
Independent Lens
@independentlens
Award-winning films from Independent Lens, America’s home for documentaries.
Watch Independent Lens on the PBS App.
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Chris Hastings
@chrishast
President & CEO @wxxirochester | Former EP & Editor-in-Chief @gbh & @worldchannel | Champion of untold stories that need to be heard. #WXXICEO
KQED
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▪️ The Bay Area’s @NPR and @PBS station. ▪️ On 88.5 FM | KQED 9 | KQED App | KQED.org
Nature
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NATURE is an award-winning signature @PBS series created by @TheWNETGroup and made possible by all of you. #NaturePBS
PBS
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American Experience
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Official account for American Experience on PBS. Find us on Instagram, Facebook and Threads @ AmericanExperiencePBS and amexperiencepbs.bsky.social.
Aman Ali
@amanali
Producer and proud possessor of chicken legs. I produce @mastertes and @rennaestubbs fun new shows on @primevideo. Watch M-F from 4-6 pm ET on Amazon!
FRONTLINE
@frontlinepbs
Investigative journalism that questions, explains & changes our world. Watch us on @PBS, Tuesdays at 10/9c or stream at any time.
Jennifer Redfearn
@redfearndocs
Director of the documentary program at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
Columbia Journalism School
@columbiajourn
Founded in 1912, our mission is to educate the next generation of journalists and uphold standards of excellence in journalism.
CET - TV
@cetconnect
CET, your Greater Cincinnati PBS station, is a leading provider of education and enrichment in classrooms and living rooms throughout our community.
GBH
@gbh
GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism.
sianpierre
@sianpierre
Award-nominated director of the docu DUTY FREE (airing on PBS's Independent Lens). Former on-camera contributor to CNN, MTV, and more. 2024 New America Fellow.
NOVA | PBS
@novapbs
Official account for the PBS documentary series demystifying the science and tech that shape our lives, our planet, and our universe. Streaming on the PBS app.
WTTW - Chicago PBS
@wttw
As Chicago's PBS station, WTTW is committed to producing and presenting independent, trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility.
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@jzcreater
catching up with gaga
Maine Public
@mainepublic
We’re proud to be Maine’s official public radio and public television station. Find everything we do at mainepublic.org.
POV on PBS
@povdocs
Documentaries with a point of view on @PBS. Stream anytime, anywhere at pov.org and on the PBS app. 🚨This account not active. Please see pinned message
True/False Film Fest
@truefalse
Film fest exploring fact, fiction and everything in between. Feb. 27 - March 2, 2025.
PBS SoCal (KOCE)
@pbssocal
Your home for PBS in Southern California
Yuji Okumoto
@yujiokumoto
Official account of Yuji Okumoto. Actor, writer, director, producer. Owner of MadMoto Productions. Owner of @konakitchen konakitchen.com IG: yuji_okumoto
International Documentary Association (IDA)
@idaorg
IDA supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.
AFI
@americanfilm
Dedicated to celebrating excellence in the art form.
Dogwoof
@dogwoof
The home of documentaries. Out now: #OnetoOne: John & Yoko, #NoOtherLand, #IAmMartinParr, #DigXX Coming soon: #RiefenstahlFilm (9 May)
NAACP Image Awards®
@naacpimageaward
56 years of celebrating our people in art & entertainment. Over here, we’re family! #NAACPImageAwards
Washington Week with The Atlantic | PBS
@washingtonweek
Analysis of the week's top stories by the best reporters in Washington. Moderated by @TheAtlantic's @JeffreyGoldberg. Friday nights at 8/7c on @PBS.
A Reckoning in Boston
@reckoningdoc
A provocative new film about privilege, the racial wealth gap in cities and the power of education, directed by James Rutenbeck. Watch now on the PBS Video App!
rosimeire
@rosimeire2096
sou muito legal
PBS Reno
@pbsreno
PBS Member Station
Firelight Media
@firelightmedia
Co-Founded by @StanleyNelson1, we support nonfiction filmmakers of color, cultivate audiences for their work, and produce documentary short films.
Producers Guild of America
@producersguild
Members benefit from an 8,400 strong community with decades of experience in all facets of producing. Apply to join today!
Christiane Badgley
@pipelinedreams
Under the spell of black gold: Stories from Africa’s oil frontiers. Fortune, fantasy, dreams and disappointment…plus a few political rants and other notes.
DOC NYC
@docnycfest
America's Largest Documentary Festival
Erika Alexander
@ealexthegreat
Actress, Writer, Producer, Co-founder @colorfarm, Co-creator @concrete_park| Co-Director, “The Big Payback” | Creator, “Finding Tamika”
WORLD
@worldchannel
Public media home of award-winning documentary series and stories @americareframed, #DocWorld, #LocalUSA and #StoriesfromtheStage. Plus, news around the globe.
Cinema Eye Honors
@cinemaeyehonors
Founded in 2007 on 3 ideals: building community, celebrating whole creative team & recognizing artistic boldness & excellence. 17th coming soon.
FlatlandKC
@flatlandkc
Kansas City, welcome to Flatland! Kansas City @PBS' digital platform & your destination for local storytelling. Instagram: Flatland_KC Facebook: FlatlandKC
PBS News Student Reporting Labs
@reportinglabs
SRL is a hands-on student journalism training program that connects young people to real-world experiences & educators to resources and community.
