It’s been six years since NPT’s Will Pedigo produced “Living On: Tennesseans Remembering the Holocaust.” But the emotion and meaning that he poured into the documentary is still very much with him. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Friday, January 27, Pedigo reflects on making the film, and asks that Tennesseans throughout the state take [...]
NPT celebrates Black History Month in 2012 with a slate of extraordinary documentaries and specials, among them a Tony Award Winner, a Sundance selection and an encore of a Civil Rights story with strong Nashville ties. A complete list follows. (INDEPENDENT LENS) DAISY BATES: FIRST LADY OF LITTLE ROCK — As a black woman who [...]
From our friends at Community Cinema: Season Opens Saturday, September 17 with Afghanistan-set “Peace Unveiled.” ITVS, together with partner station Nashville Public Television (NPT) and series partners Nashville Public Library, Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) and Hands On Nashville, is proud to announce the 2011-12 season of ITVS Community Cinema Nashville. Now in its four year, [...]
NPT and Wyoming PBS Work Together on New Production This fall, two arts organizations in Nashville will pay homage to the spirit of the American West. Like we did with Chihuly at Cheekwood, where we documented the famous glass designer’s installations and pieces in Cheekwood’s gardens and museum, we’ll be creating a documentary to [...]
We’re extremely excited to bring you a new episode of our informative and educational Next Door Neighbor series next week! In the past, we’ve brought you together with Nashville’s Kurdish, Somali, Hispanic and Bhutanese communities (now available for viewing online), and this time we’ll introduce you to Nashville’s burgeoning Sudanese neighbors. Sudan is the largest [...]
The Nashville Public Television and national PBS broadcast of Welcome to Shelbyville is just around the corner (Tuesday, May 24 at 9:00 p.m.) But tomorrow, at the Nashville Downtown Public Library, NPT viewers can get a more personal experience with the film. Join NPT and ITVS Community Cinema Nashville at 2:30pm for a free reception, [...]
There’s always plenty going on here at NPT, both on and off-air, but May is particularly busy with screenings and special broadcasts. Here’s a quick round-up: May could easily be called “Freedom Riders Month” with the many events going on to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the historic rides. In addition to the national American [...]
Story of reconciliation after Sierra Leone’s brutal war is fifth winner of Nashville Public Television Award. Nashville Public Television (NPT) has chosen “Fambul Tok,” director Sara Terry’s film that follows victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal war engaging in an unprecedented reconciliation program of forgiveness, as the 2011 recipient of the NPT Human Spirit [...]
Following an NPT co-presented screening of ITVS Community Cinema screening at the Nashville Public Library of the documentary “Pushing the Elephant, panelists Bethany Haley and Quincee Gideon of eXile International and Marie-Aimee Abizera, African Leadership Refugee Ministry discussed the issues raised in the film. Community Cinema coordinator Allison Inman moderated. Thanks to the Nashville Public [...]
By Molly Secours Imagine a young girl that has been abandoned early on by her biological mother and grandmother — who both share a history of emotional instability (including drug and alcohol abuse) and several generations of suicidal behavior. In spite of being adopted and nurtured by a loving family, by her teen years she [...]
