PBS Program Alert: Power Trip | January 25

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[Air_America_Radio] PBS Program Alert: Power Trip | January 25

 

I. This week: POWER TRIP

II. Online: The People, The Company, The Country

III. INSIDE INDIES: Dispatches from Sundance

IV. Up next: FEBRUARY ONE: The Story of the Greensboro Four

 

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I. This week: POWER TRIP

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POWER TRIP

by Paul Devlin

 

Tuesday, January 25 at 10:00 p.m.

(90 minutes; check local listings below)

 

" If you cannot imagine how a movie about electricity privatization

could move you to tears... "

- Jonathan Walters, Economist, World Bank

 

What happens when an American energy conglomerate purchases a

state-run electricity company in the former Soviet Republic of

Georgia?

 

Balancing hot tempers, high drama and widespread corruption, POWER

TRIP reveals the implications of globalization, the chaos of

post-Soviet transition and the real power struggle behind who keeps

the lights on.

 

Check your local broadcast schedule on the Web site at:

 

http://pbs.org/independentlens/powertrip/

 

 

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II. Online: The People, The Company, The Country

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How can the average Georgian afford a $24 electricity bill with a

monthly wage of only $15? Meet the people featured in the film --

both local residents and American employees -- and find out all about

AES, " The Global Power Company " that struggles to provide electricity

to the Georgian capital city Tbilisi.

 

Also, learn about the history of this newly independent nation -- the

first to secede from the U.S.S.R. -- and the turbulent political

state it faces today.

 

Watch the trailer online, read an exclusive interview with the

filmmaker and tell us what you think in Talkback.

 

Find it all on the Web site for POWER TRIP at:

 

http://pbs.org/independentlens/powertrip/

 

 

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III. INSIDE INDIES: Dispatches from Sundance

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Tag along with independent filmmakers Hank Rogerson and Jilann

Spitzmiller and get an insider's look at the renowned Sundance Film

Festival. From screenings to parties to brunch with Bob, these

indies are reporting in with regular dispatches from the scene: " Our

first screening is in 45 minutes. There's a long line forming. The

noise in the hallway is increasing and I want to kiss everyone in

line for coming to our movie... "

 

Read the latest diary entry at:

 

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/insideindies/infocus/sundance_diary/01210

5.html

 

 

 

 

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IV. Up Next: FEBRUARY ONE: The Story of the Greensboro Four

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On February 1, 1960, four college students staged a sit-in at a

Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina that turned

out to be a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement. In this

intimate portrait, find out what led these four friends to protest --

and how it has impacted their lives.

 

Watch FEBRUARY ONE: The Story of the Greensboro Four on February 1 at

10:00 p.m.

 

 

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