Exclusive: prosecutor of PhiladelphiaThe PBS Independent Lens documentary series that sheds light on Larry Krasner, who fought for the city’s district attorney for 30 years as a civil rights attorney before being elected to office, won the Peabody Award.
The eight-part series from All Ages Productions, Department of Cinematography and ITVS will be honored on Tuesday in the annual Documentary Film Awards category, which shifts to the year’s most important content in the entertainment, documentary, news and podcast industries. . / Radio, art, programming for children and young people and public services.
The awards, in 82, belong to the College of Journalism and Mass Communication of the University of Georgia.
Kevin Bacon paid tribute prosecutor of Philadelphia Basically as part of Peabody’s release this week for their 30th overall award. prosecutor of Philadelphia Directed by Philadelphia residents Ted Passon and Yoni Brook, it is named after the series, which had been in the works for over four years and premiered as part of Independent Lens season 22 in April 2021.
Emphasizing the often fluid intersection of ideals and practicalities in local politics, prosecutor of Philadelphia Follow Krasner as he faces the biggest challenge of his life: trying to change the criminal justice system from the inside out after decades of fighting from the outside. The Peabody jury said, “Krasner’s story becomes emblematic of the challenges faced by those seeking to restructure a broken system.”
Here is Bacon’s announcement on Peabody’s YouTube channel:
This year’s awards will be handed out daily until Thursday, including presenters such as Melissa McCarty, Morgan Freeman, John Legend, HER, Ethan Hawke, John Stewart, Hassan Minhaji, Reese Ahmed, Levar Barton, Jenny Slate Sketch, Malcolm Adolm. Winners on Peabody’s social channels.
prosecutor of Philadelphia Joins the documentary PBS Companion Lord Soul! and netflix Tall Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America The list of winners so far in the Peabody Documentary category.
Source: Deadline
