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Artist Wayne White Engages and Inspires (Unembarrassingly) at Nash-Up Event
By Daniel Tidwell NPT Media Update and NPT Arts Break Contributor Artist Wayne White took the stage on Wednesday at the Frist Center picking a banjo and sporting a Davy Crockett ensemble, complete with coon skin cap. “My Name is Wayne White and I make pictures!” he declared, opening his inspiring, hilarious and profound lecture [...]
(Media Update) 29 Things You Can `Watch Now` on Wnpt.org
You have an extra day this year. What are you going to do with it? Since we’re excited about the launch of our new Video.Wnpt.org “Watch Now” video portal, we think Leap Day is a good opportunity to remind you about all the great shows and documentaries you can now access, and maybe catch up [...]
2011-12 Season of Community Cinema Nashville Announced
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, [...]
`Pushing the Elephant` is a Must Watch Documentary
“There are some strategies that you take, without knowing what they will produce. Life or Death.” – Rose Mapendo By Beth Curley Sometimes I think my life is just one big synchronous moment. Everything is connected in some deep way. Earlier this winter, I attended a staged reading by the Tennessee Repertory Theatre of Lynn [...]
A Teen Facing Life: Thoughts on Cyntoia Brown and Her Story
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 [...]
Free Screening of Young@Heart Saturday Dec 12 at Downtown Library
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLAPl4UT0Vc"] [youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosIuO1HqEg"] I handle PR for both Nashville Public Television and Nashville Film Festival, and occasionally, there are wonderful times when the line between the two blurs, and I can talk about both in the same breath. Some of the finest documentaries that play the Festival often wind up airing on NPT, whether because of [...]
Between the Folds: Free Screening Sunday Nov 15 at Downtown Library
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S98RmijbvD4"] Come early at 2:30 for a light reception and origami craft led by Emily Winckler of the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville. When you look at a piece of paper, what do you see? If your answer is a flat, two-dimensional square, then BETWEEN THE FOLDS will astound you. Blurring the mysterious lines between [...]
Maggie Gyllenhaal Hosts a New Season of Independent Lens
The Emmy® Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens has announced that critically acclaimed actress Maggie Gyllenhaal will host the upcoming 2009/2010 season, making her debut when the series premieres on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at 9 p.m. Central on NPT and PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by [...]
Community Cinema in Nashville Wraps
ITVS Community Cinema in Nashville wrapped up last week, Wednesday May 20, at the Nashville Public Library downtown. Presented jointly by NPT, the Nashville Public Library and ITVS, we gave attendees a sneak peak at six documentaries airing on the Independent Lens series. We screened Lioness, I.O.U.S.A., Helvetica, Arusi Persian Wedding, Crips and Bloods: Made [...]
(Updated) Spirit Winner The Order Of Myths on NPT Tuesday Night
Update 2/24/09 9:30 p.m.: As a result of President Obama’s Speech to a Joint Session of Congress, THE ORDER OF MYTHS did not air at 9:00 p.m. tonight. We are sorry for the inconvenience. There are, however, two upcoming broadcasts, on Thursday, February 26 at 2:00 a.m. on NPT, and 9:00 a.m. on NPT 2 [...]
