A portrait of a Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human rights activist will kick off the 10th season of “America ReFramed.” The award-winning documentary series from WORLD Channel and American Documentary, Inc. will launch with the world premiere of Joy Davenport’s “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America.” “The season begins with a special presentation on PBS on Tuesday, February 22, 9:00 to 10:30 p.m. ET, followed by its broadcast on WORLD Channel on Thursday, February 24,” per a press release.
Since 2012, “America ReFramed” has premiered 170 films from more than 370 filmmakers. More than half of the titles have been helmed by women and a third are credited to BIPOC filmmakers.
“For 10 years, ‘America ReFramed’ has shined a spotlight on a transforming America, bringing audiences into communities that are becoming increasingly diverse and introducing them to people whose stories are often overlooked by the mainstream,” said Chris Hastings, executive producer/managing editor of WORLD Channel at GBH in Boston. “At this moment when our nation’s complex history with race and diversity is encouraging evolution, the work of ‘America ReFramed’s’ multicultural filmmakers is more important than ever. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with American Documentary to share the powerful upcoming season of America ReFramed with audiences demanding to learn more.”
Other docs set to air in Season 10 of “America ReFramed” include Deann Borshay Liem’s “Geographies of Kinship,” an exploration of Korea’s global adoption program that sees four adult adoptees returning to their country of birth, and Margaret Byrne’s “Any Given Day,” an examination of the links between mental health and the criminal justice system.
Check out a trailer for the upcoming season of “America ReFramed” below.
