Panorama: PBS Favorites: Community Cinema
This season’s Community Cinema series kicks off Wednesday, September 26, at 7 p.m. with “Please Vote for Me,” a profile of 8-year-old children in China holding an election for hall monitor.

Rocky Mountain PBS and the Denver Film Society host free documentary screenings each month September through May as part of ITVS’ Community Cinema program, which offers sneak previews of films scheduled for upcoming broadcast on the Emmy-winning PBS series “Independent Lens.” All Community Cinema screenings include panel discussions with members of community-based organizations.

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	Public screenings/discussions bring docs to life Tuesday, April 22, 2008 In the last couple of years, Rocky Mountain PBS has placed great importance in hosting free public screenings and discussions of programs that will later be on TV. Although television is our medium, public screenings give our viewers a chance to meet each other, learn more about a program, hear from experts and share ideas with others. 1 comment | more »
	Is corn making us fat? New documentary says yes Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Is corn, the all-American staple, truly the cause of some all-American obesity? The makers of the new documentary "King Corn" think so. 7 comments | more »
	Documentaries (and local filmmakers) take us 'round the world Tuesday, March 18, 2008 I eat documentaries for breakfast. Seriously, I can't see enough. Once I saw "Hoop Dreams" in 1994, I was hooked, and I've spent the years since catching up on the greats  – "Hearts and Minds," "Grey Gardens," "Gates of Heaven," etc. – and seeing all the new ones. It's why I love my job at Rocky Mountain PBS and why I love coordinating our ITVS Community Cinema screenings. It is extra exciting to me, then, to see two local filmmakers enjoy serious success with their ambitious, thoughtful documentaries. 3 comments | more »
	Despite rush hour snowstorm, fabulous crowd for 'Banished' Friday, February 1, 2008 People, I love all 115 of you who braved that awful weather Wednesday night to join us for our January ITVS Community Cinema screening of "Banished." I had friends/coworkers who reluctantly came to the screening because they knew the subject matter would be difficult, and it was. But, thanks to a powerful and insightful discussion with our panel, there was some hope in the air as we said our last goodbyes. 0 comments | more »
	How do we repair our historic atrocities? Tuesday, January 29, 2008 In the documentary "Banished," when the notion of reparations comes up, those with the burden to repair often say something like "I don't know if any amount of money will ever be enough." 10 comments | more »
	Banished - Free Screening Monday, January 14, 2008 Join us for a free screening! How did three U.S. towns make African Americans disappear? Marco Williams, award-winning filmmaker of "Two Towns of Jasper," visits some of the whitest counties in the country to confront the legacy of "banishment" – a wave of racial purging that tore through the South 100 years ago. 1 comment | more »
	Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Monday, December 3, 2007 Join us for a free screening! This program brings the stem cell debate to the forefront and examines the constantly evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy of modern science and the courage of people living with devastating disease and injury. 1 comment | more »
	What's your take on Nader? Tuesday, November 27, 2007 One of my friends refuses to attend our screening of the Ralph Nader profile "An Unreasonable Man" this week (Wednesday, 11/28, 7 p.m. – free), because she said she'll just get too angry. She's a Democrat and can't forgive Nader for his so-called spoiler role in the 2000 election. 11 comments | more »
	An Unreasonable Man Monday, November 19, 2007 For over 40 years, Ralph Nader has worked tirelessly as a consumer advocate, building a legislative record to rival that of any contemporary president. Yet today, many consider him merely an egomaniac and a "spoiler." What do you think? 1 comment | more »
	Trick or treat ... or cinema? Friday, November 2, 2007 A thousand thanks to our viewers who traded Halloween festivities for a good movie and discussion! Despite being not the least bit frightening, Wednesday's ITVS Community Cinema screening of "Miss Navajo" made for a perfect October 31 free event at Starz FilmCenter. The theater was packed – about 130, I think – and most everyone stayed for the discussion afterwards. 1 comment | more »