Huge news for the filmmakers of Deep Down!

NATIONAL PBS BROADCAST/ INDEPENDENT LENS

We've just learned that Deep Down, funded by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), has been selected for the 2010-2011 slate of Independent Lens, a national Emmy-award winning PBS documentary series, whose episodes average ONE MILLION VIEWERS weekly. The show airs nationally Tuesday nights at 10:00pm on PBS. We 'll send another update when an actual air date has been set, which should be in July. The series runs from October through June each year, so we know it'll be at some point during that window.

Deep Down's broadcast premiere will be on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day at 10:00pm on April 22nd on Kentucky Educational Television (KET). Founded in 1951, KET has broadcast media throughout Appalachia for 60 years on PBS. Typical viewership is 20,000 households in the state at this time, so we hope Deep Down will reach many households where it can make a difference. Receiving such a prime spot during PBS' Earth Day programming is a great honor, a huge vote confidence for the film for the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, and a major step towards opening up the dialogue around mountaintop removal in Kentucky and beyond.

LOUISVILLE SCREENING

This Friday, March 19, the Jefferson County Chapter will host a Kentucky Premier of "DEEP DOWN: A Story From The Heart Of Coal Country." There will be a panel discussion following the film. Included in the panel will be Beverly May from the film, filmmaker Sally Rubin, and Kentucky author Silas House.

When: Friday, March 19th, 2010
Where: Clifton Center
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $5.00

For more information about Deep Down, please visit www.deepdownfilm.org