Above: The Junior Hockettes of Ann Arbor, Michigan perform their Wonder Woman program.
The award-winning documentary “Life In Synchro” has been selected by PBS to be available for broadcast nationally.
Directed by Baltimore-based filmmaker Angela Pinaglia, the documentary focuses on the everyday life, competitions and special moments of the tight-knit synchro community.
Pinaglia and her camera hit the road for two years gathering video content for the project. She traveled to Oregon, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine and, of course, the birthplace of the now-international sport, Michigan. The documentary was shown at more than 35 film festivals across the nation.
PBS has a vigorous selection protocol and “Life in Synchro” was rated as an inspiring, informative and high-quality film that should be shared.
Individuals or teams simply need to contact their local public broadcasting stations to inquire about the scheduling of this film, or, if it has not yet been scheduled, they are encouraged to request that the film be selected for broadcast. This opens up the opportunity for local clubs/teams to get press recognition and interest for their programs.
To date, here’s when and where the documentary will be shown:
March 14 — WXXI HD at 7 p.m. — Rochester, New York
March 16 — KQED Plus at 5 p.m. — San Francisco
March 21 — WILL Illinois Public Media at 2 p.m. — Urbana, Illinois
March 21 — WCNY at 3 p.m. — Syracuse, New York
March 24 — WNIT Michiana Public Media (34.2) at 9 p.m. — South Bend, Indiana
March 26 — KCPT Kansas City PBS at 10 p.m. (also 3/28 at 4 p.m., 3/30 at 10 p.m.) — Kansas City
March 27 — Maryland Public Television at 8 p.m. (also 3/28 at 12 a.m., 3/28 at 3 a.m.) — Maryland
March 29 — KUED PBS Utah at 9 p.m. — Salt Lake City
March 29 — WPBS at 10 p.m. — Watertown, New York
April 25 — WTTW at 2 p.m. (also 4/29 at 3:30 a.m.) — Chicago
April 30 — Alaska Public Media at 10 p.m. — Anchorage, Alaska
To check out future airings of “Life In Synchro,” click here.
To read more about the film, go to skatingmagazinearchive.com and read the April 2020 issue.
