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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPBS documentary 'Half the Sky' tells pain, hope of exploited women
It wasn't a juicy script that brought together a half-dozen Hollywood stars, including Meg Ryan, America Ferrera and Olivia Wilde. It was the chance to tell the stories of women seeking, and finding, lives unbound by oppression.
"Half the Sky," a moving PBS documentary series airing Monday and Tuesday (9-11 p.m. EDT; check local listings), provides unflinching accounts of the worldwide exploitation and abuse that can ensnare women as well as girls. But it doesn't stop short of hopefulness.
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Ferrera read the book by Kristof, a New York Times columnist, and WuDunn before she was approached for the PBS documentary. She found their work which includes a "What You Can Do" chapter to encourage reader involvement a testament to women's refusal to be victims.
"All around the world, women are the ones pulling themselves out of these situations. When I read 'Half the Sky,' I would go from complete and utter rage to just smiling ear to ear," said the former "Ugly Betty" star.
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Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2012/10/pbs_documentary_half_the_sky_t.html
"Half the Sky," a moving PBS documentary series airing Monday and Tuesday (9-11 p.m. EDT; check local listings), provides unflinching accounts of the worldwide exploitation and abuse that can ensnare women as well as girls. But it doesn't stop short of hopefulness.
<snip>
Ferrera read the book by Kristof, a New York Times columnist, and WuDunn before she was approached for the PBS documentary. She found their work which includes a "What You Can Do" chapter to encourage reader involvement a testament to women's refusal to be victims.
"All around the world, women are the ones pulling themselves out of these situations. When I read 'Half the Sky,' I would go from complete and utter rage to just smiling ear to ear," said the former "Ugly Betty" star.
<snip>
Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2012/10/pbs_documentary_half_the_sky_t.html
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PBS documentary 'Half the Sky' tells pain, hope of exploited women (Original Post)
bananas
Oct 2012
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CrispyQ
(36,472 posts)1. Tonight @ 8pm on channel 6 in Denver area.
K&R
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)2. I was about to post this. Thanks.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)3. This is one of the best things I have seen on television ever.
It is heartbreakingly difficult to watch, but will hopefully educate the world that turns a blind eye to what is happening to girls and women around the world.
I look forward to the second half tonight.
Please watch and encourage everyone you know to watch.