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POV 2009: The Principal Story
  • Doc Soup: A Conversation with Alyce Myatt, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media
    A few weeks ago, I spoke with Tod Lending, director of The Principal Story, about how he hit the jackpot by getting money from the Wallace Foundation to make a series of nonfiction films. I asked him if there were other goldmines for filmmakersout there, and he directed me to Alyce Myatt, the head of […]
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 2, 2009 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: The Wallace Foundation and “The Principal Story”
    Independent journalist Tom Roston checks in and writes about the world of documentaries in his column, Doc Soup. I continue here my exploration into foundations funding documentaries with a discussion with The Principal Story‘s Tod Lending, a director who pretty much won the doc filmmakers’ sweepstakes with a giant grant from Chicago’s Wallace Foundation. Doc […]
    Tom Roston 6 min read October 12, 2009 Doc Soup Comments
  • PBS Teachers Live Webinar: Transforming Schools
    PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 are delighted to have PBS producers and educators join them to share POV’s The Principal Story in a live webinar on Tuesday, September 1 from 8 to 9 pm ET. The film paints two dramatic portraits of the challenges facing America’s public schools and the great difference a dedicated principal […]
    theresa 1 min read August 7, 2009 Documentary News Comments