Two can’t-miss showings on PBS from Women Make Movies

According to distributor Women Make Movies:

On March 29, WMM films will air nationally on PBS and on The Documentary Channel.

New WMM acquisition PUSHING THE ELEPHANT, directed by Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel and produced by Katy Chevigny and Angela Tucker, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS, Independent Lens. This powerful story introduces us to Rose Mapendo, who lost her family and home to the violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo, then joined the growing number of immigrants in Arizona with nine of her ten children. She emerged from the horrors of war advocating reconciliation and peace in this joyful, hopeful, and moving chronicle of the healing power of forgiveness.

A prominent voice in the civil rights struggle is profiled in BEAH: A BLACK WOMAN SPEAKS, directed and produced by actor LisaGay Hamilton, with co-producers Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme and Joe DiViola, and will air on The Documentary Channel. This film celebrates the life of legendary African American actress, poet and political activist Beah Richards, best known for her Oscar nominated role in GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER.

Check your local station for listings.