The Last Speakers
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America Rebuilds II: Return to Ground Zero Following the critically acclaimed PBS documentary America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero, which aired on the first anniversary of 9/11, America Rebuilds II explores how people—builders, developers, victims' families—are moving forward. Its PBS premiere on September 11, 2006, at 9 PM (check local listings) will mark the fifth anniversary of 9/11.
The Last Speakers Every two weeks, the world loses one language. The Last Speakers races from the mountains of Taiwan to the swamplands of Siberia, from the shantytowns of South Africa to the reservations of North America, to keep up with the linguists, activists, teachers, and students confronting this crisis on the frontlines. Nothing less than our heritage, understanding of science, and diversity are at stake. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. 0452417 and 0438121 and the Nonprofit Media Group.
Two Valleys Two Valleys dances delicately between the war-torn Jordan Valley, where a nascent Palestinian democracy seems ripe for the introduction of a digital infrastructure, and a struggling Silicon Valley, where planners wrestle with the blueprints. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, Two Valleys surveys the treacherous terrain for the Middle East's information superhighway.
Counted documents Seth Kramer's self-imposed task of counting six million grains of rice to honor victims of the Holocaust. It follows Seth's 1994 short Untitled, a humorous and haunting log of the first million grains.
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