PBS
Greenlit: Picturing America on Screen, PBS/online
Picturing America on Screen (25 x shorts) – A series of documentary shorts that accompany Picturing America, a project from National Endowment for the Humanities. The films explore the history of art and culture in the USA. Channel: PBS / online Producer: Thirteen TX: TBC Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: The Jazzy Vegetarian, PBS
The Jazzy Vegetarian (13 x30′) – Laura Theodore hosts cooking show that focuses on healthy vegan dishes. Channel: PBS Producer: Virtual Media Productions/PCA Creative LLC TX: 1st October 2011 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Prohibition, PBS
Prohibition (3 x 120′) – Documentary series set in the era of bathtub gin, bootleggers and speakeasies, the series tells the true story of the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was called the Noble Experiment, but it was in fact one of America’s most notorious civic failures, […]
Greenlit: The Genealogy Roadshow, RTÉ One / PBS
The Genealogy Roadshow (4 x 60′) -Derek Mooney hosts a show that promises to reveal the exciting hidden family histories of ordinary people with the help of expert genealogists. Several stories feature in each episode. Channel: RTÉ One / PBS Producer: Big Mountain Productions TX: August 2011 Source: IFTN
Greenlit: Clinton, PBS
Clinton (4 x 60′) -Documentary profiling Bill Clinton from childhood to US presidential office. Channel: PBS Producer: Barak Goodman TX: 2012 Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: Engineering An Icon: Designing and Building the New World Trade Center, PBS
Engineering An Icon: Designing And Building The New World Trade Center (1 x 60′) – Documentary following the people behind the construction of the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero in NYC. Channel: PBS Producer: TX: September 2011 Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: America in Primetime, BBC2 / PBS
America in Primetime w/t (4 x 52′) – Documentary series exploring the history of scripted TV programming in the USA. Channel: BBC2 / PBS Producer: The Documentary Group / First Hand Films TX: 30th October 2011 (PBS) Source: C21
Greenlit: Top Secret America, PBS
Top Secret America (2 x 60′) – Investigative documentary in which Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest explores “the dark side of America’s war on terror.” Channel: PBS Producer: Michael Kirk (Frontline) TX: September 2011 Source: Realscreen Channel: PBS TX: September 2011 Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: A Journey Through The Solar System: Life Beyond Earth, PBS
A Journey Through The Solar System: Life Beyond Earth w/t (1 x 120′) – Documentary special about the science of the solar system, mixing interviews with astrobiologists and CGI. Channel: PBS (Nova strand) Producer: Darlow Smithson Productions TX: TBC Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: Black in Latin America, PBS
Black in Latin America (4 x 60′) – Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr presents a series that explores the history and experiences of African slaves in Latin America. Channel: PBS Producer: Wall to Wall TX: April, 2011 Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: America Revealed, PBS
America Revealed (4 x 60′) – Yuk Kwon (one-time Survivor winner) presents a show that reveals America from the air, using aerial footage, archive and satellite images to show how the landscape has changed over the decades. Channel: PBS Producer: Lion Television TX: 11th April 2012 Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Mine Collapse Doc, Ch4 / PBS
Chilean Mine Documentary w/t (1×60′) – An as-yet unnamed documentary following the efforts to rescue 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine. Channel: Ch4 / PBS Producer: Pioneer Productions TX: Late 2010 Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Independent Lens: Herskovits at The Heart of Blackness, PBS
Herskovits at The Heart of Blackness (1×60′) – Portrait of Jewish anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits, who established African American studies in American academia. Channel: PBS TX: February, 2010 (Black History Month) Source: C21
Greenlit: Mine/Home, PBS
Mine/Home (1×60′) – Documentary about pet owners trying to find their lost pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Channel: PBS TX: February, 2010 (Black History Month) Source: C21
Greenlit: Independent Lens: Behind the Rainbow, PBS
Behind the Rainbow (1×60′) – Documenantary about the road to South African democracy. Channel: PBS TX: February, 2010 (Black History Month) Source: C21
Greenlit: Faces of America, PBS
Faces of America (4x ) Dr Henry Louis Gates Jr explores the the family history and genetics of famous Americans, such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, film director, Mike Nichols, actress Eva Longoria, ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi, poet Elizabeth Alexander and writer Malcolm Gladwell. Channel: PBS Producer: Kunhardt McGee Productions / Inkwell Films / THIRTEEN TX: […]
Greenlit: In Performance at The White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement, PBS
In Performance at The White House: A Celebration of Music From The Civil Rights Movement – President Obama and the First Lady host a concert featuring artists such as Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Seal, Smokey Robinson and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Channel: PBS TX: 11th February, 2010 (Black History Month) Source: C21
Greenlit: Tavis Smiley Reports, PBS
Tavis Smiley Reports – Talkshow host Tavis Smiley accompanies US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on official business. Channel: PBS TX: 27th January, 2010 (Black History Month) Source: C21
Greenlit: The White House: Through the Lens, PBS
The White House: Through the Lens (1×60′) – Exclusive access documentary that follows President Barack Obama’s daily life over four months (October 09 – January 2010, including filming at the Oval office, Marine One and Air Force One. First Lady Michelle Obama will also feature. Channel: PBS Producer: National Geographic Television TX: November 2010 Source: […]
Greenlit: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, PBS
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (6 x 120′) – Ken Burns documentary series is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. As such, it […]
Greenlit: The Airmen & The Headhunters, Nat Geo, C4, PBS
The Airmen & The Headhunters (1×60′) – Documentary about a crew of WWII airmen who were shot down over Borneo. The story is told using archive footage, reconstruction and interviews with the sole crew survivor, Japanese and Australian veterans and Dayak tribes people. Channel: Nat Geo International, C4, PBS (part of Secrets of the Dead […]
