Archer & Hound

In 2021, the Ford Foundation’s JustFilms granted over $5 million to support 71 content projects, and over $15.29 million to 122 documentary organizations and filmmakers. 49 comprised new grantees and 73% of the support went to filmmakers identifying as Black, Indigenous, or people of color. Viewers Like Us is grateful to be one of these […]

“At the heart of Lee’s provocation was this question: ‘How much does PBS reflect the audiences it was intended to serve?’ This question resonated with me. I’ve noticed that many of my peers don’t really tune into PBS, and their relationship to public television often ends at Sesame Street. I wondered how we could make

Grace Lee gave a virtual talk to MIT Open Documentary Lab on December 07, 2021 about her experience co-creating Viewers Like Us with a team of reporters, editors and storytellers, and the opportunities for movement building through storytelling. Watch the full conversation via MIT.

Ernesto Aguilar—who publishes a newsletter about Latino/a, Latine, Latinx audiences and public media—talks with Grace about her critique, PBS’ response and BIPOC representation in public media.

700 Doc Filmmakers sign a letter to PBS Asking about Diversity and Ken Burns; Award winning filmmaker Grace Lee explains.

Excerpt from panel discussion, “Beyond Inclusion: Challenging Entrenched Institutions” with Grace Lee, Richard Jean So, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, and Jennifer 8. Lee on October 15, 2021

A couple of pointed questions underpin filmmaker Grace Lee’s new podcast, Viewers Like Us: as she frames it in episode 1, “Why is PBS so white and how exactly did it designate Ken Burns as America’s Storyteller?”

“Filmmaker Grace Lee is hosting a podcast that examines public TV’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion amid criticism of the system’s DEI practices.”