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Education Writers Association recognizes College Behind Bars
We are proud to announce that College Behind Bars is a finalist for the Education Writers Association's 2019 National Awards for Education Reporting. Comments from the Judges include: “The commitment and effort the filmmakers took
Ken Burns on TODAY Show: Coronavirus will be comparable to Great Depression in American history
PBS is releasing the award-winning documentaries of Ken Burns free to students in lockdown. Joining TODAY from his home, Burns says the coronavirus pandemic will be a “hugely important moment” in future American history, comparable
SouthCoast Today: Of Ken Burns, Flannery O’Connor and life in these complicated times
By Lauren Daley Posted Dec 2, 2019 at 6:23 PM Updated Dec 2, 2019 at 6:23 PM “Particularly now, when we seemed to have lost our way, and forgot the common story we do share, (films are) a tiny little way we can re-remind of
College Behind Bars Airs on PBS on November 25th!
Mark your calendars! On Nov. 25 & 26 at 9/8c, tune-in or stream #CollegeBehindBarsPBS on @PBS. It’s an incredible look at the amazing human potential inside our prisons and the power of education to transform
NYFF Review: ‘College Behind Bars’
NYFF Review: ‘College Behind Bars’ An extraordinary portrait of students in the prison system By Jason Gorber • Published October 10th, 2019 College Behind Bars (USA, 222 min.) Dir. Lynn Novick The first hour of Lynn Novick’s
Associated Press: Ken Burns is behind new grant for film on Flannery O’Connor
NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Burns is inaugurating an annual prize for makers of historical films with a $200,000 grant to the people behind an upcoming movie about the late Georgia writer Flannery O'Connor. The
New York Times: Flannery O’Connor Documentary Wins New Award From Library of Congress
The filmmakers Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco will be awarded the first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which comes with a $200,000 finishing grant. Flannery O’Connor sitting on the steps of her home in
Variety: Ken Burns, Library of Congress to Present Documentary Award to ‘Flannery’
By DAVE MCNARY Film Reporter@https://twitter.com/Variety_DMcNaryFOLLOW CREDIT: DAVID BUCHAN/VARIETY/SHUTTERSTOCK Documentarian Ken Burns is partnering with the Library of Congress and two philanthropic organizations to present a new award to “Flannery,” a documentary about Flannery O’Connor.Filmmaker Elizabeth Coffman and Jesuit