In one of the world’s most polluted cities, two brothers devote their lives to a bird – the black kite. From the tiny basement of their family business, they rescue tens of thousands of these mesmeric creatures that drop daily from the thick grey skies, and dream of someday building a proper wildlife hospital.

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Over the course of four decades, HIV has left a trail of death across the globe, and yet a series of surprising breakthroughs have led us to the brink of the unthinkable: the end of HIV in America. This film tells the story of this remarkable scientific success and weaves it together with a portrait of two American cities, San Francisco and Birmingham, whose residents still struggle with the disease. 

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Press Release - 09/12/2022

NOVA “ENDING HIV IN AMERICA” EXAMINES THE REMARKABLE PROGRESS SCIENCE HAS MADE AGAINST HIV AND HOW CLOSE WE MAY BE TO ENDING THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN THE U.S.

Premieres Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS: New film from NOVA, Global Health Reporting Center, and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios reveals how scientists and affected communities are partnering to deliver new advances to those still struggling on the front lines of the crisis 

 

  

 

 

Press Release - 09/9/2022

NOVA AND HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS DOCUMENT EXTRAORDINARY FOSSIL DISCOVERY REVEALING HOW LIFE ON EARTH 66 MILLION YEARS AGO RECOVERED AFTER GIANT ASTEROID IMPACT

Boston (Oct. 24, 2019)—66 million years ago, a giant asteroid struck Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs in a fiery global catastrophe, but what happened next? How did life rebound? “Rise of the Mammals,” a NOVA production by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for WGBH Boston, chronicles the discovery of an astonishing collection of fossils by scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, revealing a strikingly detailed picture of how the world and life recovered after this cataclysmic event.

Our Gorongosa

Can films be used to make an impact where viewing access is limited? We prioritized screening Our Gorongosa in communities bordering a national park in Mozambique. These communities were the film’s target audience, but most communities are in areas with limited access to cinemas, television, and internet. We used mobile cinemas to bring the film directly to the border communities. The viewings also provided an opportunity to have meaningful discussions about how people thrive alongside the park.