Tag: Documentaries

  • Nation & World

    Around the Schools: Harvard Kennedy School

    Two documentaries from this year’s Sundance Film Festival had an exclusive screening at the inaugural Gleitsman Social Change Film Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).

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  • Nation & World

    Film as social change

    Two-day panel at the Center for Public Leadership examines the shifting role of film as a vehicle for social change, with new technologies creating fresh insights.

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  • Nation & World

    Pass the popcorn

    Movie night at the Schlesinger Library uses lesser-known films to cast a cinematic light on women’s issues.

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  • Nation & World

    ‘Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness’

    PBS will air “Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness,” a documentary that examines the towering influence of controversial anthropologist Melville Herskovits, on Feb. 2 at 10:30 p.m. as part of the series “Independent Lens.” Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal will host the program.

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  • Nation & World

    Niall Ferguson wins International Emmy for ‘The Ascent of Money’

    Harvard economic historian Niall Ferguson’s four-part documentary, “The Ascent of Money” (2009), was named Best Documentary at the 37th International Emmy Awards in New York City on Nov. 23.

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  • Nation & World

    Gates documentary series receives $12M in funding

    The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) recently announced funding in the amount of $12 million for three, new public television documentary series in which Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. will explore the meaning of race, culture, and identity in America.

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