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Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation • WXXI-TV

During World War II, troops would look up and say, “Here come the Sky Blossoms” – paratroopers rushing to their aid. Today, a new generation is answering that call for help.

Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation airs Sunday, October 20 at 2:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Filmed over three years, Sky Blossom is a raw, uplifting window into 24.5 million children and millennials stepping forward as frontline heroes. Caring for family with tough medical conditions, they stay at home doing things often seen only in hospitals. They are cheerleaders, work part time, and go to college – but also live double lives – quietly growing up as America’s next greatest generation.

This documentary is presented as part of WXXI and the Golisano Foundation’s Move to Include^TM, an award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media.

Photo: Ryann Allen shares a moment with her father, Chaz
Credit: VINO WONG/Sky Blossom

American Masters “Orozco: Man of Fire” • WXXI-WORLD

The life of Orozco is one of the great stories of modern art, filled with drama, adversity and remarkable achievement.

American Masters “Orozco: Man of Fire” airs Saturday, September 21 at 2 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.

The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.

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POV: Name Me Lawand • WXXI-TV

Lawand, deaf from birth, seeks a fresh start with his family in the UK after a traumatic year in a refugee camp.

POV: Name Me Lawand airs Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app.

At Derby’s Royal School for the Deaf, he learns sign language and discovers a way to communicate with the world. As he thrives, his family faces deportation, challenging their stability. Name Me Lawand is a love letter to the power of friendship and community.

his program is presented as part of Dialogue on Disability, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies – in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series. Dialogue on Disability is supported by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation with additional support from The Golisano Foundation. The weeklong initiative runs January 13-19, 2025

WXXI and Al Sigl have been hosting Dialogue on Disability since 2005. In 2014, with the support of businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Move to Include™ was formed. This initiative enables WXXI to present and develop programming that promotes inclusion year round.

POV “Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?” • WXXI-TV

POV spotlights courage, resilience, and youthful idealism, in this film directed by Joe Piscatella, and produced by Mark Rinehart and Matthew Torne.

POV “Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?” airs Monday, September 23 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and available to stream until November 22, 2024 at pbs.org, and the PBS App.

At 21, Nathan Law was a leader of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution. By 23, he became Hong Kong’s youngest elected lawmaker. At 26, he was “Most Wanted” under the National Security Law. Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?, a co-presentation with Preserving Democracy, a public media initiative from The WNET Group, offers a close look at the city’s most famous dissident to uncover what happens to freedom when an authoritarian power goes unchecked.

In addition to standard closed captioning for the film, POV, in partnership with audio description service DiCapta, provides real time audio interpretations for audiences with sensory disabilities. Now in its 37th season, POV continues to mark its place as America’s longest running non-fiction series.

In Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? shy college freshman, Nathan Law, discovers an identity in activism. As one of the organizers of a student strike demanding that Hong Kong be allowed to elect their own leader (something promised to them back in 1998), Nathan leads five days of student boycotts with a message of peaceful civil disobedience. When the strike suddenly becomes the Umbrella Revolution, Nathan is unexpectedly thrust into a leadership role that shuts down Hong Kong for 79 days and captures the attention of the world.

When the movement falters, Nathan is charged for his role in the Umbrella Revolution, and his entire generation in Hong Kong has been awoken. Riding the enthusiasm of the student movement he helped spark, Nathan makes the impossible transition from protest leader to elected official, becoming the youngest lawmaker in Hong Kong’s history where he continues his fight for democracy from inside the government.

Fearful of Nathan’s message gaining traction beyond students, the government disqualifies Nathan on a technicality and sends him to jail. As Hong Kong continues to see the erosion of its freedom, a new movement is launched. Whereas the Umbrella Revolution was driven by hope, this new movement is driven by desperation. Nathan’s message of civil disobedience is overshadowed by a new generation of protestors who no longer feel that peaceful demonstrations can save Hong Kong. As Hong Kong descends into the biggest political crisis in modern Chinese history, Nathan must decide his role and his future.

Photo: Nathan Law/ Credit: Provided

2024 Challenger Exhibition Fames at The Little League World Series • WXXI-TV

WXXI-TV is proud to bring viewers WVIA Public Media’s special broadcast of the Challenger Exhibition Game held annually in August during the Little League World Series in Williamsport.

2024 Challenger Exhibition Game at the Little League World Series airs Saturday, August 24 at 10:30 a.m. on WXXI-TV

As a part of Move to IncludeTM, WXXI and The Golisano Foundation’s award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media, WXXI-TV presents this special that spotlights The Challenger Division, a separate division of Little League that enables boys and girls with physical and developmental challenges who are enrolled in high school to enjoy the game of baseball. Since 2001, two Little League Challenger Division teams have been invited to play an exhibition game at the Little League World Series. The teams participating in the Challenger Division represent more than 30,000 players in over 900 leagues worldwide.

The teams participating in the 2024 game include Manalapan Township (NJ) Little League and California District 68 (Mission Viejo, CA).

Episodes of your favorite PBS KIDS shows in ASL

Watch your favorite PBS KIDS series with an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter on-screen. PBS KIDS is integrating ASL interpretations into multiple series, which are now available for free on PBS KIDS digital streaming platforms.

Watch PBS KIDS ASL Episodes

“Name Me Lawand” Advance Screening and Panel Discussion • The Little Theatre

Join WXXI and Move to Include^TM for a special FREE advance screening and discussion of Name Me Lawand, a film that follows a deaf Kurdish boy’s transformative journey to communicate through learning sign language.

Monday, August 19, 2024 | 6:30pm
Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Reserve your FREE tickets online.

About the Film: Lawand, deaf from birth, seeks a fresh start with his family in the UK after a traumatic year in a refugee camp. At Derby’s Royal School for the Deaf, he learns sign language and discovers a way to communicate with the world. As he thrives, his family faces deportation, challenging their stability. Name Me Lawand is a love letter to the power of friendship and community.

ASL interpretation will be provided for opening remarks and post-screening panel discussion. This film is presented with open captions.

For more information on parking and accessibility, please visit https://thelittle.org/accessibility/. Additional accommodations may be requested during the registration process.

Please contact Sarah Murphy Abbamonte, Project Manager for Move to Include^TM , at sabbamonte@wxxi.org with any questions.

Original Move to Include Content from WXXI

This collection of WXXI’s original content is produced for the Move to Include^TM initiative. Move to Include^TM is an award-winning national initiative that uses the power of public media to promote inclusion. The content in this collection spotlights the lived experiences of people with disabilities and important disability issues, including education, healthcare, housing, employment, and more – through television, radio, news, community events, and digital media.

You can access it through the PBS App or WXXI Move to Include Collection website at PBS