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Penn State Public Broadcasting to produce THON documentary

Penn State Public Broadcasting is producing a documentary that will chronicle THON, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. For the Kids: Penn State's Dance Marathon will follow students...

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Penn State Public Broadcasting plans documentary about Chesapeake Bay

Penn State Public Broadcasting will develop a made-for-television documentary focused on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as part of the larger "Expedition Chesapeake" initiative, a $10-million film...

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Documentary 'Born into Brothels' to be shown Nov. 9 at Beaver campus

The public is invited to attend a free screening of the Academy-Award winning documentary, "Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids," at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the auditorium of the Penn...

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Documentary on effects of light pollution to be screened Dec. 1

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A free screening of the feature documentary "The City Dark" will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, in Room 113 of the Carnegie Building (Carnegie Cinema) on the...

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Abington to host first area screening of 'Miss Representation'

Like drawing back a curtain to let light stream in, the documentary "Miss Representation" details a glaring reality we live with but might fail to see: how the media contributes to the...

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Students helped with production of upcoming THON documentary

More than 15,000 students take part in Penn State's annual dance marathon, better known as THON. Students also helped with the production of Penn State Public Broadcasting's documentary about THON....

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Families hope new THON documentary will inspire others in cancer fight

At just 8 years old, Ashley Fazekas is a veteran of Penn State's annual dance marathon, better known as THON. Ashley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as a toddler and had her last...

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Video: Capturing the story of Penn State's THON

Thanks to a documentary from Penn State Public Broadcasting, viewers can see some of the magic that goes on behind-the-scenes to create the Penn State Dance Marathon, or THON. "Why We Dance: The Story...

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Screening of 'Bully' to take place Feb. 19

The community is invited to attend a special screening of a documentary on bullying. This screening will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at noon in Swimmer Hall, located in the Williams building at Penn...

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THON documentary to air on Big Ten Network on Feb. 12

Audiences nationwide will get a behind-the-scenes look at the largest student-run philanthropy in the world when a documentary on Penn State's IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, better known as THON,...

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Inspiring stories about Penn State Hershey to air on WGAL and ABC 27

Inspiring Stories of Penn State Hershey, a television documentary highlighting the work of staff, students and faculty from Penn State Hershey, will air on two local television stations over the next...

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Penn State Great Valley to host screening of 'Growing Cities' documentary

At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, Penn State Great Valley will host a free screening of “Growing Cities," a documentary film that examines the role of urban farming in America.

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College of Nursing presents 'The American Nurse' documentary film April 11

The College of Nursing will sponsor a special public screening of the documentary film "The American Nurse" at 7 p.m. April 11, in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium at Mount Nittany Medical...

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Pre-packaged doubt: A problem for action on climate change

The Sustainability Institute will co-host a screening of “Merchants of Doubt” at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9 at the State Theatre. The screening will be followed by a moderated panel discussion, which will...

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Arts and Design Research Incubator to present documentary on ecology of death

The Arts and Design Research Incubator at Penn State will host a screening of “Death Down Under,” an Australian documentary that looks at the ecology of death and how we care for the dead, at 5:30 p.m....

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50 shades of voices: Abington alumnus explores wonders of human sounds

Award-winning filmmaker and Penn State Abington alumnus Martin Zied interviewed Osama bin Laden and recorded behind the scenes at the Burning Man Festival. His latest work explores the power of human...

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Altoona professor's gospel-singer documentary to be screened on campus Feb. 16

Penn State Altoona's Jerry Zolten co-produced a new documentary about gospel singers, titled "How They Got Over," that will be screened on campus Feb. 16.

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Premiere of 'Managing Risk in a Changing Climate,' panel talk set for April 18

The new WPSU documentary “Managing Risk in a Changing Climate” will premiere during Earth Week at 7 p.m. April 18 followed by a panel discussion at the State Theatre in downtown State College.

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Beaver professor’s gender equality documentary to make U.S. premiere

Penn State Beaver Associate Professor of Communications Juliette Storr will screen her documentary "So, You Think You is Woman, Hey?" at 7 p.m. Oct. 23, at The Tull Family Theater in Sewickley,...

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Abington to host first area screening of 'Miss Representation'

Like drawing back a curtain to let light stream in, the documentary "Miss Representation" details a glaring reality we live with but might fail to see: how the media contributes to the...

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