This week’s Reel 13 Shorts are on the theme of “Women on the Verge”:
Watch and vote now! Your votes decide which short film is broadcast on March 14.
Though born into wealth, Mrs. Bolton was a pioneer in Nursing Advocacy, kept 14 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1940-68), and was the first woman Representative to the U.N. Read more about her life and work.
President emeritus of Thirteen Dr. Bill Baker spoke with Charlie Rose last week about his book “Leading with Kindness”. (originally aired: Feb 5, 2009) Watch now.
Some say that without safeguards it is a slippery slope on the road to genetic surveillance. Others are convinced it will bring many more criminals to justice. Watch this week’s story on DNA testing — 8 minutes.
Filmmaker Daniel Junge on his latest documentary: about Sister Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun who was killed on a muddy road in the Brazilian Amazon she worked tirelessly to save. Watch story.
Get the newest unemployment figures from Asia, Africa, Latin America and more, and watch a discussion with Telis Demos, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been tracking the topic….
Described by Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant producer Charles Hobson as one of the program’s “most-requested pieces”, this video features the Leroi Jones Young Spirit House Movers and Players delivering a jaw-droppingly powerful spoken-word performance. Watch now.
SundayArts’ Young Opera series takes a behind-the-scenes-look at Purchase College’s production of The Tempest, which premiered last spring. Check out five video stories in our Young Opera series and learn about the creative team’s work on the opera. Watch now.
Soul! was a spectacular NET production that aired from 1968-1973. We’ll be putting up as many episodes as we can from the program–we’re up to six episodes so far. Watch Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Tito Puente, Ashford & Simpson, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many more on the show.
Historian Gayle Wald provides a fascinating overview of the history of WNET black variety show Soul! and how it was shaped by the show’s iconoclast producer/host Ellis Haizlip.
