the review site with a difference since 1999
Visit:
Zarabesque.com
Susti Heaven
Brand Perfect
Closet Nomad
Tiendaholics.com
![Independent Lens: More Than a Month on DVD Jan 29]( "Independent Lens: More Than a Month on DVD Jan 29")
Examines what the treatment of history tells us about race and power in contemporary America and asks the questions: How do we justify teaching American history as somehow separate from African American history? What does it mean that we have a Black History Month? What would it mean if we didn't?
Movie Grade:
DVD Grade:
Independent Lens: More Than a Month
COMING TO DVD FROM PBS DISTRIBUTION
One Man's Quest to End Black History Month
Becomes a Humorous and Provocative Look at Race in "Post-Racial" America
Available on DVD January 29th
Arlington, Va. - December 18, 2012 - PBS Distribution today announced it is releasing Independent Lens: More Than a Month on DVD. Should Black History Month be ended? That's the question explored by African American filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman as he embarks on a cross-country campaign to do just that. Both amusing and thought provoking, More Than a Month examines what the treatment of history tells us about race and power in contemporary America and asks the questions: How do we justify teaching American history as somehow separate from African American history? What does it mean that we have a Black History Month? What would it mean if we didn't? More Than a Month will be available on DVD January 29, 2013. The run time of the program is 60 minutes. The DVD SRP is $24.99. The program will also be available for Digital Download.
Program Synopsis
The film takes the form of a road trip that begins in Washington, D.C., crisscrosses the country during Black History Month 2010, and ends with an epilogue one year later. Combining cinema verite, man-on-the-street interviews, and inspired dramatizations, the film is a first-person narrative of the filmmaker's quest to understand the implications of Black History Month.
Tilghman begins his research at home, but finds his parents dismayed when he suggests eliminating Black History Month. He then seeks a deeper understanding of Carter G. Woodson, the creator of Negro History Week, the predecessor to Black History Month. To this end, he reaches out to Woodson's organization, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. They too respond with horror at his suggestion.
At Harvard, Tilghman collaborates on a psychological study exploring how Black History Month makes blacks and whites feel about themselves and their place in American history. And in Chicago, Tilghman visits Burrell Communications, the nation's largest black-owned advertising agency, to investigate whether corporate sponsorship and advertisements during Black History Month are just an excuse to sell products to black consumers.
Exploring history itself - how we treat it, how we value it - also shapes the narrative. Tilghman talks with members of a Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter in Lexington, Virginia, who are seeking to establish Confederate History month. And in Philadelphia, he speaks with school officials who have made African American history a graduation requirement, ensuring that courses are taught.
At its core, More Than a Month is about what it means to be an American, to fight for one's rightful place in the American landscape, however unconventional the means, even at the risk of ridicule or misunderstanding. In that way, it is about the universal endeavor to discover one's self.
More Than a Map(p)
Based on the documentary More Than a Month More Than a Map(p) is a smartphone application that uses a phone's GPS to point users in the direction of the nearest location relevant to African American history. Users can experience each point in a variety of ways including text, video, audio, and links to more information. What makes More Than a Map(p) truly unique is the user's ability to add their own historical points to the map - points that then become part of everyone's app. More Than a Map(p) became available on iTunes February 2012.
About the Filmmaker
Shukree Hassan Tilghman (Director/Writer/Producer) has worked as an editor on Dog the Bounty Hunter and various other cable reality shows before "coming to his senses" and pursuing an M.F.A. in screenwriting at Columbia University. A recipient of the Martin Scorsese Filmmaker's Scholarship while an undergraduate at New York University, Shukree has directed several short films and written television and feature scripts, some of which have placed in competitions such as Bluecat, the Austin Film Festival, Anything But Hollywood, and ScriptShark Insider.
About Independent Lens
Independent Lens is an Emmy(R) Award-winning weekly series airing on PBS. The acclaimed anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of their independent producers. Independent Lens features unforgettable stories about unique individuals, communities, and moments in history. Presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), the series is supported by interactive companion websites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns. Independent Lens is jointly curated by ITVS and PBS and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding provided by PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts. The series producer is Lois Vossen.
About PBS Distribution
PBS Distribution is the leading media distributor for the public television community, both domestically and internationally. Jointly owned by PBS (Arlington, VA) and WGBH (Boston, MA), PBS Distribution extends the reach of public television programs beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system and our production partners.
PBS Distribution offers a diverse range of programming to our customers, including Ken Burns's films (Prohibition, The National Parks, The War, Baseball, Jazz), documentaries from award-winning series NOVA (The Elegant Universe, Origins), FRONTLINE (God in America, Bush's War, Growing Up Online), and American Experience (Freedom Riders, We Shall Remain), dramas from Masterpiece (Downton Abbey, Jane Eyre, Inspector Lewis), films from independent producers (The Buddha, The Story of India, Carrier, Journey into Buddhism, I.O.U.S.A.), and popular children's programming from Dinosaur Train, Super Why!, WordGirl, Cyberchase, Martha Speaks, and Arthur. As a multi-channel distributor, PBS Distribution pursues wholesale/retail sales, consumer and educational sales through PBS- branded catalogs and online shops, and international broadcast and video sales. PBS Distribution is also a leader in offering programming through digital platforms including the internet, mobile, and web-connected television.
