Movies
‘The Birth of a Nation’ & Nat Turner
The film “The Birth of a Nation” directed, written and produced by Nate Parker tells the story of Nat Turner—a Virginia-bor ...
Air Date: October 12, 2016
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Parents, researchers fight to stamp out smoking on the big screen
Some kid movies are kicking the smoking habit. When a movie hero strikes a match and lights a cigarette, it means something. ...
9 years ago
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Human voice is key to unlocking movie magic for the blind
There’s a movement underway to make movies Oscar-worthy for people who can’t see. I met up with Sarita Kimble in the l ...
9 years ago
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Digital demands paradigm shift in film archiving
At the Library of Congress Packard Campus of Audio-Visual Conservation, vaults burrow into Mount Pony on a 45-acre campus surrounded by b ...
9 years ago
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Documentary explores the open secret that is Kenn Kweder
Rock musician Kenn Kweder has been a Philadelphia phenomenon for more than four decades, winning generations of fans. But national fame continues to elude him.
9 years ago
Two decades ago, Tom Hanks and ‘Philadelphia’ prompted changing attitudes toward HIV-AIDS
An in-depth look at the making of the film, its impact, and the distance traveled in fighting HIV and AIDS. Twenty years ago this ...
12 years ago
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