Originally published on June 16, 2021 5:22 pm
NPR s Ari Shapiro talks with director Chana Gazit and dancer Peter Anastos about the new film Ballerina Boys, which details the history of an all-male ballerina troupe founded in the 70s.
Pride Month round-up: Programming from Vice, YouTube, PBS, HBO Max As LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations and events are held around the world this month, broadcasters and streaming services are looking to offer special films, series and new content of their own . June 1, 2021
As LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations and events are held around the world this month, broadcasters and streaming services are looking to offer special films, series and new content of their own to help mark the occasion. To ring in Pride Month,
Realscreen has collected a lineup of some of the unscripted and documentary programming that’s scheduled to roll out across linear and streaming platforms this month.
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While Friedman was brought to an Illinois estate by the wealthy George Fabyan in order to seek the hidden codes in Shakespeare s plays to prove they had been written by Francis Bacon, her ability to recognize sequencing and to break codes led her and her husband to play a role in the American military s fight in World War I, the jailing of gangster bootleggers during Prohibition, and again in the military during World War II.
During the Second World War, Friedman s work focused on a massive Nazi spy ring in South America.
Her story, which includes some college years at the College of Wooster in Ohio, is the focus of the newest installment of the PBS anthology series,
Elizebeth Friedman is the subject of the American Experience documentary The Codebreaker. (PBS)
11 Jan 2021 The Codebreaker, premiering this week on PBS American Experience, tells the story of Elizebeth Friedman, a visionary American codebreaker who established our decryption programs during World War I, helped break the codes used by gangsters during Prohibition and led our efforts to break the Enigma code during World War II.
Wait, you re saying, if this cryptanalyst was so great, how come we ve never heard of her? The Codebreaker delves deep into her story, utilizing government files that weren t declassified until decades after her death to reveal the truth about a person who deserves recognition as a pioneer of American military intelligence.