Independent Lens: More Than a Month
Street Date: January 29, 2013
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 60 Minutes
SRP: $24.99
Format: DVD
Angel Gooch
JGPR Team
820 West End Avenue
Suite 1BC
New York, NY 10025
Notice: Undefined variable: url in /home/hellawobo/public_html/digitallyobsessed.com/r-showreview.php on line 169
Notice: Undefined variable: source in /home/hellawobo/public_html/digitallyobsessed.com/r-showreview.php on line 169
Zarabesque.com
Susti Heaven
Brand Perfect
Closet Nomad
Tiendaholics.com
PR: Independent Lens: More Than a Month on DVD Jan 29
Studio:
Year:
Cast:
Director:
Release Date: February 4, 2013, 8:11 am
Rating: for
Run Time:
Movie Grade:
DVD Grade:
Independent Lens: More Than a Month
COMING TO DVD FROM PBS DISTRIBUTION
One Man's Quest to End Black History Month
Becomes a Humorous and Provocative Look at Race in "Post-Racial" America
Available on DVD January 29th
Arlington, Va. - December 18, 2012 - PBS Distribution today announced it is releasing Independent Lens: More Than a Month
on DVD. Should Black History Month be ended? That's the question explored by African American filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman as he embarks on a cross-country campaign to do just that. Both amusing and thought provoking, More Than a Month examines what the treatment of history tells us about race and power in contemporary America and asks the questions: How do we justify teaching American history as somehow separate from African American history? What does it mean that we have a Black History Month? What would it mean if we didn't? More Than a Month will be available on DVD January 29, 2013. The run time of the program is 60 minutes. The DVD SRP is $24.99. The program will also be available for Digital Download.Program Synopsis
The film takes the form of a road trip that begins in Washington, D.C., crisscrosses the country during Black History Month 2010, and ends with an epilogue one year later. Combining cinema verite, man-on-the-street interviews, and inspired dramatizations, the film is a first-person narrative of the filmmaker's quest to understand the implications of Black History Month.
Tilghman begins his research at home, but finds his parents dismayed when he suggests eliminating Black History Month. He then seeks a deeper understanding of Carter G. Woodson, the creator of Negro History Week, the predecessor to Black History Month. To this end, he reaches out to Woodson's organization, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. They too respond with horror at his suggestion.
At Harvard, Tilghman collaborates on a psychological study exploring how Black History Month makes blacks and whites feel about themselves and their place in American history. And in Chicago, Tilghman visits Burrell Communications, the nation's largest black-owned advertising agency, to investigate whether corporate sponsorship and advertisements during Black History Month are just an excuse to sell products to black consumers.
Exploring history itself - how we treat it, how we value it - also shapes the narrative. Tilghman talks with members of a Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter in Lexington, Virginia, who are seeking to establish Confederate History month. And in Philadelphia, he speaks with school officials who have made African American history a graduation requirement, ensuring that courses are taught.
At its core, More Than a Month
is about what it means to be an American, to fight for one's rightful place in the American landscape, however unconventional the means, even at the risk of ridicule or misunderstanding. In that way, it is about the universal endeavor to discover one's self. More Than a Map(p)
Based on the documentary More Than a Month
More Than a Map(p) is a smartphone application that uses a phone's GPS to point users in the direction of the nearest location relevant to African American history. Users can experience each point in a variety of ways including text, video, audio, and links to more information. What makes More Than a Map(p) truly unique is the user's ability to add their own historical points to the map - points that then become part of everyone's app. More Than a Map(p) became available on iTunes February 2012.About the Filmmaker
Shukree Hassan Tilghman (Director/Writer/Producer) has worked as an editor on Dog the Bounty Hunter and various other cable reality shows before "coming to his senses" and pursuing an M.F.A. in screenwriting at Columbia University. A recipient of the Martin Scorsese Filmmaker's Scholarship while an undergraduate at New York University, Shukree has directed several short films and written television and feature scripts, some of which have placed in competitions such as Bluecat, the Austin Film Festival, Anything But Hollywood, and ScriptShark Insider.
About Independent Lens
Independent Lens is an Emmy(R) Award-winning weekly series airing on PBS. The acclaimed anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of their independent producers. Independent Lens features unforgettable stories about unique individuals, communities, and moments in history. Presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), the series is supported by interactive companion websites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns. Independent Lens is jointly curated by ITVS and PBS and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding provided by PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts. The series producer is Lois Vossen.
About PBS Distribution
PBS Distribution is the leading media distributor for the public television community, both domestically and internationally. Jointly owned by PBS (Arlington, VA) and WGBH (Boston, MA), PBS Distribution extends the reach of public television programs beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system and our production partners.
PBS Distribution offers a diverse range of programming to our customers, including Ken Burns's films (Prohibition, The National Parks, The War, Baseball, Jazz), documentaries from award-winning series NOVA (The Elegant Universe, Origins), FRONTLINE (God in America, Bush's War, Growing Up Online), and American Experience (Freedom Riders, We Shall Remain), dramas from Masterpiece (Downton Abbey, Jane Eyre, Inspector Lewis), films from independent producers (The Buddha, The Story of India, Carrier, Journey into Buddhism, I.O.U.S.A.), and popular children's programming from Dinosaur Train, Super Why!, WordGirl, Cyberchase, Martha Speaks, and Arthur. As a multi-channel distributor, PBS Distribution pursues wholesale/retail sales, consumer and educational sales through PBS- branded catalogs and online shops, and international broadcast and video sales. PBS Distribution is also a leader in offering programming through digital platforms including the internet, mobile, and web-connected television.
Independent Lens: More Than a Month
Street Date: January 29, 2013
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 60 Minutes
SRP: $24.99
Format: DVD
Angel Gooch
JGPR Team
820 West End Avenue
Suite 1BC
New York, NY 10025
Notice: Undefined variable: url in /home/hellawobo/public_html/digitallyobsessed.com/r-showreview.php on line 169
Notice: Undefined variable: source in /home/hellawobo/public_html/digitallyobsessed.com/r-showreview.php on line 169
News Editor February 4, 2013, 8:11 am