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StoryCorps Returns for a Second Season of Animations on POV
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Aug 23, 2011, 13:33
National Oral-History Project Brings Stories of Everyday Americans to Life in Animated Shorts Airing on POV in 2011
National Oral-History Project Brings Stories of Everyday Americans to Life
in Animated Shorts Airing on POV in 2011
(New York) Following the success of its first season on television, StoryCorps
will bring its Peabody Award-winning storytelling back to PBS' documentary series
POV (Point of View) for a second season in 2011.
Animated and directed by the Rauch Brothers, the shorts use StoryCorps' original
recordings and capture the intimate and emotionally resonant conversations that
have become renowned as NPR's quintessential "driveway moments." This
second edition of animated shorts will take viewers on a journey through America
with stories about an indomitable Sunday school teacher and a strong-willed
grandmother remembering late-life adventures as a Bloomingdale's detective.
Since 2003, the national nonprofit organization StoryCorps has been recording
and preserving the voices of everyday people, one conversation at a time. Every
Friday morning, millions tune in to NPR to hear the diverse voices of their
nation, and now PBS viewers can enjoy these StoryCorps animated shorts on POV
in summer 2011. StoryCorps' animated shorts are funded by the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting.
POV, American television's longest-running independent documentary series,
began its 24th season on PBS on June 21, 2011. The films of POV "Short
Cuts" will have their national broadcast premieres on Tuesday, August 23,
2011 at 10 p.m.
Second season of StoryCorps animated shorts on POV:
"Miss Devine" (Total Running Time: 3:39)
Cousins James Ransom and Cherie Johnson recall their formidable Sunday school
teacher, Miss Lizzie Devine, the only woman who scared them more than their
grandmother. Set in the small Florida town of their memories, this short will
have you laughing out loud as James and Cherie remember the fearsome Miss Devine.
"No More Questions!" (Total Running Time: 4:00)
Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was coaxed into a StoryCorps booth
by her son and granddaughter. Though Kay was reluctant, she still had stories
to tell — from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing
up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale's Department
Store. Kay passed away just weeks after that interview, and her son and granddaughter
returned to StoryCorps to remember her gentler side, which she kept to herself.
The POV "Short Cuts" website includes interviews with StoryCorps
founder Dave Isay and animators Tim and Mike Rauch, a photo gallery of the real
people the animated shorts are based on, and additional StoryCorps shorts featuring
stories about 9/11 launching September 6, 2011. Beginning the week of August
15, 2011, StoryCorps will feature daily sneak peeks on Facebook and Twitter
that include Q&A with the Rauch Brothers, and a selection of their early
sketches.
Resources:
www.storycorps.org
www.pbs.org/pov
www.rauchbrothers.com
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