short documentary about Passamaquoddy elder Georgina Sappier-Richardson who was removed from her home and community in downeast Maine by child protection services at the age of 2, had streaming launch today in honor of Mental Health Awareness month. The film follows Georgina as she attempts to re-integrate herself into the community she barely knew. It can be streamed for free on Upst
Acclaimed PBS Television Series POV Announces 34th Season
Premieres continue through fall 2021, with primetime specials in early 2022. by TV News Desk
POV returns to PBS in July with its 34th season, a slate of films that reaffirm public media s vital role as a platform FOR THE PEOPLE and in sparking national dialogue. America s longest-running documentary series newest season follows artists, activists, elders, comedians, frontline workers and politicians across the globe as they navigate their personal stories and the larger histories under which they take shape.
The season kicks off with writer and comedian CJ Hunt s directorial debut, The Neutral Ground, on July 5. All films are accompanied by educational resources and will be available to stream on all PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video App. Premieres continue through fall 2021, with primetime specials in early 2022.
8 must watch documentaries on Showmax
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Showmax has been the home of some of the best documentaries and docu-series of recent years. Some of them produced in-house, some picked up for distribution at prestigious film festivals and some licensed from the top independent production companies.
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Fake Famous, here below is a list of 8 must watch documentaries on Showmax.
1. Fake Famous
Fake Famous explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. Following three Los Angeles-based people with relatively small followings, the film explores the attempts made to turn them into famous influencers by purchasing fake followers and bots to
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Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams to be represented by UTA
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Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams has entered in an agreement with UTA for the agency to represent the director and his One Story Up production banner in all spheres.
In 2010, Williams began being noticed after he became the first Afro-American director to win an Academy Award for his documentary short film “Music by Prudence.”
In 2017 also, he was again nominated for a second Oscar for his documentary “Life, Animated.” The documentary revolves around a young autistic boy who learned how to read, write and communicate with the help of Disney films, including ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘The Lion King.’ However, the documentary managed to bag two News & Documentary Emmy Awards.