KQED Education
@kqededspace
#KQEDed Where facts matter, stories empower & bold convos begin. We provide PD & standards-aligned resources for #MediaLiteracy #YouthVoice #CivicEngagement
PBS Digital Studios
@pbsds
A network of fresh and thought-provoking shows from @PBS. Available anywhere you watch.
American Masters
@pbsamermasters
American Masters is an award-winning signature @PBS series created by @TheWNETGroup and made possible by all of you. #AmericanMastersPBS
Valley PBS
@valleypbs
Valley PBS … your Valley’s Preschool, Classroom, Stage for the Arts and Lens for Exploration.
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu
@mobolajiwrites
Follower of spirit, filmmaker and communication specialist
KEDT - South Texas Public Broadcasting
@yourkedt
PBS & NPR for South Texas
Ferguson Rises documentary
@ferguson_rises
Ferguson Rises is the story of a father's grief and a small town's defiance that showed the world that Black Lives Matter.
The TCA
@officialtca
Television Critics Association ☀️ Summer Press Tour is happening July 10-17 — #TCA24
Chasing the Dream PBS
@chasingthedream
A public media initiative from @ThirteenWNET reporting on the people, issues, and solutions surrounding poverty and opportunity in America. #ChasingtheDreamPBS
Lost Time Media
@losttimemedia
Toronto documentary outfit; makers of LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL (2022), NO VISIBLE TRAUMA (2020), THE HEAD & THE HAND (2018), THE WORLD IN TEN BLOCKS (2016)
Outta the Muck
@outtathemuckdoc
A documentary film based in Pahokee, Florida.
SAM NOW
@samnowmovie
A boy and his brother go in search of their missing mom 🎥 #nowplaying on demand 🖥️ @criterionchannl @PBS @independentlens @itvsindies
Sansón y yo
@sansonandme
Un retrato vibrante sobre la amistad entre un hombre condenado a cadena perpetua y un cineasta que fue su intérprete judicial. Estreno en México: 5 de julio.
Rintu Thomas
@rintuthomas11
Academy nominated filmmaker I Co-founder @BlckTcktFilms I AMPAS Member I Sea shore hugger turned mountain lover.
Storm Lake
@stormlakemovie
What's lost when a community loses local journalism? Emmy-nominated doc about #Pulitzer-winning @SLTimes in @Storm_Lake, IA. Watch now on @PrimeVideo.
Noncompliant Films
@noncompliant_f
An award-winning independent documentary production company driven by women. Home of 9-Man and Down a Dark Stairwell.
CURED Documentary
@cureddoc
CURED explores the historic campaign that led the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses in 1973.
The Dancing Man of L.A.
@ladancingman
A documentary short OUT NOW on PBS Voices 👇 Directed by @WhereverYouRoam & @JenFodor
The People VS. Agent Orange
@tpvaofilm
Award-winning investigative documentary about two women's struggle against the powerful chemical industry ~ "THE PEOPLE VS. AGENT ORANGE" by Films for Humanity
Senior Prom
@seniorpromfilm
LGBTQ+ retirees take back the prom night they never had. From @independentlens and @itvs, watch now on @pbs #PBSVoices. ✨
Children of Las Brisas Film
@lasbrisasfilm
Venezuelan-US documentary directed by Marianela Maldonado @InventoFilms and produced by Luisa De La Ville (@Ldlville).
Free Chol Soo Lee
@fcsl_film
A film about an unsung Asian American movement. #Sundance2022. Directed by Julie Ha @TheHaReport and Eugene Yi @meangenemean.
@StormingCaesarsPalace
@stormingcaesars
Grassroots activists in Las Vegas launched a feminist anti-poverty movement that challenged a nation. Now streaming @PBS! #StormingCaesarsPalace #OperationLife
Sushmit Ghosh
@sushmitghosh
Oscar nom’d Director-Producer: @WritingWthFire | Storyteller at @Blcktcktfilms | AMPAS member | Dogs. Mountains. Dogs. Coffee. Mordor. (in that order)
Writing With Fire
@writingwthfire
~ Academy Award nominated and Peabody winning feature doc ~ Double winner at Sundance '21 ~ 40 international awards ~ Directed by @rintuthomas11 & @sushmitghosh
The Picture Taker Film
@the_pt_film2022
Ernest Withers. A million images. One big secret. A Film by Phil Bertelsen (photo: Withers Family Trust) linkin.bio/thepicturetake…
Missing in Brooks County
@missinginbrooks
MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY is a documentary portrait of a small town in South Texas that finds itself at the epicenter of a growing humanitarian crisis.
OWNED: A Tale of Two Americas
@ownedfilm
A doc that unravels the complicated history of #housing in America. #OWNEDfilm coming to @PBS @IndependentLens Feb 7
YouTube TV
@youtubetv
Alright, what are we watching?
Mama Bears Doc
@mamabearsdoc
A feature documentary about the transformations experienced by conservative, Christian moms who choose to accept and affirm their LGBTQ+ children.
ALL ARTS
@allartstv
⚔️ All for arts and arts for all ✨ Online, on-air, everywhere 📺 Created by @ThirteenWNET, powered by public media
Try Harder!
@tryharderfilm
In a world where cool kids are nerds, seniors at Lowell High School share the dream—and the stress—of getting into a top university. #AAPI