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'Can't stop. Won't stop': Documentary filmmakers face federal funding shortfall

By Chloe Veltman on August 18, 2025

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Director Carol Bash and Robert Shepard, director of photography, on a set for the documentary, <em>Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band</em>. The documentary was<strong> </strong>made with the help of funding from public media.

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward.

(Image credit: Stacey Holman)