PBS to broadcast environmental film based on play by NTBG Course Graduate
Special Announcement, 03/24/2010
This April, on or around Earth Day (April 22), PBS will broadcast A Sense of Wonder, a film based on the life and work of scientist, writer, and activist Rachel Carson, author of the 1962 environmental groundbreaking book Silent Spring.
The 55-minute documentary-style film depicts the successes and struggles of Carson who has been lauded as the “patron saint” of modern environmentalism. Carson’s role is played by award-winning playwright and actress Kailulani Lee, a 1999 graduate of NTBG’s Environmental Journalism Fellowship program.
Lee, who wrote the play on which the film is based, has brought Carson’s environmental message to untold thousands during a 150-city tour and in international performances with the upcoming PBS broadcast sure to inspire new audiences at home and abroad.
For local broadcast dates and times, visit A Sense of Wonder-Film or PBS
The 55-minute documentary-style film depicts the successes and struggles of Carson who has been lauded as the “patron saint” of modern environmentalism. Carson’s role is played by award-winning playwright and actress Kailulani Lee, a 1999 graduate of NTBG’s Environmental Journalism Fellowship program.
Lee, who wrote the play on which the film is based, has brought Carson’s environmental message to untold thousands during a 150-city tour and in international performances with the upcoming PBS broadcast sure to inspire new audiences at home and abroad.
For local broadcast dates and times, visit A Sense of Wonder-Film or PBS
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